Loren Lester

Loren Lester (born October 4, 1960) is an American screen, stage and voice actor best known as the voice of DC Comics superhero Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing and the additional character Mo in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. He is also a graduate of the Occidental College theatre department and has appeared in over 100 radio and television commercials.
Career
Film and television
He began his career very young; one of his early recurring roles was "Roy" in The Facts of Life. He also provided the voice for Rick Gordon, Flash Gordon's son, in the 1986 cartoon series Defenders of the Earth and as Barbeque on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
In 1990, he provided the voice for Jordan Knight in New Kids on the Block. In 1994, he was also the voice of Gringo in the Don Bluth film Thumbelina.
He also played one of the hall monitors, Fritz Hansel, in Rock 'n' Roll High School.
From 1992 to 1999, Lester voiced Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing in the DC Animated Universe, appearing primarily in Batman: The Animated Series and it's revamped follow-up The New Batman Adventures. He later reprised the role in the 2017 direct-to-video, Batman and Harley Quinn.
Lester has appeared in over 200 episodes of series including Parenthood, Bones, NCIS, Ringer, Good Luck Charlie, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Awake, The Closer, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Castle, Two and a Half Men, and many others.
He recurred on all three seasons of the HBO hit comedy series Hung, and had recurring roles on Victorious (Nickelodeon), Gilmore Girls, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.
Lester also appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening". He was the Irate passenger in Red Eye. In 2008, Lester played the role of an ER doctor on Heroes in the episode "The Second Coming".
His voice has been heard in numerous critically acclaimed audio books and in popular interactive games such as Halo 4 and Batman: Arkham Knight. He provides the voice of Kirk Langstrom and his counterpart Man Bat for Batman: Arkham Knight.
Lester also voiced Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in "The Eyes of Despero" episode of Batman: Brave and the Bold, also from DC Comics. And then the voice of Iron Fist in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from Marvel Comics.
Recently, he directed the web series Let’s Do Lunch, starring Sam Harris and Barry Williams.
Stage
Lester has starred in dozens of plays and musicals. He is seen frequently in the Los Angeles theatre scene and recently made his debut at The Pasadena Playhouse in Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels. He has also starred in productions at such venues as the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the Santa Monica Playhouse and West Coast Ensemble.
Lester also wrote the stage show It’s Magic – The Life and Music of Doris Day.
Personal life
Lester and his wife, Kelly, also an actress and daughter of Peter Mark Richman, have three daughters: Jenny, Lily, and Julia.
Filmography
Television
5 Weeks in a Balloon (TV Movie)
Young Love, First Love (TV Movie)
Midnight Offerings (TV Movie)
Gimme a Break! - Arnie
Charles in Charge - Clarence Norman
Falcon Crest - Anesthesiologist
The Facts of Life - Roy
The Legend of Prince Valiant - Messenger/Survivor
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron - Guard
Bonnie - Joe The Toe
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Attendant
Boomtown
Good Morning, Miami
Without a Trace
The Practice
Las Vegas
LAX
General Hospital - Meyer
Scrubs
Gilmore Girls - Anson
Joey
Desperate Housewives - Dr. Baker
Two and a Half Men
The West Wing - Jarin
Pepper Dennis
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Game - Dr. Joe
Help Me Help You - Gabe the Mohel
The Bold and the Beautiful - Eli
7th Heaven - Bob Meyers
The Riches
In Case of Emergency - Dr. Green
Notes from the Underbelly
State of Mind
Side Order of Life
Zoey 101
Unhitched
Greek
The Closer - Dan Frye
Heroes
Criminal Minds
Castle - Mr. Simmons
Flashforward
Cold Case
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Young and the Restless - Dr. Jasper
Undercovers - Hans
Dating in the Middle Ages - Dr. James Brownhill
Victorious - Dr. Levinson
Ringer - Aubrey Zimmerman
Hung - Howard Koontz
Awake - Murray
NCIS - Dr. Edgar Cromwell
Final Witness
Good Luck Charlie - Randy
Help for the Holidays
Bones
Reinventing Cassie (TV Movie)
Parenthood
Television (animated)
Film
Rock 'n' Roll High School - Fritz Hansel
Evilspeak - Charlie Boy
Prayer of the Rollerboys - Anchorman
Ping!
The Sweetest Thing
American Wedding
Red Eye
Midnight Clear - Gordon
True Men
17 Again - Mike's Lawyer
After the Wizard - Dr. Edwards
Hit List - Billy Joe Philbin
A Green Story
Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes
A Leading Man
A Country Christmas
Damn Foreigners
Chicanery
Senior Love Triangle - David
Film (animated)
Video games
Shorts
The Old Man and the Studio
Cross-Eyed Dinner Theater Presents! - Alan
The One Who Got Away
Going Home
Down, Up, Out
Peter at the End
Red
The Interrogation
The Uncivil War
Up the Valley and Beyond
A Family of Clowns
Max
Terrorists Anonymous
References
External links
1960 births
Living people
American male soap opera actors
American male stage actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
Occidental College alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors