Jon: I had one miniature scene in Terminator 3, but I was hardly in it so it doesn't make a difference.
Jon: (On his attraction to "Stay Alive:) Originally the producers from Life As We Know It got in contact with McG and told them that they should keep an eye out for me. They brought me this project and when I met [co-writer/director] Brett Bell and [co-writer] Matt Peterman they explained how they wanted to make this film a real character piece. They didn't want a typical teen slasher film. I was immediately sold because it sounded like a piece of art with horror attached to it. Which, you know, nothing sounds much better than that.
Jon: (On a question if the Blood Countess existed) It actually is, which was also a really cool thing about this movie… When they pitched it to me they said, "It's about this video game and the line between reality and [the game] is completely broken." The video game is based on a true story. There's a little girl who's name is Elizabeth Bathory… she supposedly came from Romania and killed over 500 young girls and bathed in their blood to maintain her youth. She had this massive torture chamber, set up a fake school, and got all these girls to come to this huge private school where, in fact, they were just getting kidnapped and tortured.
Jon: (On upcoming projects) Yeah, just finished a TV show three days ago. It's a series that will be coming out on NBC in June called Windfall. It's about a couple of lottery winners who win the lottery and it tells how the money affects their lives
Jon: (On video games) You know, I know it's such a trendy thing to say, but Halo has just got everyone hooked, everyone and their mother. So, my buddies and I just play that all the time. But an all time classic for me is Duck Hunt, I'm a huge Duck Hunt fan.
Jon: (On Stay Alive) Well, Wonderland production company, who put this thing together, contacted me and gave me a script and I read it. They introduced me to [filmmakers] Matthew Peterman and Brent Bell and I sat down with them and they had this killer idea about not making a typical horror film and making something look really cool…the idea of adding the whole video game aspect. They were new on the scene and they were really excited about making a piece of art transferred into a horror film.
Jon: (On his brother, Ben Foster) He's definitely my best friend and my mentor. A lot of times my dad was traveling, so Ben really raised me.
Jon will be starring in two more movies, namely: Tenderness, and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Jon will soon star in the NBC series Windfall, a 2006 mid-season replacement about 20 people who win big on the same lottery ticket number.
Jon credits his brother Ben as the reason he got into acting. He also notes that the best advice his brother has given him is to "listen."
Jon was 18 when he shot The Door in the Floor. He had his first sex scene in that movie.
On working with Kim Basinger, Jon says, "...it was a really, really, really, really cool experience, the least to say. I just felt really blessed. She's a beautiful, beautiful woman, and not only that but one of the sweetest ladies I've ever met. It was just such a treat."
Jon is known for his cute, curly locks.
Jon is of Jewish descent.
Jon likes snow-boarding and rollerblading.
Jon loves music. He likes playing drums and playing lead and bass guitar.
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