Acting

Jared Rushton

Born March 3, 1974 · Provo, Utah, USA (age 52)

Jared Michael Rushton (born March 3, 1974) is an American former actor who is best known for his roles in several films from the late 1980s, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Big, and Overboard. He has been nominated for two Saturn Awards and two Young Artist Awards, and is also known for his roles in Pet Sematary Two and as Chip on the sitcom Roseanne. Rushton also starred in A Cry in the Wild.…

Known For

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids · 1989

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

MovieAdventureComedy

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

Big

MovieFantasyDrama

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

Pet Sematary II

Pet Sematary II · 1992

Pet Sematary II

The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.

Overboard

Overboard · 1987

MovieComedyRomance

Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.

Lady in White

Lady in White · 1988

MovieMysteryHorror

Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.

The Yarn Princess

The Yarn Princess · 1994

The Yarn Princess

Margaret, who has certain mental disabilities, struggles when her husband, Jake, is diagnosed with schizophrenia and the authorities wish to take her children away from her. She has to prove in a court of law that she is capable of taking care of her family.

A Cry in the Wild

A Cry in the Wild · 1990

A Cry in the Wild

MovieDramaFamily

13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found.

Other Mothers

Other Mothers · 1993

MovieAdventureComedy

Teenage boy, who has been raised by a lesbian couple, must contend with the conservative views of his new school.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids · 1989

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

MovieAdventureComedy

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

Ronald Thompson

Big

MovieFantasyDrama

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

Billy

Pet Sematary II

Pet Sematary II · 1992

Pet Sematary II

The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.

Clyde Parker

Overboard

Overboard · 1987

MovieComedyRomance

Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.

Charlie Proffitt

Lady in White

Lady in White · 1988

MovieMysteryHorror

Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.

Donald

The Yarn Princess

The Yarn Princess · 1994

The Yarn Princess

Margaret, who has certain mental disabilities, struggles when her husband, Jake, is diagnosed with schizophrenia and the authorities wish to take her children away from her. She has to prove in a court of law that she is capable of taking care of her family.

Peter Thomas

A Cry in the Wild

A Cry in the Wild · 1990

A Cry in the Wild

MovieDramaFamily

13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found.

Brian

Other Mothers

Other Mothers · 1993

MovieAdventureComedy

Teenage boy, who has been raised by a lesbian couple, must contend with the conservative views of his new school.

Alex Raymond

Top Kids

Top Kids · 1987

MovieTV MovieScience Fiction

A fun journey through the history of the automobile, this film is about a group of future computer hackers that wire an arcade game to work as a time machine. Among appearances in the movie are Henry Ford, Mercedes Benz, and modern race car driver Niki Lauda, as one of the boys becomes trapped within the newly created game.

Peter

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote · 1984

Murder, She Wrote

SeriesMysteryCrime

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

Travis Harmon

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Andy Bohlmeyer

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure · 1990

Northern Exposure

SeriesComedyDrama

After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

Phil

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman · 1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

SeriesWesternDrama

Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.

Calvin Harding

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside · 1984

Tales from the Darkside

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.

Richie

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey · 1982

SeriesCrimeDrama

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.

Cracker

Cracker · 1997

SeriesCrimeDrama

Crime drama based on the UK TV series about Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a brilliant but troubled criminal psychologist working alongside the Los Angeles police department.

Roseanne

Roseanne · 1988

A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.

Where's Rodney?

Where's Rodney? · 1990

Where's Rodney?

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy

Where's Rodney? is an unsold television pilot starring Rodney Dangerfield that was aired as a special on June 11, 1990. It was produced by Aaron Spelling Productions, Bedrock Productions, and Hanna-Barbera Productions, and aired on NBC.

Rodney Barnes