Cast & creator
Jason Miller
Best known for The Exorcist, Hellsing, Independence Day: Resurgence
Jason Miller was an American playwright and actor. He won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, a role he reprised in The Exorcist III (1990). He later became artistic director of the Scranton Public Theatre in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where That Championship Season was set.
Also known as: John Anthony Miller Jr.
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television credits
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1973–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (38)
Showing 38 of 38 credits
The Exorcist
Father Damien Karras
1973
Hellsing
2001
Independence Day: Resurgence
Post Production Supervisor
2016
The Exorcist III
Father Damien Karras / Patient X
1990
The Dain Curse
Owen Fitzstephan
1978
Rudy
Coach Ara Parseghian
1993
The Ninth Configuration
Lt. Frankie Reno
1980
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Eternal
The Doctor
1998The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
1974
Light of Day
Benjamin Rasnick
1987
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Arthur Miller
1980
That Championship Season
Director
1982That Championship Season
Screenplay
1982
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Self (archive footage)
2026
Reward
Writer
1980
A Touch of Scandal
Garrett Locke
1984
Toy Soldiers
Sarge
1984
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
Writer
1989
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Father Karras
1998
The Best Little Girl in the World
Clay Orlovsky
1981
Monsignor
Don Vito Appolini
1982
A Dog Called... Vengeance
Aristides Ungria
1977
That Championship Season
Screenplay
1999That Championship Season
Theatre Play
1999
Mommy
Lt. March
1995
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1975
Finding Home
Lester Brownlow
2003
The Joe Spinell Story
Self
2001
The Henderson Monster
Dr. Tom Henderson
1980
The Nickel Ride
Cooper
1975
Vampire
John Rawlins
1979
Deadly Care
Dr. Miles Keefer
1987
The Devil's Advocate
Dr. Aldo Meyer
1977
A Home of Our Own
Father William Wasson
1975Murdered Innocence
Det. Rollins
1996Headed for Trouble
John
Small Kill
Mikie
1992