Jeb Brown

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Jeb Brown
Born1963or1964(age 59–60)
Education Yale 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.

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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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ChildBroadway [3]
1981 Bring Back Birdie GaryBroadway [4]
1999 Crazy for You Lank HawkinsRegional [5]
2000 Aida Zoser standby; Pharaoh standbyBroadway [6]
2000Game ShowSteve FoxOff-Broadway [7]
2001 Carousel Jigger CraiginRegional [8]
2002 I'm Not Rappaport The CowboyBroadway [9]
2005 Ring of Fire PerformerRegional [10]
2006Broadway [11]
2006 High Fidelity Ian/Middle-Aged GuyBroadway [12]
2007 Grease Vince FontaineBroadway [13]
2008Romantic PoetryRedOff-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 KimballOff-Broadway Lab [17]
2015The Undeniable Sound of Right NowHankOff-Broadway [18]
2016Terms of EndearmentGarrettOff-Broadway [19]
2019 Scotland, PA DuncanOff-Broadway [20]
2020Whisper HouseThe SheriffOff-Broadway [21]
2024 Dead Outlaw NarratorOff-Broadway [22]

Film

YearTitleRole
1994 I'll Do Anything Male D Person
Renaissance Man Young Executive #1
1996Black & White: A Love StoryJamie
2006 The Namesake Oliver
2010 Salt Bunker Technician
2014My AmericaThe Announcer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Hunter Danny MartinEpisode: "Yesterday's Child"
Nightmare Classics Episode: "The Eye of the Panther"
1990 Gabriel's Fire Shoe salespersonEpisode: "Money Walks"
1994 Dave's World Episode: "Lobster Envy"
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine EnsignEpisode: "Nor The Battle To The Strong"
1999 Great Performances Lank HawkinsEpisode: "Crazy for You"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent AltschulerEpisode: "My Good Name"
2007–2008 One Life to Live Dr. Edward Bonner4 episodes
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jake BradshawEpisode: "Beef"
2013 Golden Boy Hank TaylorEpisode: "Sacrifice"
2014, 2016Law & Order: Special Victims UnitGerbic2 episodes
2016–2018 The Path Wesley Cox9 episodes
2018 The Good Fight ChesterEpisode: "Day 422"
Instinct DanielEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"
Elementary Levi SalingerEpisode: "Sand Trap"
2019 Prodigal Son County SheriffEpisode: "Pilot"
2020 Little America JerryEpisode: "The Silence"
2021 City of Ghosts Senator DeStefanoEpisode: "The Tea"

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