Jamie Jackson (actor) explained

Jamie Jackson
Birth Date:August 20, 1967
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Actor, stand-up comedian, singer, playwright, lyricist
Years Active:1984–present
Spouse:SoHee

Jamie Jackson (born January 24, 1967) is an Australian actor and stand-up comedian who has appeared in film, stage and television. His television appearances include Water Rats, The Blacklist, and Flight of the Conchords. His Broadway credits include leading roles in Doctor Zhivago, Soul Doctor, Wicked, and .

Jackson studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, and attended the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied musical theatre writing under the tutelage of Sarah Schlesinger. He also studied standup comedy at the American Comedy Institute with Stephen Rosenfield.

In 1998 he was awarded and Associate Fellowship through Mike Walsh Fellowships.

Jackson also was the lyricist and author of I Spy a Spy. After 7 years of 3 workshops, 2 lab presentations, and 6 readings the show premiered Off-Broadway in 2019 at the St Clements Theatre.

Filmography

Film and Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984PrisonerInterviewer 3 / LoisEpisodes: #1430 - Interviewer 3, #1453 - Lois
1990The Flying DoctorsStanEpisode: "A Place for the Night"
1992The Girl Who Came LateNeville Lipsky
1993A Country PracticeAndrew RendellFour episodes
1995FlipperAbernathyEpisode: "Treasure Hunt"
1996Water RatsGlenn ForbesEpisodes: "Lie Down with Dogs", "The Shaft"
1996G.P.Steve MillerEpisode: "Ding Dong Dell"
1997Domesticated AnimalsJack Short
1997WildsideFather Geoff RyanEpisode: #1.4
1997Children's HospitalPeter
1998PraiseJames
2000BrotherMr. SmartsShort
2006.38 ThrillerNathanShort
2007Portrait of a WhigDick DribenShort
2009Flight of the ConchordsAustralianEpisode: "The Tough Brets"
2009The Triumph of William Henry HarrisonDick Driben
2009Black SiteManager
2010English20Charles AstonVideo
2011Nexus JohnShort
2012SmashKeyboardistEpisode: "Hell on Earth"
2012White AlligatorGary
2013Zero HourReverend MarkEpisodes: "Suspension", "Sync", "Hands", "Ratchet"
2013The BlacklistRanko ZamaniEpisode: "Pilot"
2014UnforgettableVictorEpisode: "Flesh and Blood"
2014My Man Is a LoserThe Australian
2014Person of InterestJanisEpisode: "Wingman"
2017The Greatest ShowmanBoss
2018QuanticoGavin PillayRecurring role

Stage

Theatre
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007-2008Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsLawrence JamesonUS tour
2009s/b Lawrence JamesonPatchogue Theatre
2010AnnieOliver "Daddy" Warbucks
2010-2011The 39 StepsClown #1Off-Broadway
2011Sweeney ToddRegional
2012My Fair LadyProfessor Henry Higgins
PhantomErik, The Phantom
A Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge
2013Soul DoctorFather/Rebbe;
u/s Shlomo
Broadway
2014Bird Seller/EnsembleLincoln Center
The Last ShipJoe Fletcher;
u/s Jackie White
Bank of America Theatre
Broadway
2015Doctor ZhivagoAlexander GromekoBroadway
2016The Secret GardenLieutenant ShawConcert
I Spy a SpyDirector/Author/LyricistWorkshop
2017Judge TurpinOff-Broadway
2018-2020WickedDoctor DillamondBroadway
2019I Spy a SpyAuthor & Lyricist Off-Broadway
2023-2024Judge TurpinBroadway

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