Jeff Szusterman
Jeff Szusterman (born February 6, 1969) is a New Zealand voice, film and television actor known for playing Master Xandred on Power Rangers Samurai.
Jeff Szusterman | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 6, 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Jacque Drew |
He graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1995 with a Diploma in Acting.[1]
He is Jewish, of Polish-Ukrainian descent.[2] In the 2022 comedy series, Kid Sister, he plays the New Zealand Jewish patriarch figure. Along with his on-screen wife Amanda Billing, the pair were praised by Stuff for their scene-stealing roles.[3]
Along with his wife, actress Jacque Drew, Szusterman runs a theatre company called "Still Water Rising".[4] Among the plays he's directed are My First Time at the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin,[5][6] Mojo,[7] and A History of the American Film.[8] At the 25th annual Drammy Awards in 2001, Szusterman won 'Best Actor in a Lead Role' for his work in Not About Heroes?.[9]
Szusterman is on the board of the perfomers union Equity New Zealand.[10]
Filmography
- Return to Treasure Island (1996) as Jacob
- The Shirt (2000) as Nick
- Hercules (2005) as Silenus
- Doves of War (1 episode, 2006) as Michael Kadir
- Paradise at the End of the World (2009) as Jeffrey Trench
- The Cult (1 episode, 2009) as Doctor
- The Jaquie Brown Diaries (5 episodes, 2009) as Randall
- Legend of the Seeker (2 episodes, 2009-2010) as Captain Frannick
- Power Rangers Samurai (19 episodes 2011) as Master Xandred (voice) and Octoroo (voice)
- Power Rangers Super Samurai (22 episodes 2012) as Master Xandred (voice) and Octoroo (voice)
- Power Rangers Dino Charge (1 episode 2015) as Scrapper (voice)
- Power Rangers Dino Super Charge (2 episodes, 2016) as City Worker
- 6 Days (2017) as Intelligence Translator
- Ash vs Evil Dead (1 episode, 2018) as Sheriff
- A War Story (2018) as Chad
- Golden Boy (1 episode, 2019)
- Guns Akimbo (2019) as News Reader
- Jonah (1 episode, 2019) as Photographer
- The Gulf (1 episode) (2 episodes, 2021) as Joe Daysh
- Kid Sister as Siggy (2022-present)
References
- "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- Jeff Szusterman Gail Cowan Management. Accessed on 22 April 2023
- Kid Sister: TVNZ comedy unearths a new star, but two veterans steal the show Stuff. 27 May 2022
- Tracey Barnett (2005). "A safe place for youthful expression". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- "stage review: My First Time". Stuff. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- Terry MacTavish (August 22, 2009). "ADDICTIVE TIME-FILLER". theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- Adey Ramsel (October 29, 2010). "A THEATRICAL TREAT AND NOT A WEAK LINK". theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- "A monochrome and technicolor history". toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- "25th Annual Drammy Awards" (PDF). Drammy Awards. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- "Equity New Zealand BoardTe Poari - Equity New Zealand". Retrieved 3 November 2022.