{{short description|American actor (born 1978)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Jilon VanOver | image = Jilon VanOver 2024.png | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|24}} | birth_name = Jilon Ghai VanOver | birth_place = Loma Linda, California, United States | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2002-present | spouse = {{marriage|Kylie King|2012}} }}
'''Jilon Ghai VanOver''' (/‘ʒɪloʊn ‘gaɪ ‘vænoʊvər/; born August 24, 1978)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1559338/ |publisher=IMDb.com |title=Jilon VanOver |accessdate=June 1, 2012 |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606090926/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1559338/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of "Ransom Bray" in the History Channel’s Emmy Award winning miniseries, ''Hatfields & McCoys,'' as well as "Tecton" in the Disney XD Original Series, ''Mighty Med.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys/about |title=About Hatfields & McCoys |publisher=History.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huntingtonnews.net/33411 |title=HISTORY CHANNEL: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Six-Hour Mini-Series Airs Beginning Monday, May 28 |publisher=Huntington News |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01 |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925212429/http://www.huntingtonnews.net/33411 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2573338/fullcredits/ |title="Mighty Med" Full Cast & Crew |publisher=IMDb.com |accessdate=July 18, 2015 |archive-date=April 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428214159/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2573338/fullcredits |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Early life== VanOver was born in Loma Linda, California. His father, James Otto “Jim” VanOver, is a Muay Thai trainer and university professor, and his mother, Geni Elizabeth King, is an auditory-sensory integration therapist. He was raised in the high desert of Baldy Mesa, California, with his older sister, Guebri, and three younger brothers, Gaven, Jamiel, and Jerid.
He has a black belt in Shorin-Ryu and he has been known to perform with various local Los Angeles bands, playing a number of instruments including the saxophone, clarinet, and harmonica.
VanOver attended Serrano High School in Phelan, California, before receiving a football scholarship to attend Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. In 2001, he graduated with a degree in Theatre Arts and returned to California to pursue an acting career.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.murraystate.edu/Academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/Theatre.aspx |title=Murray State University > Department of Theatre |publisher=Murraystate.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215630/http://www.murraystate.edu/Academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/Theatre.aspx |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raceralumni.com/s/1165/index.aspx?sid=1165&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=3057&ecid=3057&ciid=9417&crid=0 |title=Outstanding Alumni of the Fine Arts Award to be Given |publisher=Racer Alumni |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215527/http://www.raceralumni.com/s/1165/index.aspx?sid=1165&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=3057&ecid=3057&ciid=9417&crid=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== He has had several guest starring roles in popular television series including ''Better Call Saul'', ''Cold Case'', ''Chicago P.D.'', ''NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''Psych'', ''Lab Rats'', and ''Mighty Med''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/Television/Psych/Episode_Guides/episode/4907692/ |title=Black & Tan: A Crime of Fashion Episode |publisher=Starpulse.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213131/http://www.starpulse.com/Television/Psych/Episode_Guides/episode/4907692/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.poptower.com/jilon-vanover-ghai.htm |title=Jilon VanOver Ghai pictures, bio, movies |publisher=Web.poptower.com |date=1978-08-24 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1559338/ |publisher=IMDb.com |title=Jilon VanOver |accessdate=June 1, 2012 |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606090926/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1559338/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 22, 2015, VanOver made a special appearance in a series crossover episode of ''Lab Rats'' as the ''Mighty Med'' superhero, "Tecton."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gamers-guide-to-pretty-much-everything-premiere-date-disney-xd-cameron-boyce-1201516591/ |title="Disney XD’s ‘Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything’ Set for July 22 Premiere" |publisher=Variety.com |date=June 10, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2015 |archive-date=October 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004065339/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gamers-guide-to-pretty-much-everything-premiere-date-disney-xd-cameron-boyce-1201516591/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2013, VanOver portrayed “Lucas Holst,” an Amish farmer in the Lifetime movie, ''An Amish Murder'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/an-amish-murder/about |title=About An Amish Murder |publisher=MyLifetime.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215833/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/an-amish-murder/about |url-status=live }}</ref> opposite Neve Campbell and directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal.<ref>[http://newsok.com/an-amish-murder-neve-campbell-stars-in-compelling-mystery-movie/article/3802331 An Amish Murder] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213606/http://newsok.com/an-amish-murder-neve-campbell-stars-in-compelling-mystery-movie/article/3802331 |date=October 4, 2013 }} Hayer, Melissa (January 2, 2013). “‘An Amish Murder’: Neve Campbell stars in compelling mystery movie” ''[http://newsok.com/ NewsOK]''</ref> He also co-starred as super agent “Ray Harris” in the television movie ''Strawberry Summer''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hallmarkmoviechannel.com/hmc/strawberrysummer |title=Strawberry Summer |publisher=Hallmark Movie Channel |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110181528/http://www.hallmarkmoviechannel.com/hmc/strawberrysummer |url-status=live }}</ref> and as movie star “Bobby Savage” in the digital series ''Chasing the Hill''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chasingthehill.com/ |title=Chasing the Hill |publisher=Chasingthehill.com |accessdate=2013-10-01 |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215171743/http://chasingthehill.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://events.ocregister.com/marina_del_rey_ca/events/show/328745483-chasing-the-hill-reception-hosted-by-gov-gray-davis-richard-schiff |title='Chasing The Hill' – Reception hosted by Gov. Gray Davis & Richard Schiff |publisher=Events.ocregister.com |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref>
In a voice-over role, VanOver lent his voice to the post-apocalyptic creatures of the film ''I Am Legend'' starring Will Smith, which was released in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast |title="I Am Legend" cast |publisher=IMDb.com |accessdate=July 7, 2013 |archive-date=June 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625110518/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast |url-status=live }}</ref>
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