Jackson Hurst stars as Grayson Kent, in Lifetime's hit series "Drop Dead Diva." Still grieving over the sudden death of his beloved fiancée Deb, Grayson pours himself into his work at the law firm as he tries to pick up the pieces of his life. Unknown to Grayson, Deb's presence is close by, in the body of his colleague Jane Bingum, with whom he quickly forms a comforting and unusual friendship.

"Drop Dead Diva" marks Texas native Jackson Hurst's second outing with executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, with whom he worked on the Lifetime Original Movie "Living Proof." The Red Carpet Event film was executive produced by Renée Zellweger and starred Harry Connick Jr., Angie Harmon, Swoosie Kurtz, Regina King and Amanda Bynes.

This past hiatus, Hurst appeared in "Hidden Moon," directed by Jose Bojorquez, which allowed him to return to Mexico City, where he had enjoyed working earlier in his career. Jackson also can be seen in the near future in the starring lead role in "The Loop," an indie film with a $9 million budget, direction by Margaret Whitton with a screenplay by Roger Towne. Other film credits include "Cleaner" with Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris and Eva Mendes, "The Mist" starring Marcia Gay Harden, and "Have Dreams, Will Travel" with Lara Flynn Boyle.

The middle child of three boys, Hurst was raised in the town of Klein, Texas, and is a graduate of Baylor University. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta, where he films "Drop Dead Diva."

Still grieving the sudden death of his beloved fiancée, Deb, Grayson Kent pours himself into his work at the law firm as he tries to pick up the pieces of his life. Unknown to Grayson, Deb’s presence is close by, in the body of his colleague Jane Bingum, with whom he quickly forms a comforting and unusual friendship.