Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn
Born	April 25, 1947 (1947-04-25) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Other names	Jeff DeMunn
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present
Spouse	Ann Sekjaer (m. 1974) «start: (1974)»"Marriage: Ann Sekjaer to Jeffrey DeMunn" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_DeMunn)

Jeffrey DeMunn (born April 25, 1947) is an American theatre, film and television actor.

Life and career

DeMunn was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Violet (née Paulus) and James DeMunn. Stepson of noted actress Betty Lutes DeMunn. He graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

DeMunn has been married to Ann Sekjaer since 1974; they have two children, Heather and Kevin. He and his son Kevin worked together in the movie The Majestic. Kevin played the Western Union Clerk in the second to last scene.

Stage career

He moved to England in the early 1970s, receiving theatrical training at the Old Vic Theatre. When he returned to the States, he performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear and several off-Broadway productions, including Bent, Modigliani and A Midsummer Night's Dream. DeMunn also participated in productions of developing plays at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. He most recently starred in Death of a Salesman at San Diego's Old Globe Theater.

Movie career

He is known as a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him in all four of his films: The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Majestic and The Mist (he also appeared in the 1988 remake of The Blob, which Darabont co-wrote). He also has an extensive television résumé, appearing in shows such as Kojak, Law & Order, and two of its spin-offs, SVU and Trial by Jury.

He has been involved in more Stephen King adaptations than any other actor. He has acted in film adaptations of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist and the T.V. miniseries Storm of the Century. He also narrated the audiobooks for Dreamcatcher and The Colorado Kid.

In 1995, he won a CableACE Award as Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for his portrayal of serial killer Andrei Chikatilo in the HBO film Citizen X and received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie nomination for his performance.

TV career

In April 2010 he was cast as Dale Horvath in Frank Darabont's television adaptation of the comic book series The Walking Dead.

Filmography

• Christmas Evil (1980)
• Resurrection (1980)
• The First Deadly Sin (1980)
• Ragtime (1981)
• Frances (1982)
• Windy City (1984)
• Warning Sign (1985)
• The Hitcher (1986)
• The Blob (1988)
• Betrayed (1988)
• Blaze (1989)
• By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
• The Haunted (1991)
• Newsies (1992)
• Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
• Citizen X (1995)
• Phenomenon (1996)
• Turbulence (1997)
• The Outer Limits (1997)
• RocketMan (1997)
• The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
• Storm of the Century (1999)
• The Green Mile (1999)
• The Majestic (2002)
• The West Wing (2004)
• The Persistence of Dreams (2005)
• Hollywoodland (2006)
• The Mist (2007)
• Burn After Reading (2008)
• Song Of The South 2 (2010)
• Another Happy Day (2011)
• The Walking Dead (2010-Present)

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1978 - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, for A Prayer for My Daughter
• 1995 - CableACE Award for Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries, for Citizen X
• 2006 - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, for Stuff Happens

Nominations

• 1983 - Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, for K2
• 1995 - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, for Citizen X
• 1999 - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, for The Green Mile
• 2011 - San Diego Theater Critics Circle: Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play - Male, for Death of a Salesman (Pending)

External links

• Jeffrey DeMunn at the Internet Movie Database
• Jeffrey DeMunn at the Internet Broadway Database