Jeb Brown

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.

Jeb Brown
Born1963 or 1964 (age 58–60)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
EducationYale University[2]
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

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]

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. 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. "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.
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