Charles Francis Chan Jr’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery by Lloyd Suh

Played Charlie Chan in the NAATCO (National Asian American Theater Company) Off-Broadway World Premiere of Lloyd Suh’s play CHARLES FRANCIS CHAN JR’S EXOTIC ORIENTAL MURDER MYSTERY.  Directed by Ed Iskandar. NY Times Critic Pick “trying to explore ‘our entire cultural identity politic through a grotesque carnival of murder’ gets pretty complicated. Well, he shrugs, maybe… Continue reading Charles Francis Chan Jr’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery by Lloyd Suh

Thomas Bradshaw’s Fulfillment

Off-Broadway World Premiere of Thomas Bradshaw’s FULFILLMENT at The Flea. Directed by Ethan McSweeny. “Those who have been in any doubt about what Mr. Bradshaw has been trying to say in his earlier works are likely to have a firmer grasp on the matter after seeing ‘Fulfillment.’ … it provides a sharply legible index to… Continue reading Thomas Bradshaw’s Fulfillment

Forever on ABC

Played a butler in the season on finale of ABC’s Forever.

Theresa Rebeck’s POOR BEHAVIOR with Primary Stages

Jeff was in Theresa Rebeck’s new play, POOR BEHAVIOR, Off-Broadway, directed by Evan Cabnet. The show was produced by Primary Stages and performed at The Duke theater on 42nd Street. (7/29/14-9/7/14) Theresa Rebeck, the creator of NBC’s “Smash” and the writer of such hit plays as Seminar, Mauritius, and The Understudy, presents a devilish argument about infidelity and… Continue reading Theresa Rebeck’s POOR BEHAVIOR with Primary Stages

Machinal on Broadway

Jeff was on Broadway in Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of  MACHINAL by Sophie Treadwell. Starring Rebecca Hall and directed by acclaimed British director Lyndsey Turner. (12/20/13-3/2/14). “this sensually shocking and impeccably acted production””a high point in my years attending the Roundabout””feels stingingly fresh and provocative…. the ensemble is studded with bright, eye-catching turns by many of the New York stage’s… Continue reading Machinal on Broadway

Ken Urban’s The Awake

Production of Ken Urban’s THE AWAKE at 59 E 59. This Sold Out,  NY Times critic pick, was directed by Adam Fitzgerald for KEF Theatrical Productions. (8/22/13-9/8/13) “The production captures exquisitely the shifting logic of dreams, where people appear and melt away and metamorphose, and where minds connive to translate contemporary anxieties into primal fears… Continue reading Ken Urban’s The Awake

Thomas Bradshaw – Lecture on the Blues

Performances of LECTURE ON THE BLUES by Thomas Bradshaw were held at The Whitney Museum of American Art. This site specific performance piece was commissioned by the Whitney as a companion to their “Blues for Smoke” exhibit and directed by Jim Simpson. It was performed only four times over the weekend of April 26th, 2013.… Continue reading Thomas Bradshaw – Lecture on the Blues

Isaac’s Eye

Jeff was in the Off-Broadway play, ISAAC’S EYE at Ensemble Studio Theatre. It was written by Lucas Hnath, directed by Linsay Firman. It ran from January 30 – March 10, 2013. “Lucas Hnath”™s eloquent Isaac”™s Eye””now playing, in a sensitive production by Linsay Firman, strips away the Newtonian clichés to present a plainspoken fable about the… Continue reading Isaac’s Eye

How to Write a New Book for The Bible at South Coast Rep

South Coast Rep’s production of Bill Cain’s play HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE, directed by Kent Nicholson. October 19 – November 18, 2012 “Priest/playwright Bill Cain puts together fragments of his family history in this exquisite play about the beauty of a simple life and dignified death… The acting throughout is… Continue reading How to Write a New Book for The Bible at South Coast Rep

Squad 85

Jeff is in a web series, SQUAD 85, on Justin Lin’s YOMYOMF Network. “In 1985, The LAPD experimented with a secret Time-Travel Division, catapulting 4 of LA’s finest 25 years into the future… That future is now. SQUAD 85!!!” SQUAD 85 was written and directed by Gregory Bonsignore. (8/6/12-8/11/12)

Jonathan Demme Films “A Master Builder”

A MASTER BUILDER director Jonathan Demme. Photo by Bob Vergara.

“A Master Builder“ -Academy Award winning director Jonathan Demme (Rachel Getting Married, Silence of the Lambs) directed Jeff in the film of Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn’s THE MASTER BUILDER. Jeff plays Ragnar Brovik, the young architect. Here’s a great link to a very nice article about it in The New York Times. The cast includes: Andrew… Continue reading Jonathan Demme Films “A Master Builder”