Actor

1960-10-04 · United States · Male

35 series in the catalog

Loren Lester is an American screen, stage, and voice actor, best known for voicing Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing in the DC Animated Universe. He made his Broadway debut in the 2024 revival of Cabaret.

Animation

He is best known as the voice of DC Comics superhero Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing in the DC Animated Universe and Barbeque on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.

He later reprised the role of Nightwing in the 2017 direct-to-video, Batman and Harley Quinn.

Lester also voiced the superheroes Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Iron Fist in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from Marvel Comics.

His voice has been heard in numerous critically acclaimed audio books and in popular interactive games such as Halo 4 and Batman: Arkham Knight. He provides the voice of Kirk Langstrom / Man-Bat in Batman: Arkham Knight.

In 1990, he provided the voice for Jordan Knight in New Kids on the Block. In 1994, he was also the voice of Gringo in the Don Bluth film Thumbelina.

He also provided the voice for Rick Gordon, Flash Gordon's son, in the 1986 series Defenders of the Earth.

Live-action

Lester has appeared in over 200 episodes of series including Curb Your Enthusiasm ("The Black Swan" episode) The Orville, Scorpion, I'm Dying Up Here, Parenthood, Bones, NCIS, Ringer, Good Luck Charlie, Awake, The Closer, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Castle, Two and a Half Men, and many others.

He was the Irate passenger in the Wes Craven film Red Eye starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy, and he was in the comedies The Sweetest Thing and American Wedding

He began his career very young; one of his early recurring roles was "Roy" in The Facts of Life.

He also played one of the hall monitors, Fritz Hansel, in Rock 'n' Roll High School.

He recurred on all three seasons of the HBO hit comedy series Hung, and had recurring roles on Victorious (Nickelodeon), Gilmore Girls, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.

Lester also appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening". In 2008, Lester played the role of an ER doctor on Heroes in the episode "The Second Coming".

He has appeared in over 100 radio and television commercials.

Stage

Lester has starred in dozens of plays and musicals. Currently living in New York, he was seen frequently in the Los Angeles theatre scene at venues such as The Pasadena Playhouse in Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels. He is also a graduate of the Occidental College theatre department.

Podcast

In March 2023, Lester was announced to have been cast as the superhero Michael Kern / No/One in the Massive-Verse, first playing the character in the podcast series Who Is NO/ONE?.

Personal life

Lester and his wife, Kelly, also an actress and daughter of Peter Mark Richman, have three daughters: Jenny, Lily, and Julia.

Television

Television (animated)

Film

Film (animated)

Shorts

The Old Man and the Studio

Cross-Eyed Dinner Theater Presents! - Alan

Going Home

Down, Up, Out

Up the Valley and Beyond

A Family of Clowns