Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
John Asher
Acting
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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 1All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 24970
IMDb ID: nm0038875
Known for: Acting
Born: January 13, 1971
Age: 55
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.51
Wikidata: Q1057926
Also known as
John Mallory Asher
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Producer (2)Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
John Mallory Asher (born John Mallory, January 13, 1971) is an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. In acting, he is perhaps best known for his role as Gary on the USA Network's series spinoff of the movie Weird Science. His biological father is actor Edward Mallory. His adoptive father is producer/ director William Asher, who was married to his mother, actress Joyce Bulifant, from 1976-1993. (It was the third marriage for both.) John was married to his first wife, Vanessa Lee, from 1994 to 1996. He married his second wife, actress Jenny McCarthy on September 11, 1999. Their son Evan Joseph Asher was born on May 18, 2002, and was diagnosed with autism. They divorced in September 2005.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Asher.
A Love Like This
Director
2026 Movie
Jon Reep: Ginger Beard Man
Director
2019 Movie
A Boy Called Po
Director
2016 Movie
Theo Von: No Offense
Director
2016 Movie
Alonzo Bodden: Historically Incorrect
Director
2016 Movie
Pete Correale: Let Me Tell Ya
Director
2015 Movie
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
Director
2015 Movie
Ralphie May: Unruly
Director
2015 Movie
Sebastian Maniscalco: Aren't You Embarrassed?
Director
2014 Movie
Somebody Marry Me
Director
2013 Movie
Dirty Love
Director
2005 Movie
Thank Heaven
Director
2001 Movie
Diamonds
Director
1999 Movie
Kounterfeit
Director
1996 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Asher.
One Tree Hill
Director • 7 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Asher.
Space Cowboys
as Young Jerry
2000 Movie
Double Dragon
as Smartass Mohawk
1994 Movie
Dirty Love
Director
2005 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Asher.
The Rookie
as Paintball Guy • 1 eps
2018 Series
The Mentalist
as Doug Felner • 1 eps
2008 Series
Ghost Whisperer
as Charlie Hammond • 1 eps
2005 Series
Rizzoli & Isles
as Det. O'Connell • 2 eps
2010 Series
One Tree Hill
Director • 7 eps
2003 Series
Step by Step
1 eps
1991 Series
Married... with Children
as Bob • 1 eps
1987 Series
Grace and Frankie
as Todd • 1 eps
2015 Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Zack Putrid • 1 eps
2000 Series
NCIS
as Fred Rinnert • 1 eps
2003 Series
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Guy in Hall • 1 eps
1990 Series
Duckman
as Gary Wallace (voice) • 1 eps
1994 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Asher.
Space Cowboys
as Young Jerry
2000 Movie
Double Dragon
as Smartass Mohawk
1994 Movie
Dirty Love
Director
2005 Movie
A Love Like This
Director
2026 Movie
Thank Heaven
Director
2001 Movie
The Haunted
as Joe
1991 Movie
A Boy Called Po
Director
2016 Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
as Clifford
1999 Movie
Tooken
Writer
2015 Movie
Frozen Assets
as Bobby Murdock
1992 Movie
I Hate Kids
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Kounterfeit
Director
1996 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Asher.
The Mentalist
as Doug Felner • 1 eps
2008 Series
NCIS
as Fred Rinnert • 1 eps
2003 Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Zack Putrid • 1 eps
2000 Series
The Rookie
as Paintball Guy • 1 eps
2018 Series
Married... with Children
as Bob • 1 eps
1987 Series
One Tree Hill
Director • 7 eps
2003 Series
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Guy in Hall • 1 eps
1990 Series
Rizzoli & Isles
as Det. O'Connell • 2 eps
2010 Series
Ghost Whisperer
as Charlie Hammond • 1 eps
2005 Series
Las Vegas
as Calvin 'Doc' Haynes • 1 eps
2003 Series
Grace and Frankie
as Todd • 1 eps
2015 Series
Step by Step
1 eps
1991 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Asher.
I Hate Kids
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Tooken
Writer
2015 Movie
Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map
Producer
2014 Movie
Wreckage
Producer
2010 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Asher.
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
as Neighbor Brad
2014 Movie
Fred & Vinnie
as Mr. Basin
2011 Movie
Wreckage
as Deputy Berry
2010 Movie
Space Cowboys
as Young Jerry
2000 Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
as Clifford
1999 Movie
The New Swiss Family Robinson
as Shane Robinson
1998 Movie
Church
as Poker Game Dealer
1997 Movie
Double Dragon
as Smartass Mohawk
1994 Movie
Showdown
as Mike
1993 Movie
Frozen Assets
as Bobby Murdock
1992 Movie
The Haunted
as Joe
1991 Movie
Return to Green Acres
as Chill
1990 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Asher.
Soundtrack
as Jonah 'Dix' Dixon • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Rookie
as Paintball Guy • 1 eps
2018 Series
Grace and Frankie
as Todd • 1 eps
2015 Series
Rizzoli & Isles
as Det. O'Connell • 2 eps
2010 Series
The Mentalist
as Doug Felner • 1 eps
2008 Series
In Plain Sight
as Jimmy Hart / Jimmy Woodhead • 1 eps
2008 Series
October Road
1 eps
2007 Series
Ghost Whisperer
as Charlie Hammond • 1 eps
2005 Series
NCIS
as Fred Rinnert • 1 eps
2003 Series
Las Vegas
as Calvin 'Doc' Haynes • 1 eps
2003 Series
Fastlane
as Shane • 1 eps
2002 Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Zack Putrid • 1 eps
2000 Series