Jeb Brown

Jeb Brown
Born1963 or 1964 (age 59–60)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
EducationYale University[2]
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

Jeb Brown (born 1963/1964) is an American actor known for his work in theatre. Brown has appeared in productions on- and off-Broadway including Grease, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, in which he originated the role of Don Kirshner.

Life and career

A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, Brown made his Broadway debut at the age of ten, in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.[1] Before pursuing a full-time acting career, he earned a degree in theater studies from Yale, where he was a member of the a cappella group The Whiffenpoofs.[2]

Since Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Brown has performed in eight Broadway productions. Most recently, he originated the role of music publisher Don Kirshner in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2014). He has also appeared in numerous off-Broadway musicals and television shows, including Hulu's The Path (2016–2018), in which he played recurring character Wesley Cox.

Acting credits

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1974 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Child Broadway [3]
1981 Bring Back Birdie Gary Broadway [4]
1999 Crazy for You Lank Hawkins Regional [5]
2000 Aida Zoser standby; Pharaoh standby Broadway [6]
2000 Game Show Steve Fox Off-Broadway [7]
2001 Carousel Jigger Craigin Regional [8]
2002 I'm Not Rappaport The Cowboy Broadway [9]
2005 Ring of Fire Performer Regional [10]
2006 Broadway [11]
2006 High Fidelity Ian/Middle-Aged Guy Broadway [12]
2007 Grease Vince Fontaine Broadway [13]
2008 Romantic Poetry Red Off-Broadway [14]
2011 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Mary Jane's Father/Ensemble;
Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin understudy 		Broadway [15]
2014 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Don Kirshner Broadway [16]
2015 American Psycho Detective Kimball Off-Broadway Lab [17]
2015 The Undeniable Sound of Right Now Hank Off-Broadway [18]
2016 Terms of Endearment Garrett Off-Broadway [19]
2019 Scotland, PA Duncan Off-Broadway [20]
2020 Whisper House The Sheriff Off-Broadway [21]
2024 Dead Outlaw Narrator Off-Broadway [22]

Film

Year Title Role
1994 I'll Do Anything Male D Person
Renaissance Man Young Executive #1
1996 Black & White: A Love Story Jamie
2006 The Namesake Oliver
2010 Salt Bunker Technician
2014 My America The Announcer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Hunter Danny Martin Episode: "Yesterday's Child"
Nightmare Classics Episode: "The Eye of the Panther"
1990 Gabriel's Fire Shoe salesperson Episode: "Money Walks"
1994 Dave's World Episode: "Lobster Envy"
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Ensign Episode: "Nor The Battle To The Strong"
1999 Great Performances Lank Hawkins Episode: "Crazy for You"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Altschuler Episode: "My Good Name"
2007–2008 One Life to Live Dr. Edward Bonner 4 episodes
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jake Bradshaw Episode: "Beef"
2013 Golden Boy Hank Taylor Episode: "Sacrifice"
2014, 2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gerbic 2 episodes
2016–2018 The Path Wesley Cox 9 episodes
2018 The Good Fight Chester Episode: "Day 422"
Instinct Daniel Episode: "Secrets and Lies"
Elementary Levi Salinger Episode: "Sand Trap"
2019 Prodigal Son County Sheriff Episode: "Pilot"
2020 Little America Jerry Episode: "The Silence"
2021 City of Ghosts Senator DeStefano Episode: "The Tea"

References

  1. ^ a b Arkatov, Janice (November 6, 1988). "'A Walk on the Wild Side' for Yale-Educated Jeb Brown". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Brown '86: Broadway to SOBs". Yale Daily News. August 31, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Brown, Jeb (January 17, 2013). "Memories of a Kid on a Hot Tin Roof". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Rich, Frank (March 6, 1981). "Musical: 'Birdie' After the Bye Bye". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Ehren, Christine (April 13, 1999). "Crazy for You Originals Connell & Adler Reprise Roles at NJ's Paper Mill, April 14-May 30". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Aida Person List". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ^ McBride, Murdoch (September 9, 2000). "Game Show Cast Features Tony Nominee Joel Blum, Previews Start Oct. 10". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Kenrick, John (June 2001). "Carousel at Paper Mill 2001". Musicals101.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Jones, Kenneth; Simonson, Robert (April 22, 2002). "Hirsch & Vereen Rappaport Expected at Bway's Booth July 12; Opens July 25". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Cash Musical Ring of Fire Opens at Barrymore Theatre in Feb. '06". BroadwayWorld. September 28, 2005. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Jones, Kenneth (November 2, 2005). "Johnny Cash Musical Ring of Fire Begins Broadway Performances Feb. 8, 2006". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Hernandez, Ernio (November 20, 2006). "Needle on the Record: New Musical High Fidelity Begins on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Gans, Andrew (June 14, 2007). "Binder, Brown and Buntrock Will Be Part of Broadway's Grease Revival". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Jones, Kenneth (October 28, 2008). "Shanley and Krieger's Musical Romantic Poetry Opens Oct. 28". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Diamond, Robert (August 16, 2010). "SPIDER-MAN Announces Complete Cast!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  16. ^ Hetrick, Adam (January 12, 2014). "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Starring Jessie Mueller as Music Icon, Opens on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  17. ^ Gioia, Michael (January 17, 2015). "Benjamin Walker, Zosia Mamet, Jennifer Damiano, Isabel Keating, Wesley Taylor Among Lab Cast of American Psycho Musical". Playbill. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  18. ^ Gordon, David (April 2, 2015). "The Undeniable Sound of Right Now (Review)". TheaterMania. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  19. ^ Rickwald, Bethany (October 6, 2016). "Full Cast Announced to Join Molly Ringwald in Terms of Endearment". TheaterMania. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  20. ^ Clement, Olivia (October 23, 2019). "World Premiere of New Musical Scotland, PA Opens Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  21. ^ Clement, Olivia (March 12, 2020). "Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow's Ghost Musical Whisper House Begins Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  22. ^ Collins-Hughes, Laura (March 10, 2024). "'Dead Outlaw' Review: Not Much of a Bandit, but What a Corpse". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2024.