Chris Conrad (actor)
Chris Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jason in "Young Hercules", Dennis McClaren in "Patriot", and Eric McGowen in "The Next Karate Kid". Career. Conrad spent a year studying at the Piven Theatre Workshop, then signed with an agent and moved to Los Angeles with his brother Steven who was in the process of selling the script for Wrestling Ernest Hemingway. His early movie roles were in "Airborne" and "The Next Karate Kid". His breakout television role was in the 1998 series "Young Hercules", in which he appeared in 37  episodes as Young Jason. In 2000, Conrad returned home to Florida to finish college, he graduated from Florida Atlantic with a bachelor's degree in history. He then taught high school and coached football but returned to Los Angeles in 2005 to further pursue acting. He returned to television with one-time appearances in "Bones" and "Criminal Minds". Chris appears in Steven Conrad's productions including "Patriot" and "Perpetual Grace, LTD". Conrad was originally cast as Adrian Chase / Vigilante for the HBO Max streaming series "Peacemaker", the first DC Extended Universe television show. However, he left the series after filming  five-and-a-half episodes over creative differences; director James Gunn recast the role with Freddie Stroma, reshooting or redubbing all of Conrad's scenes. Personal life. In his free time, Conrad trains in kickboxing, wrestling, and Jiu-Jitsu, he holds a purple belt in Machado Jiu-Jitsu.