Jon lindstrom biography

Jon Lindstrom

American actor

Jon Lindstrom
Jon Lindstrom at the 2009 As The World Turns Fan Luncheon held in New York City, April 18, 2009
Born	Jon Robert Lindstrom (1957-10-18) October 18, 1957 (age 67) Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Occupations	Actor writer director producer musician
Years active	1982–present
Spouses	Eileen Davidson (m. 1997; div. 2000) Cady McClain (m. 2014; sep. 2024)

Jon Robert Lindstrom (born October 18, 1957) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and musician. He is well known for his roles of Kevin Collins and Ryan Chamberlain on the ABC Daytimesoap operaGeneral Hospital and its spin-off Port Charles. In 2024 his debut novel Hollywood Hustle, published February 6 by Crooked Lane Books, is an official USA Today Bestseller.

Early life and education

Lindstrom was born in Medford, Oregon, to Robert, a TV advertising executive, and Suzanne Lindstrom, a homemaker. He has an older brother, Jeff. As a drummer, Lindstrom recorded the album Feel Free to Do So with the band The High Lonesome for the Spark Records label.^[1]^[2]^[3] The record garnered much industry praise and "most-added" status for two singles on the Billboard Hot 100.^{[citation needed]}

Lindstrom attended the University of Oregon, studying theatre and music, after which he moved to Los Angeles, where he studied with acting teachers Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Jeff Corey.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

An active athlete, he is an active member of the Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and Actors' Equity Association.

Lindstrom is a distant cousin to the late award winning costume designer Donfeld.^[4]

Lindstrom married soap opera actress Eileen Davidson in 1997, ending in divorce in 2000. He next married his former As the World Turns co-star Cady McClain in 2014.^[5]^[6] On April 27, 2024 the couple announced in the joint statement on Instagram that they were separating after 10 years of marriage.

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	The Facts of Life Goes to Paris	Young Man	Television film
1982	Voyagers!	Remington	Episode: "Bully and Billy" (S 1:Ep 3)
1983	Square Pegs	Reed Kendall	Episode: "It's Academical" (S 1:Ep 3)
1984	Call to Glory	Bartender	Episodes: "Cover Story" (S 1:Ep 11) "Realities" (S 1:Ep 12)
1984—85	Rituals	Brady Chapin	Main cast
1985	Rocky Road	Jerry Daniels
1985–86	Santa Barbara	Mark McCormick
1987	The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory	Capt. Almaron Dickinson	Television film
1989	Generations	Paul Jarre	Episodes:
	21 Jump Street	Mick	Episode: "The Blu Flu" (S 3:Ep 8)
	Empty Nest	Joe	Episode: "Between a Cop and a Hard Place" (S 2:Ep 4)
1990	Baywatch	Chris Barron	Episode: "Armored Car" (S 1:Ep 13)
1990	Fall From Grace	Brian
1992–95, 2018–present	General Hospital	Ryan Chamberlain	Role from: 1992 to March 1995, August 10, 2018 to Present-
1993–97, 2004, 2013—present	General Hospital	Kevin Collins	Role from: December 1993 to May 1997, July 2004, January 30, 2013 to present
1994	Baywatch	Keith Travis	Episodes: "Coronado Del Sol, part 1" (S 4:Ep 14) "Coronado Del Sol, part 2" (S 4:Ep 15)
1997–2003	Port Charles	Kevin Collins	Role from: June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003
1999	Introducing Dorothy Dandridge	HBO TV Movie
2003	Right on Track	Gregg Enders
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Martin Sidley	Episode: "Up In Smoke" (S 6:Ep 16)
2006	Everwood	Bill Schmicker	Episode: "Across the Lines" (S 4:Ep 14)
2007	McBride: Dogged	Barry Hastings	Made-for-TV
2007	While the Children Sleep	Tate Walker	Made-for-TV Also known as The Sitter
2008–10	As the World Turns	Craig Montgomery	Role from: December 3, 2008 to September 10, 2010
2011	Blue Bloods	Judge Fenton	Episode:"Little Fish" (S 1:Ep 11)
2013	Drop Dead Diva	Professor Sharf	Episode: "50 Shades of Grayson" (S 5:Ep 8)
2013	NCIS	Perry Davidson	Episode: "Oil & Water" (S 11:Ep 6)
2014	Castle	Agent Connors	Episode: "Driven" (S 7:Ep 1)
2015	True Detective	Jacob McCandless	Episodes:
2016	Recovery Road	William Walker	Episode: "Parties Without Borders" (S 1:Ep 4)
2017–2018	NCIS: Los Angeles	Phillip Nelson	Episode:
2018	S.W.A.T.	Ashe Jones	Episode: "Seizure" (S 1:Ep 10)
2019	Bosch	Lance Cronyn	Episodes:
2019	Homeland	Claude Geroux	Episode: "Prisoners of War" (S 8:Ep 12)
2020	Days of Our Lives	Jack Deveraux	Temporary stand-in December 30, 2020
2021	Bull	Donovan Nichols	Episode: "Wrecked" (S 4:Ep 20)

Awards and nominations

2009 Winner, Angel Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast ("The Sacrifice"), Monaco International Film Festival (shared With: Molly C. Quinn, Darby Stanchfield, Chris Mulkey and Richard Riehle)
2013 Winner, Best of Fest ("How We Got Away With It"), Film Fest Twain Harte
2013 Winner, Audience Choice Award for a Feature Film ("How We Got Away With It"), Marina del Rey Film Festival
2013 Finalist, New Filmmakers Forum (NFF) Emerging Director Award ("How We Got Away With It"), St. Louis International Film Festival
2013 Winner, 1st Runner-up Stolman Audience Award ("How We Got Away With It"), Sonoma International Film Festival
2013 Winner, Best Thriller Feature Film ("How We Got Away With It"), Bare Bones International Film Festival.
2013 Nominated, Best Actor/Filmmaker in a Feature Film, Bare Bones International Film Festival (Jon Lindstrom-"How We Got Away With It")
2013 Nominated, Best Showcase Feature Film ("How We Got Away With It"), SOHO International Film Festival

Daytime Emmy Awards

2010: Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series – As The World Turns^[8]
2019: Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series – General Hospital^[9]
2020: Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series – General Hospital^[10]
2023: Nominated, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – General Hospital^[11]

Soap Opera Digest Awards

1994: Nominated, Outstanding Villain/Villainess – General Hospital^{[citation needed]}
2000: Won, Outstanding Supporting Actor – Port Charles^[12]

References

^"Review by Bob Gottlieb". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
^"The High Lonesome Discography". CMT. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
^Mulcahy Jr., Kevin (December 21, 2010). "Jon Lindstrom and The High Lonesome Release New CD". We Love Soaps. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
^Charlie Mason. "General Hospital Suffers Yet Another Loss: Jon Lindstrom Mourns a 'Brilliant' Colleague". Soaps She Knows. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^Logan, Michael. "Exclusive: General Hospital's Jon Lindstrom on His Marriage to Cady McClain". TV Guide. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
^Michael Fairman (March 14, 2014). "Exclusive: General Hospital's Jon Lindstrom on His Marriage to Cady McClain". TV Guide. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
^"You Can't Have it All opens this year's Q-Fest, and makes use of Philadelphia locales and romantic comedy clichés". Philly2philly.com. July 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations(PDF). Daytime Emmy Awards. May 12, 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^"The Daytime Emmys Winners & Nominees". Daytime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^"The 47th Daytime Emmys Nominees". Daytime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^"The 50th Daytime Emmys Nominees". Daytime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^"The Soap Opera Digest Awards 2000". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved June 25, 2024.