Jeb Brown

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Jeb Brown
Jeb Brown in Dead Outlaw - Tony Awards nominee 2025.jpg
Brown in Dead Outlaw 2025
Born1963or1964(age 60–61)
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. For his performance in Dead Outlaw , Brown was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. [3]

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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 nine Broadway productions. In 2014, he originated the role of music publisher Don Kirshner in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical . 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.

In 2025, Brown received a Tony nomination for his role in Dead Outlaw . [4]

Acting credits

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ChildBroadway [5]
1981 Bring Back Birdie GaryBroadway [6]
1999 Crazy for You Lank HawkinsRegional [7]
2000 Aida Zoser standby; Pharaoh standbyBroadway [8]
2000Game ShowSteve FoxOff-Broadway [9]
2001 Carousel Jigger CraiginRegional [10]
2002 I'm Not Rappaport The CowboyBroadway [11]
2005 Ring of Fire PerformerRegional [12]
2006Broadway [13]
2006 High Fidelity Ian/Middle-Aged GuyBroadway [14]
2007 Grease Vince FontaineBroadway [15]
2008Romantic PoetryRedOff-Broadway [16]
2011 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Mary Jane's Father/Ensemble;
Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin understudy
Broadway [17]
2014 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Don Kirshner Broadway [18]
2015 American Psycho Detective KimballOff-Broadway Lab [19]
2015The Undeniable Sound of Right NowHankOff-Broadway [20]
2016Terms of EndearmentGarrettOff-Broadway [21]
2019 Scotland, PA DuncanOff-Broadway [22]
2020Whisper HouseThe SheriffOff-Broadway [23]
2024 Dead Outlaw Bandleader / Walter JarrettOff-Broadway [24]
2025Broadway [25]

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"

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021City of GhostsSenator DeStefano2 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Brown '86: Broadway to SOBs". Yale Daily News. August 31, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. Rubin, Rebecca (May 1, 2025). "Tony Nominations 2025: 'Death Becomes Her,' 'Maybe Happy Ending' and 'Buena Vista Social Club' Lead". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  4. "George Clooney and Nicole Scherzinger's Broadway Debuts Earn Them 2025 Tony Awards Nominations — See the Full List". People.com. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  5. Brown, Jeb (January 17, 2013). "Memories of a Kid on a Hot Tin Roof". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. Rich, Frank (March 6, 1981). "Musical: 'Birdie' After the Bye Bye". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. 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.
  8. "Aida Person List". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. McBride, Murdoch (September 9, 2000). "Game Show Cast Features Tony Nominee Joel Blum, Previews Start Oct. 10". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. Kenrick, John (June 2001). "Carousel at Paper Mill 2001". Musicals101.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  11. 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.
  12. "Cash Musical Ring of Fire Opens at Barrymore Theatre in Feb. '06". BroadwayWorld. September 28, 2005. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. Jones, Kenneth (November 2, 2005). "Johnny Cash Musical Ring of Fire Begins Broadway Performances Feb. 8, 2006". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. Hernandez, Ernio (November 20, 2006). "Needle on the Record: New Musical High Fidelity Begins on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. Gans, Andrew (June 14, 2007). "Binder, Brown and Buntrock Will Be Part of Broadway's Grease Revival". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  16. Jones, Kenneth (October 28, 2008). "Shanley and Krieger's Musical Romantic Poetry Opens Oct. 28". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  17. Diamond, Robert (August 16, 2010). "SPIDER-MAN Announces Complete Cast!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  18. Hetrick, Adam (January 12, 2014). "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Starring Jessie Mueller as Music Icon, Opens on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  19. 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.
  20. Gordon, David (April 2, 2015). "The Undeniable Sound of Right Now (Review)". TheaterMania. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  21. Rickwald, Bethany (October 6, 2016). "Full Cast Announced to Join Molly Ringwald in Terms of Endearment". TheaterMania. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  22. Clement, Olivia (October 23, 2019). "World Premiere of New Musical Scotland, PA Opens Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  23. Clement, Olivia (March 12, 2020). "Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow's Ghost Musical Whisper House Begins Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  24. Collins-Hughes, Laura (March 10, 2024). "'Dead Outlaw' Review: Not Much of a Bandit, but What a Corpse". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  25. Hall, Margaret (April 12, 2025). "Dead Outlaw Begins Performances on Broadway April 12". Playbill. Retrieved May 2, 2025.