Jeff Szusterman

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Jeff Szusterman
Born (1969-02-06) February 6, 1969 (age 55)
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
SpouseJacque Drew

Jeff Szusterman (born February 6, 1969) is a New Zealand voice, film and television actor known for playing Master Xandred on Power Rangers Samurai .

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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 performers union Equity New Zealand. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000The ShirtNick
2010LickedGeorgeShort
EelingHusbandShort
2017 6 Days Intelligence Translator
2018MuteMoShort
A War StoryChad
2019 Guns Akimbo News Reader
2020WaitressMarkShort
2023 Uproar Andrew

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Return to Treasure IslandJacobTV movie
1998 The Legend of William Tell Voss1 episode
2005 Hercules Silenys/Satyr2 episodes
2006Doves of WarMichael Kadir6 episodes
2009 Emilie Richards Jeffrey Trench1 episode
The Cult Doctor1 episode
The Jaquie Brown Diaries Randall5 episodes
2009-2010 Legend of the Seeker Soldier/Captain Frannick2 episodes
2011-2012 Power Rangers Samurai Master Xandred/Octoroo44 episodes
2014 The Brokenwood Mysteries Rob Visnic1 episode
2015-2016 Power Rangers Dino Charge City Worker/Scrapper3 episodes
2017Why Does Love?NicoTV movie
2018 Ash vs Evil Dead Sheriff1 episode
2019 Golden Boy 1 episode
Jonah Photographer1 episode
2021 The Gulf Joe Daysh2 episodes
2022-present Kid Sister SiggySeries regular

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References

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  2. Jeff Szusterman Gail Cowan Management. Accessed on 22 April 2023
  3. Kid Sister: TVNZ comedy unearths a new star, but two veterans steal the show Stuff. 27 May 2022
  4. Tracey Barnett (2005). "A safe place for youthful expression". New Zealand Herald . Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. "stage review: My First Time". Stuff . Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  6. Terry MacTavish (August 22, 2009). "ADDICTIVE TIME-FILLER". theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  7. Adey Ramsel (October 29, 2010). "A THEATRICAL TREAT AND NOT A WEAK LINK". theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  8. "A monochrome and technicolor history". toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. "25th Annual Drammy Awards" (PDF). Drammy Awards. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  10. "Equity New Zealand BoardTe Poari - Equity New Zealand" . Retrieved 3 November 2022.