Jamie Jackson (born January 24, 1967) is an Australian actor, singer, playwright 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 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
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 Year Title Role Notes1984PrisonerInterviewer 3 / LoisEpisodes: #1430 - Interviewer 3, #1453 - Lois1990The Flying DoctorsStanEpisode: "A Place for the Night"1992The Girl Who Came LateNeville Lipsky1993A Country PracticeAndrew RendellFour episodes1995FlipperAbernathyEpisode: "Treasure Hunt"1996Water RatsGlenn ForbesEpisodes: "Lie Down with Dogs", "The Shaft"1996G.P.Steve MillerEpisode: "Ding Dong Dell"1997Domesticated AnimalsJack Short1997WildsideFather Geoff RyanEpisode: #1.41997Children's HospitalPeter1998PraiseJames2000BrotherMr. SmartsShort2006.38 ThrillerNathanShort2007Portrait of a WhigDick DribenShort2009Flight of the ConchordsAustralianEpisode: "The Tough Brets"2009The Triumph of William Henry HarrisonDick Driben2009Black SiteManager2010English20Charles AstonVideo2011Nexus JohnShort2012SmashKeyboardistEpisode: "Hell on Earth"2012White AlligatorGary2013Zero HourReverend MarkEpisodes: "Suspension", "Sync", "Hands", "Ratchet"2013The BlacklistRanko ZamaniEpisode: "Pilot"2014UnforgettableVictorEpisode: "Flesh and Blood"2014My Man Is a LoserThe Australian2014Person of InterestJanisEpisode: "Wingman"2017The Greatest Showman Boss2018Quantico Gavin Pillay Recurring role
Stage + Theatre Year Title Role Notes2007-2008Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsLawrence JamesonUS tour2009s/b Lawrence JamesonPatchogue Theatre2010AnnieOliver "Daddy" WarbucksFulton Opera House 2010-2011The 39 StepsClown #1Off-Broadway2011Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSweeney ToddRegional2012My Fair LadyProfessor Henry HigginsPhantomErik, The PhantomA Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge2013Soul DoctorFather/Rebbe;u/s ShlomoBroadway2014Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBird Seller/EnsembleLincoln CenterThe Last ShipJoe Fletcher;u/s Jackie WhiteBank of America TheatreBroadway2015Doctor ZhivagoAlexander GromekoBroadway2016The Secret GardenLieutenant ShawConcertI Spy a SpyDirector/Author/LyricistWorkshop2017Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetJudge TurpinOff-Broadway2018-2020WickedDoctor DillamondBroadway2019I Spy a SpyAuthor & Lyricist Off-Broadway2023-2024Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetJudge TurpinBroadway
References
External links
Official website Jamie Jackson on Backstage.com Jamie Jackson on TV Guide Actor Jamie Jackson attends the after party for the Broadway opening of "Soul Doctor" at the Liberty Theatre on Getty Images Actor Jamie Jackson attends the after party for the Broadway opening of "Soul Doctor" at the Liberty Theatre on Livingly Media