--- name: "John Asher" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-asher" fi1m_id: "john-asher" imdb_id: "nm0038875" tmdb_id: 24970 wikidata_id: "Q1057926" roles: ["Director"] born: "13 January 1971" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "director" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-23T11:59:13.338435+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # John Asher ## Identity John Asher - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-asher - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** john-asher - **IMDb ID:** nm0038875 - **TMDB ID:** 24970 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1057926 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Asher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1057926, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038875/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24970 Director. Born 13 January 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Director - **Born:** 13 January 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA - **Active:** 1990–2003 - **Also known as:** John Mallory Asher - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 directing - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2000s 66 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Asher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1057926, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038875/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24970 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*One Tree Hill*](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) (66) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography John Asher, also credited as John Mallory Asher, is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. Born on 13 January 1971 in Los Angeles, California, he began acting in the early 1990s with guest roles in series including *Beverly Hills, 90210* and *Married... with Children*. He is known for playing Gary Wallace in the USA Network series *Weird Science* (1994–1998). Asher has directed episodes of television series including *One Tree Hill* (2003) and films such as *Diamonds* (1999) and *Dirty Love* (2005). His biological father is actor Edward Mallory; his adoptive father is producer and director William Asher, who was married to his mother, actress Joyce Bulifant. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvinsider.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) - *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Guy in Hall — [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) ### Directed (1) — the average rests on these - *One Tree Hill* (2003), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) ## Complete filmography (52) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *A Love Like This* (2026), Director - *Soundtrack* (2019), series, as Jonah 'Dix' Dixon - *Jon Reep: Ginger Beard Man* (2019), Director - *I Hate Kids* (2019), Executive Producer, Director - *The Rookie* (2018), series, as Paintball Guy - *A Boy Called Po* (2016), Director - *Theo Von: No Offense* (2016), Director - *Alonzo Bodden: Historically Incorrect* (2016), Director - *Pete Correale: Let Me Tell Ya* (2015), Director - *Margaret Cho: PsyCHO* (2015), Director - *Tooken* (2015), Writer, Director, Producer - *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, as Todd - *Ralphie May: Unruly* (2015), Director - *Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map* (2014), Producer - *Sebastian Maniscalco: Aren't You Embarrassed?* (2014), Director - *Drew Peterson: Untouchable* (2014), as Neighbor Brad - *Somebody Marry Me* (2013), Director - *Fred & Vinnie* (2011), as Mr. Basin - *Wreckage* (2010), as Deputy Berry · Producer, Director - *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Det. O'Connell - *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Doug Felner — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) - *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, as Jimmy Hart / Jimmy Woodhead - *October Road* (2007), series, Actor - *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Charlie Hammond - *Dirty Love* (2005), Director, Producer - *NCIS* (2003), series, as Fred Rinnert — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) - *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) - *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Calvin 'Doc' Haynes - *Fastlane* (2002), series, as Shane - *Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored* (2001), Actor - *Thank Heaven* (2001), Director - *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Zack Putrid - *Space Cowboys* (2000), as Young Jerry - *Diamonds* (1999), Director - *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure* (1999), as Clifford - *The New Swiss Family Robinson* (1998), as Shane Robinson - *Gun* (1997), series, as Video Rat - *Church* (1997), as Poker Game Dealer - *Kounterfeit* (1996), Director - *Double Dragon* (1994), as Smartass Mohawk - *Weird Science* (1994), series, as Gary Wallace - *Duckman* (1994), series, as Gary Wallace (voice) - *Showdown* (1993), as Mike - *Frozen Assets* (1992), as Bobby Murdock - *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), series, as Clifford - *Step by Step* (1991), series, Actor - *The Haunted* (1991), as Joe - *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Guy in Hall — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) - *Return to Green Acres* (1990), as Chill - *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Bob - *Tiswas* (1974), series, Actor - *Bigfoot*, Director ## Gallery - ![John Asher](https://film.one/media/person/1300943/gallery-b96d6431203b.jpg) John Asher — Ashland Films, LLC., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/John_Mallory_Asher_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![John Mallory Asher (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/1300943/gallery-a2537affd8da.jpg) John Mallory Asher (2011) — Ashland Films, LLC., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/John_Mallory_Asher.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director 2005: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director (won), for *Dirty Love* - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 2005: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (won), for *Dirty Love* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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