![]() ![]() And before long he was a regular on Sister Kate. ![]() He went on to appear in action series MacGyver in 1988, then in Quantum Leap the following year. After he graduated, however, his first passion reclaimed him and he headed for Los Angeles to pursue a career on screen.Relocating to Tinseltown where he trained at one of the city's most prestigious acting studios proved a wise move for the young thesp, who landed a small part in the hit Eighties TV show 21 Jump Street, a role that would kick-start the handsome actor's career. Acting wasn't his only love, though, and as he entered his teens he took a brief break to focus on high school sport, especially hockey. Three years on and Jason's talent had become apparent after he starred in TV commercials and landed his first small screen movie Nobody's Child. Aged five Jay informed his mother he wanted to be an actor, and was soon signed by her former agent. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 28, 1969, to actress-turned-real-estate agent Sharon and businessman father Lorne Priestley, Jay as he was then known grew up alongside elder sister Justine, who shared her sibling's love for being in front of the camera. ![]()
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