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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.
Jason Miller was an American playwright and actor celebrated for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play That Championship Season and his extensive film work.
He is primarily recognized for his Academy Award-nominated role as Father Damien Karras in the horror film The Exorcist and its later sequel.
He served as the artistic director for the Scranton Public Theatre in Scranton, Pennsylvania, for many years.