Jeffrey DeMunn
- Actor
Jeffrey DeMunn was born on April 25, 1947
in Buffalo, New York. He studied in England at the Bristol Old Vic
Theatre School, then returned to America and was a member of the
National Shakespeare Company. He has starred in many theatre
productions, both on and off Broadway, including "K2" (for which he
received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor), "Spoils of War" and
"Comedians".
He is known as a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him
in all four of his films: "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "The Green
Mile" (1999), "The Majestic" (2001) and "The Mist" (2007).
He has appeared in such films as "The Blob" (1988), "The X-Files: Fight
the Future" (1998), "Hollywoodland" (2006), "Burn After Reading" (2008)
and such television shows as "Hill Street Blues" (1981), "Kojak: The
Price of Justice" (1987), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)
and "The Walking Dead" (2010-2012), the latter developed by Frank
Darabont and based on the eponymous comic book series created by Robert
Kirkman and Tony Moore.
in Buffalo, New York. He studied in England at the Bristol Old Vic
Theatre School, then returned to America and was a member of the
National Shakespeare Company. He has starred in many theatre
productions, both on and off Broadway, including "K2" (for which he
received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor), "Spoils of War" and
"Comedians".
He is known as a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him
in all four of his films: "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "The Green
Mile" (1999), "The Majestic" (2001) and "The Mist" (2007).
He has appeared in such films as "The Blob" (1988), "The X-Files: Fight
the Future" (1998), "Hollywoodland" (2006), "Burn After Reading" (2008)
and such television shows as "Hill Street Blues" (1981), "Kojak: The
Price of Justice" (1987), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)
and "The Walking Dead" (2010-2012), the latter developed by Frank
Darabont and based on the eponymous comic book series created by Robert
Kirkman and Tony Moore.