Jason Tam

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Jason Tam
Born (1982-06-28) June 28, 1982 (age 43)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Jason Woodward Kalei'ihauola Tam [1] (born June 28, 1982) is an actor and dancer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii. [2] He is of mixed Chinese, Hawaiian, and European descent [3] . He graduated from Punahou School for high school and went to CAP 21 in New York City for musical theatre. His most notable roles include Markko Rivera on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live , Paul in the 2006 revival of the Broadway musical A Chorus Line (he was also featured in Every Little Step, a documentary about the auditions and casting for that production), the SQUIP in both the Off-Broadway and Broadway run of Be More Chill, of Xander in Lysistrata Jones on Broadway and Shoe on the teen drama Beyond the Break . His other stage performances include Les Misérables on Broadway, She Loves Me at The Guthrie Theatre, West Side Story, Oklahoma!, Footloose the Sacramento Music Circus, and King and I at Casa Manana. He is also a frequent collaborator with musical theatre writer Joe Iconis. In 2014 he joined the original cast of the Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey collaboration If/Then at the Richard Rodgers Theater as David. He played the role for the entire run of If/Then. [4] He can be heard on the 2014 Broadway’s Carols for a Cure album. [5]

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On April 1, 2018, he appeared in the live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar as the apostle Peter. [6] He starred as the SQUIP in the Off-Broadway run of Joe Iconis' Be More Chill from July through September 2018, and again on Broadway starting on March 10, 2019, and ending on August 11, 2019. [7]

Theatre credits

Discography

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2009 Beyond the Break ShoeTV series, 35 episodes
2007–2012 One Life to Live Markko Rivera TV series, 280 episodes
2008Every Little StepHimselfDocumentary
2008 Meet Dave A Chorus Line DancerFilm
2010The In-BetweenTrevorShort
2010A Lack of GravityTrevorShort
2013GuiltyIanTV Movie
2013 Hawaii Five-O Eddie ThorneTV series, 1 episode
2013 Do No Harm BrandonTV series, 4 episodes
2018 The Blacklist ZekeTV series, 1 episode
2018Jesus Christ SuperstarPeterNBC Live Televised Musical
2020 FBI: Most Wanted Bobby KaoTV series, 2 episodes
2020 Over the Moon Background VocalsNetflix
2021 Law and Order: Organized Crime Father LinTV series, 1 episode
2022 Flirting, with Possibilities MikeShort
2023Soil(unnamed)Short

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2012
Astaire Award Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show Lysistrata Jones Nominated
2018
Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical KPOP Won
[8]
2019
Grammy Award Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Nominated
[9]

References

  1. PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Lysistrata Jones' Jason Tam - Playbill. Retrieved August 2nd, 2024.
  2. "Jason Tam | Actor, Music Department, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. Tam, Jason (2023-08-16). "Celebrate Mixed Asian Day in NYC with @mixedasianmedia, on September 16th!". Instagram.
  4. "If/Then: Opening Night Cast". Playbill Vault. Playbill, Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  5. Gans, Andrew (30 September 2014). "Jessie Mueller, Rema Webb, Ryan Shaw, Jason Tam, Tamika Lawrence, Jenn Colella Will Be Heard on Annual Carols for a Cure CD". Playbill . Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  6. " Jesus Christ Superstar Cast" nbc.com
  7. "Jason Tam Joins Off-Broadway's Be More Chill | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  8. "Jason Tam - Lortel Archives".
  9. "61st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.