Jeb Brown

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Jeb Brown
Jeb Brown in Dead Outlaw - Tony Awards nominee 2025.jpg
Brown in Dead Outlaw 2025
Born (1964-08-11) August 11, 1964 (age 61)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. [1]
Education Yale University [2]
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

Jeb Brown (born August 11, 1964) [3] 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. [4]

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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 . [5]

Acting credits

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ChildBroadway [6]
1981 Bring Back Birdie GaryBroadway [7]
1999 Crazy for You Lank HawkinsRegional [8]
2000 Aida Zoser standby; Pharaoh standbyBroadway [9]
2000Game ShowSteve FoxOff-Broadway [10]
2001 Carousel Jigger CraiginRegional [11]
2002 I'm Not Rappaport The CowboyBroadway [12]
2005 Ring of Fire PerformerRegional [13]
2006Broadway [14]
2006 High Fidelity Ian/Middle-Aged GuyBroadway [15]
2007 Grease Vince FontaineBroadway [16]
2008Romantic PoetryRedOff-Broadway [17]
2011 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Mary Jane's Father/Ensemble;
Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin understudy		Broadway [18]
2014 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Don Kirshner Broadway [19]
2015 American Psycho Detective KimballOff-Broadway Lab [20]
2015The Undeniable Sound of Right NowHankOff-Broadway [21]
2016Terms of EndearmentGarrettOff-Broadway [22]
2019 Scotland, PA DuncanOff-Broadway [23]
2020Whisper HouseThe SheriffOff-Broadway [24]
2024 Dead Outlaw Bandleader / Walter JarrettOff-Broadway [25]
2025Broadway [26]

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. ↑ "Jeb Brown – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "George Clooney and Nicole Scherzinger's Broadway Debuts Earn Them 2025 Tony Awards Nominations — See the Full List". People.com. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  6. ↑ Brown, Jeb (January 17, 2013). "Memories of a Kid on a Hot Tin Roof". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ Rich, Frank (March 6, 1981). "Musical: 'Birdie' After the Bye Bye". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Aida Person List". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ McBride, Murdoch (September 9, 2000). "Game Show Cast Features Tony Nominee Joel Blum, Previews Start Oct. 10". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ Kenrick, John (June 2001). "Carousel at Paper Mill 2001". Musicals101.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Cash Musical Ring of Fire Opens at Barrymore Theatre in Feb. '06". BroadwayWorld. September 28, 2005. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ↑ Jones, Kenneth (November 2, 2005). "Johnny Cash Musical Ring of Fire Begins Broadway Performances Feb. 8, 2006". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio (November 20, 2006). "Needle on the Record: New Musical High Fidelity Begins on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  16. ↑ Gans, Andrew (June 14, 2007). "Binder, Brown and Buntrock Will Be Part of Broadway's Grease Revival". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  17. ↑ Jones, Kenneth (October 28, 2008). "Shanley and Krieger's Musical Romantic Poetry Opens Oct. 28". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  18. ↑ Diamond, Robert (August 16, 2010). "SPIDER-MAN Announces Complete Cast!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  19. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (January 12, 2014). "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Starring Jessie Mueller as Music Icon, Opens on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ Gordon, David (April 2, 2015). "The Undeniable Sound of Right Now (Review)". TheaterMania. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  22. ↑ Rickwald, Bethany (October 6, 2016). "Full Cast Announced to Join Molly Ringwald in Terms of Endearment". TheaterMania. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  23. ↑ Clement, Olivia (October 23, 2019). "World Premiere of New Musical Scotland, PA Opens Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  24. ↑ Clement, Olivia (March 12, 2020). "Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow's Ghost Musical Whisper House Begins Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ Hall, Margaret (April 12, 2025). "Dead Outlaw Begins Performances on Broadway April 12". Playbill. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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