Biography

Early life

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. The record garnered much industry praise and "most-added" status for two singles on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2014, his award-winning feature film How We Got Away With It, which he co-wrote, co-produced and directed, was released.

Career

Lindstrom developed a love for acting and music at an early age. He took that passion to the University of Oregon theatre and music schools. Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, where he studied with some of the most prominent acting teachers of the day, including Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Jeff Corey, and Bob McAndrew.

Lindstrom, award-winning actor, director and screenwriter, has worked successfully on both sides of the camera for over 20 years. His acting career includes parts on the television dramas, As the World Turns on CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (for which he received an Emmy Nomination for Lead Actor in a Drama Series) and the roles for which he may be best known for; his 11+ year portrayal of disturbed twin brothers, Dr. Ryan Chamberlain on ABC Daytime's soap opera General Hospital and Dr. Kevin Collins on ABC Daytime's soap operas General Hospital and Port Charles. Other credits of note include NCIS, Drop Dead Diva, Blue Bloods, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Everwood.

Recent award winning films as an actor include What Happens Next, and The Double Born. Lindstrom was creator, co-screenwriter and co-executive producer on the 2007 HBO/Time Warner release, The Hard Easy, and was featured in Must Love Dogs. His telefilms include While the Children Sleep, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and Fall From Grace.

Personal life

An active athlete, Lindstrom is an avid skier, scuba diver, surfer, and a proficient martial artist. In addition to those sports he enjoys traveling and has seen much of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the United States. He is an active member of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and AFTRA. From 1997-2000 he was married to Eileen Davidson. On February 14, 2014, he married actress and former As the World Turns co-star Cady McClain.

A lifelong drummer, his band The High Lonesome recorded Feel Free To Do So, which garnered "most added" status for two singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The band recently recorded new songs for their latest release, The High Lonesome Collector's Album 1995-2010.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1989	Listen to Me	Television Reporter
1994	Oasis Cafe	Zak
	Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III	DJ
2005	Must Love Dogs	Peter	Romantic comedy film based on Claire Cook's eponymous 2002 novel
2007	The Hard Easy		Creator, Co-Screenwriter and Co-Executive Producer
2008	The Double Born	Ephraim
	The Sacrifice	Walter Johnson
2009	Ice Dreams	Nolan
2011	What Happens Next	Paul Grecco	Original title You Can't Have It All
2014	How We Got Away With It	Director, Co-writer, Co-producer, Det. Arlen Becker
2015	God's Not Dead 2	Jim Powell
2015	Valentina	James Clarington
2015	The Queen Of Hollywood Boulevard	The Snitch

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	The Facts of Life	Young Man	Episode: "The Facts of Life Goes to Paris" (S 1:Ep 1 - Pilot episode)
	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: Thirteen Days to Glory	Capt. Almaron Dickinson	Made-for-TV
1989	Generations	Paul Jarre	Episodes: "Pilot episode" (S 1:Ep 1) "Episode 002" (S 1:Ep 2)
	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)
	Fall From Grace	Brian
1992-95	General Hospital	Ryan Chamberlain	Role from: 1992 to March 1995
1993-97, 2004, 2013—		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	Made-for-TV Disney Channel Original Movie
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Martin Sidley	Episode: "Up In Smoke" (S 6:Ep 16)
	Everwood	Bill Schmicker	Episode: "Across the Lines" (S 4:Ep 14)
2007	McBride: Dogged	Barry Hastings	Made-for-TV
	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)
	NCIS	Perry Davidson	Episode: "Oil and Water" (S 11:Ep 6)
2014	Castle	Agent Connors	Episode: "Driven" (S 7:Ep 1)
2015	True Detective	Jacob McCandless	Episodes: "The Western Book of the Dead" (S 2:Ep 1) "Night Finds You" (S 2:Ep 2) "Other Lives" (S 2:Ep 5) "Church in Ruins" (S 2:Ep 6) "Omega Station" (S 2:Ep 8)
Filming In Post-Production	Recovery Road	William Walker	Episode: "Parties Without Borders" (S 1:Ep 4)

Awards and nominations

• 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
• 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)

Daytime Emmy Awards

• 2011: Pre-Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series - As The World Turns
• 2010: Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series - As The World Turns
• 2010: Pre-Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series - As The World Turns

Soap Opera Digest Awards

• 2000: Won, Outstanding Supporting Actor - Port Charles
• 1994: Nominated, Outstanding Villain/Villainess - General Hospital

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