Tommie Earl Jenkins | |
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| Born | November 13, 1965 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Jye Frasca (m. 2000) |
Tommie Earl Jenkins (born November 13, 1965), also known as Tee Jaye, [1] is an American actor, musician and stage performer most noted for the voice of Ubercorn in the TV series Go Jetters and the origination of the role Barry Belson in the musical Jersey Boys. [2]
A native of Canton, Ohio, Jenkins has spent more than twenty years in the United Kingdom. He returned to the United States in 2014. [3]
In 2000, Jenkins married Jye Frasca. [4]
Tommie Earl Jenkins originally trained as a classical ballet dancer. He has worked with the Canton Ballet in Ohio, the Duluth Ballet of Minnesota and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. [1] [2] He has worked in numerous theatrical performances as both a dancer and actor as well as a film and voice actor. [2] [5]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Fascination | Voice | German release film |
| 2005 | Tideland | Performer | Song: "Wash Me in the Blood of Jesus" [6] |
| 2012 | Gambit | Couple husband | |
| 2013 | The Callback Queen | Chuck Rydell [7] | |
| 2014 | The Trip [8] | Jeremy | short film, London Sci-Fi Festival [9] |
| 2015 | Tulips | Short film to launch upcoming feature film The White King [10] | |
| 2018 | Papi Chulo | Tom | |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | Uncredited | |
| 2022 | Paradise Highway | Bob | |
| 2025 | Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film † | ||
| TBA | The Son† | Directed by Luke and Taylor Riether |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Niles | Episode: "The Yanks Are Coming" (as Tee Jaye) [11] |
| 2008 | Loose Women | Himself | Guest S12E 137 |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Sailor | Uncredited, two episodes |
| 2015 | Galavant | Pirate | Episode: "Comedy Gold"; uncredited [12] |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... | O. J. Simpson | Episode: "Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman" | |
| American Odyssey | Osela Soldier #1 | Episode: "Gone Elvis" | |
| 2015–2020 | Go Jetters | Ubercorn | Voice, 148 episodes |
| 2016 | Roots: A New Vision | Narrator | Television special documentary [13] |
| Roots: A History Revealed | Narrator | Television special documentary [14] | |
| 2017 | Shooter | Navy Commander | Episode: "The Hunting Party" [15] |
| Law & Order True Crime | Reporter #2 | 3 episodes | |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Donald | Episode: "Wes" | |
| General Hospital | Dean Paulson | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. | Wayne Higgins | Episode: "Half the Job" (as Tommie Jenkins) |
| For the People | FBI Agent Steven Tate | Episode: "First Inning" | |
| 2019 | The Politician | Teacher | S1E5 |
| Pandora | Ellison Pevney | Main role, 9 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Last Word | cemetery caretaker René | English version, episode 6 |
| The Minions of Midas | Alfonso, Diego Rocal | English version, two episodes | |
| 2021 | Dead Pixels | Dr. Larry | S2E4 |
| Lupin | Babakar | English version, three episodes | |
| 2022 | King of Stonks | Rick | E4, voice |
| Wednesday | Mayor Walker | Recurring Role, three episodes | |
| Star Trek: Prodigy | Commander Adreek-Hu | Voice, episode: "Preludes" | |
| Teenage Euthanasia | Darius | Voice, episode #2.7 | |
| 2023 | Death in Paradise | Kenton Sealy | S12E8 [16] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Purlie the Musical [2] | ||
| 1990–1998 | Cats | Various (Alonzo, Macavity, Munkustrap, Plato, Rum Tug Tugger) | Hamburg (1990–1991) London (1996–1998) |
| 1993–1996 | A Chorus Line | Richie | Carr Performing Arts Centre A non-commercial BBC Radio broadcast was made with the 1996 cast. [17] |
| 1994–1995 | Five Guys Named Moe | Swing, Big Moe, Nomax, Four-eyed Moe [2] | Albery Theater, Also appeared as Four-eyed Moe in the 1995 live video recording |
| 1999–2000 | Oh What a Night! | Brutus T. Firefly | Apollo Hammersmith Theatre |
| 2000–2002 | Fame | Tyrone Jackson [18] [19] | Victoria Palace Theatre and Cambridge Theatre [20] |
| 2004 | Purlie | Purlie Victorious [21] | Bridewell Theatre |
| 2004–2005 | Aladdin | Genie [2] | Old Vic Theatre [20] [2] |
| 2005–2008 | Tick, Tick...Boom! | Michael | Menier Chocolate Factory [22] |
| 2006 | Whistle Down the Wind | Ed | Palace Theatre [20] |
| 2006–2008 | Dirty Dancing [23] | Tito Suarez (stand by) | Aldwych Theatre [24] |
| 2008–2012 | Jersey Boys | Barry Belson [25] and others | Prince Edward Theatre and August Wilson Theatre [20] [2] |
| 2011 | Cinderella | Dandini | Hackney Empire pantomime [26] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire | Blish, Human, Noble Human, Utumishi | |
| 2018 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | Director Castol, Player Voice (Male Stoic) | |
| Earthfall | Roy | ||
| World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | |||
| Fallout 76 | Scott Shepherd, Squire Schultz, Lottery Phone Representative, Additional Voices | ||
| 2019 | Death Stranding | Die-Hardman | Also performance capture |
| 2020 | Fallout 76: Wastelanders | Aldridge, Sargento | |
| 2021 | The Last Worker | S.P.E.A.R. Leader | [27] |
| 2022 | Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons | Additional voices | |
| Diablo Immortal | Torr | ||
| Saints Row | Santo Ileso Pedestrians | ||
| Gotham Knights | Jacob Kane | ||
| Bayonetta 3 | Phantasmaraneae, Baseball commentator | English version | |
| 2023 | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Gulu, additional voices | [28] |
| The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | Azandar Al-Cybiades | Character Companion [29] | |
| Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure | Lyhr | ||
| Starfield | Aaron Scott | [30] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Twelve Years a Slave | Narrator | W.F. Howes Ltd [31] |
| 2014 | The Autobiography of Malcolm X | Narrator | RNIB [32] |
| The Racketeer | Narrator | RNIB [33] | |
| Brother Ray–Ray Charles' Own Story | Narrator | RNIB [34] | |
| Unknown | Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom | Narrator | RNIB [1] |
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | "D.E.F. = Doug E. Fresh" | Doug E. Fresh | Staging and choreographing | Music video [1] |
| "Cut That Zero" | Doug E. Fresh | Staging and choreographing | Music video [1] |
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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| 1992 | "Never Too Late" | Polydor Records | Pop |
| "Baby, Come Back" | Polydor Records | Funk/soul | |
| 1994 | "Who's That Girl?" | BMG | Electronic/Euro house |
| "Don't Call It Destiny" | RCA/BMG | Electronic/Euro house | |
| 1995 | "Let Me Be Your Love" [36] | One Way Records | Electronic/house/Euro House |
| 1997 | "Oh Oh My Girl" | One Way Records | Electronic/Euro house |
| 2012 | Magic of Disney Concert [37] | n/a | As part of Queen's Diamond Jubillee |
| Year | Award | Category | Film/TV show | Results |
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| 2016 | 69th British Academy Film Awards | Best Pre-School Animation | Go Jetters | Nominated [38] |
| 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series | Roots: A New Vision | Nominated [39] [40] | |
| 2019 | Shacknews | Best Voice Actor | Death Stranding | Won [41] |
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