Jamie Jackson
Born (1967-08-20) August 20, 1967
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Actor, stand-up comedian, singer, playwright, lyricist
Years active1984–present
SpouseSoHee

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, 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 Notes
1984 Prisoner Interviewer 3 / Lois Episodes: #1430 - Interviewer 3, #1453 - Lois
1990 The Flying Doctors Stan Episode: "A Place for the Night"
1992 The Girl Who Came Late Neville Lipsky
1993 A Country Practice Andrew Rendell Four episodes
1995 Flipper Abernathy Episode: "Treasure Hunt"
1996 Water Rats Glenn Forbes Episodes: "Lie Down with Dogs", "The Shaft"
1996 G.P. Steve Miller Episode: "Ding Dong Dell"
1997 Domesticated Animals Jack Short
1997 Wildside Father Geoff Ryan Episode: #1.4
1997 Children's Hospital Peter
1998 Praise James
2000 Brother Mr. Smarts Short
2006 .38 Thriller Nathan Short
2007 Portrait of a Whig Dick Driben Short
2009 Flight of the Conchords Australian Episode: "The Tough Brets"
2009 The Triumph of William Henry Harrison Dick Driben
2009 Black Site Manager
2010 English20 Charles Aston Video
2011 Nexus John Short
2012 Smash Keyboardist Episode: "Hell on Earth"
2012 White Alligator Gary
2013 Zero Hour Reverend Mark Episodes: "Suspension", "Sync", "Hands", "Ratchet"
2013 The Blacklist Ranko Zamani Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Unforgettable Victor Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2014 My Man Is a Loser The Australian
2014 Person of Interest Janis Episode: "Wingman"
2017 The Greatest Showman Boss
2018 Quantico Gavin Pillay Recurring role

Stage

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2007-2008 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Lawrence Jameson US tour
2009 s/b Lawrence Jameson Patchogue Theatre
2010 Annie Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks Fulton Opera House
2010-2011 The 39 Steps Clown #1 Off-Broadway
2011 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd Regional
2012 My Fair Lady Professor Henry Higgins
Phantom Erik, The Phantom
A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge
2013 Soul Doctor Father/Rebbe;
u/s Shlomo		 Broadway
2014 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Bird Seller/Ensemble Lincoln Center
The Last Ship Joe Fletcher;
u/s Jackie White		 Bank of America Theatre
Broadway
2015 Doctor Zhivago Alexander Gromeko Broadway
2016 The Secret Garden Lieutenant Shaw Concert
I Spy a Spy Director/Author/Lyricist Workshop
2017 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Judge Turpin Off-Broadway
2018-2020 Wicked Doctor Dillamond Broadway
2019 I Spy a Spy Author & Lyricist Off-Broadway
2023-2024 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Judge Turpin Broadway

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