John Asher

Acting · Directing · Production

Born January 13, 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Filmography

• 2026A Love Like This — Director
• 2019I Hate Kids — Executive Producer, Director
• 2019Jon Reep: Ginger Beard Man — Director
• Soundtrack — Jonah 'Dix' Dixon
• The Rookie — Paintball Guy
• 2016A Boy Called Po — Director
• 2016Alonzo Bodden: Historically Incorrect — Director
• 2016Theo Von: No Offense — Director
• Grace and Frankie — Todd
• 2015Margaret Cho: PsyCHO — Director
• 2015Pete Correale: Let Me Tell Ya — Director
• 2015Ralphie May: Unruly — Director
• 2015Tooken — Director, Writer, Producer
• 2014Drew Peterson: Untouchable — Neighbor Brad
• 2014Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map — Producer
• 2014Sebastian Maniscalco: Aren't You Embarrassed? — Director
• 2013Somebody Marry Me — Director
• 2011Fred & Vinnie — Mr. Basin
• Rizzoli & Isles — Det. O'Connell
• 2010Wreckage — Deputy Berry, Director, Producer
• In Plain Sight — Jimmy Hart / Jimmy Woodhead
• The Mentalist — Doug Felner
• October Road
• 2005Dirty Love — Director, Producer
• Ghost Whisperer — Charlie Hammond
• Las Vegas — Calvin 'Doc' Haynes
• NCIS — Fred Rinnert
• One Tree Hill — Director
• Fastlane — Shane
• 2001Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
• 2001Thank Heaven — Director
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Zack Putrid
• 2000Space Cowboys — Young Jerry
• 1999Diamonds — Director
• 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure — Clifford
• 1998The New Swiss Family Robinson — Shane Robinson
• 1997Church — Poker Game Dealer
• Gun — Video Rat
• 1996Kounterfeit — Director
• 1994Double Dragon — Smartass Mohawk
• Duckman — Gary Wallace (voice)
• Weird Science — Gary Wallace
• 1993Showdown — Mike
• 1992Frozen Assets — Bobby Murdock
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — Clifford
• Step by Step
• 1991The Haunted — Joe
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Guy in Hall
• 1990Return to Green Acres — Chill
• Married... with Children — Bob
• Tiswas
• Bigfoot — Director