A Hollywood star who sH๏τ to fame as a heartthrob in the eighties looks unrecognisable as he returns to TV screens in a new role.

The actor, now aged 58, was just 20-years-old when his breathrough movie released and had only one other acting credit to his name.

He went on to bag numerous other roles in the likes of Rush (1991), Geronimo: An American Legend (1993), and Sleepers (1996).

However, his private life away from his on-screen career was turbulent and the star found himself embroiled in a notorious love triangle and a feud with his equally famous best friend. 

He has now returned to TV after bagging a recurring role in the fifth season of Law and Order: Organised Crime as Detective Tim McKenna.

The star was also cast in slasher sequel Terrifer 3, which hit cinema screens in October last year – but can YOU guess who it is? 

A Hollywood star who sH๏τ to fame as a heartthrob in the eighties looks unrecognisable as he returns to TV screens in a new role

The actor, now aged 58, was just 20-years-old when his breathrough movie released and had only one other acting credit to his name

That’s right, it’s Jason Patric! 

He was thrust into the spotlight as protagonist Michael Emerseon in the 1987 film The Lost Boys, starring alongside Keifer Sutherland, who he went on to form a close bond with.

Jason, born John Anthony Miller III, is also famous for his roles in, Rush, Sleepers, Geronimo: An American Legend, Your Friends & Neighbors, Narc, The Losers and The Alamo. 

He also played the male lead in Speed 2: Cruise Control alongside Sandra Bullock.

Jason’s father was actor and playwright Jason Miller — best known for starring in The Exorcist as the younger priest — and his maternal grandfather was the legendary actor and comedian Jackie Gleason.

The actor and his BFF Keifer got involved in a 1991 love triangle with Julia Roberts, which led to a feud before they eventually reconciled.

The 57-year-old Oscar winner infamously flew to Ireland with Jason on the same day she was scheduled to marry Kiefer back in 1991, and in 2021 they publicly addressed it.

‘That was a difficult time for me, and I think it was an uncomfortable time for both of them,’ Keifer confessed on an episode of Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum.

That’s right, it’s Jason Patric! He was thrust into the spotlight as protagonist Michael Emerseon in the 1987 film The Lost Boys

He starred alongside Keifer Sutherland, who he went on to form a close bond with 

The actor and his BFF Keifer got involved in a 1991 love triangle with Julia Roberts, which led to a feud before they eventually reconciled (Julia and Jason pictured in 1991)

The 57-year-old Oscar winner infamously flew to Ireland with Jason on the same day she was scheduled to marry Kiefer back in 1991, and in 2021 they publicly addressed it 

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‘But the truth where I’m coming from: you fall in love, you fall in love. There’s nothing you can do about that. [Julia’s] an extraordinary person, and he is too. Timing is what it is, and everybody moves on from that.’

The two-time Emmy winner likened it to British rockers George Harrison and Eric Clapton remaining ‘best friends until the bitter end’ despite both being involved with model Pattie Boyd. 

‘And it wasn’t that by the way,’ Kiefer noted. ‘I figure if they can deal with what they dealt with, we certainly can.’

Keifer embarked on a three-year marriage to Kelly Winn before getting engaged to Run Hide Fight actress and saxophonist Cindy Vela in 2017.

Meanwhile, Julia  is married to cinematographer Daniel Moder, with whom she has three children. 

Patric never wed but he fought for parental rights for his son from an on/off decade relationship with Danielle Schreiber, which bitterly ended in 2012.

In 2011, The Vanished star and The Fugitive star reunited for a Broadway revival of Jason’s late father Jason Miller’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play That Championship Season at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

‘When I saw him again…there were a few words and more of a laugh and a toast,’ Jason smiled.

‘I’ve said before that [he and Julia] have both been subsequently married since a couple times and I think they’re both very happy in their lives. What lasted after all that is me and Kiefer as 35-year buddies.’

Both men were born into acting thanks to Sutherland’s famous father Donald Sutherland and Patric’s famous grandfather Jackie Gleason.