Jeffery Self

Jeffery Self
Born	(1987-02-19) February 19, 1987 (age 38)
Occupations	Actor writer comedian
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Augustus Prew ​ (m. 2018)​

Jeffery Self (born February 19, 1987) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. ^[1]

Early life

Self is a native of Georgia, who grew up in the South. ^[2] After attending middle school, Self persuaded his parents to let him be homeschooled. ^[3]

Career

Self has appeared in many television shows as a recurring, featured or guest actor. He and Cole Escola starred in the sketch comedy series Jeffery & Cole Casserole , which aired on Logo TV for two seasons. ^[4] He has also appeared in Desperate Housewives , 90210 , Hot in Cleveland , Torchwood , Shameless , Difficult People , and as Liz Lemon's cousin Randy Lemon on NBC's 30 Rock . ^[5] He is the author of two humor books: Fifty Shades Of Gay and Straight People: A Spotters Guide, as well as the young adult novels A Very Very Bad Thing and Drag Teen. ^{[6] [3] [7]} He co-wrote, produced, and starred in the indie horror/comedy cult hit You're Killing Me. ^[8] He was the host of the MTV series, Scream: After Dark, a talk show devoted to deleted scenes and interviews with the cast of the popular MTV horror series Scream . ^{[9] [10]} He most recently played Marc Doober on Search Party on HBO Max.

Personal life

Self is gay. ^[11] He dated Patrick McDonald of Fire Island ^[12] for three years and publicly blogged about their breakup. ^{[13] [14]} On January 8, 2017, Self and his boyfriend, Augustus Prew, announced their engagement via Instagram. ^{[15] [16]} They were married on January 13, 2018, in Culver City, California. ^[17] Self's mother-in-law is the fashion designer Wendy Dagworthy. ^[18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith	Townsperson	Uncredited
2011	Eirik/Ben	Eirik
2013	Paragon School for Girls	Millicent
2015	You're Killing Me	George
2019	California No	Jeffery
2020	The High Note	Josh
2021	7 Days	Dr. Henry
2022	Mack & Rita	Sam
2022	Spoiler Alert	Nick
2025	Drop	Matt

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2010	Jeffery & Cole Casserole	Jeffery	13 episodes
2010	30 Rock	Randy Lemon	Episode: "Klaus and Greta"
2010	90210	Ilon	3 episodes
2011	Hot in Cleveland	Waiter	Episode: "I Love Lucci: Part One"
2011	Shameless	Grant	Episode: "It's Time to Kill the Turtle"
2011	Torchwood	James Percey	Episode: "Rendition"
2011	Friends with Benefits	Packard	Episode: "The Benefit of Full Disclosure"
2012	Desperate Housewives	Brian	Episode: "Any Moment"
2012	Co-op of the Damned	Dave	Episode: "Rosemary's Other Baby"
2013	Ladies' Man: A Made Movie	Xavier	Television film
2014	Gay of Thrones	Jeffery	10 episodes
2015	Difficult People	Carl	Episode: "Premium Membership"
2015	Not Looking	Lee	4 episodes
2016–2022	Search Party	Marc	23 episodes
2017	Throwing Shade	Gay Man 1	Episode #1.5
2018	The Demons of Dorian Gunn	Dorian Gunn	Television film
2019	Lovestruck	Kevin
2023	The Horror of Dolores Roach	Caleb Sweetzer	3 episodes

References

1. "Jeffery Self". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
2. O'Donnell, Carey (14 April 2016). "Catching Up With Comedian Jeffery Self On His New Young Adult Novel 'Drag Teen'". PAPERMAG . Retrieved 30 May 2017.
3. Ibrahim, Banu (May 3, 2016). "Author Jeffery Self's newest novel is this summer's must-read book". AOL.com . Retrieved 30 May 2017.
4. "Jeffery & Cole Casserole". Logo TV. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
5. "Rome actor Jeffery Self to appear on NBC's '30 Rock'". Northwest Georgia News. 14 January 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
6. Nichols, James Michael (27 April 2016). "Jeffery Self Breaks Into The Young Adult Literary World With 'Drag Teen'". Huffington Post . Retrieved 30 May 2017.
7. "Jeffery Self: Please Respect My Privacy". www.out.com. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
8. "OUT100: Cole Escola & Jeffery Self". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
9. Yohannes, Alamin (June 14, 2016). "Jeffery Self Plans Facebook Live Event For LGBTQ Community". NBC News . Retrieved 30 May 2017.
10. Pedersen, Erik (25 May 2016). "MTV Sets 'Scream After Dark!' Aftershow Hosted By Jeffery Self". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 30 May 2017.
11. "OUT100: Cole Escola & Jeffery Self". Out . November 11, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
12. Self, Jeffery (22 April 2017). "Fire Island Series Premiere Recap: The Boys of Summer". vulture.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
13. "WATCH: Jeffery Self and Patrick McDonald Are Big In Japan". queerty.com. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
14. "Baby's First Break Up". JefferySelf.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
15. "Instagram photo by Jeffery Self • Jan 9, 2017 at 1:15am UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
16. Towle, Andy (9 January 2017). "Actor, Writer, and Facebook Talk Show Host Jeffery Self Got Engaged with the Help of a Trader Joe's Orange - Towleroad". Towleroad.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
17. Lopez, David (15 January 2018). "Actors Jeffery Self and Augustus Prew Tied the Knot!". Instinct. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
18. Scott, Danny (4 August 2013). "Relative Values: My mum's the true queen of the catwalk". The Times .

External links

• Jeffery Self at IMDb