Jay Underwood (born October 1, 1968) is an American actor and pastor. Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s, he is perhaps best known for his starring feature film roles; portraying Eric Gibb in ''

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'', Chip Carson in '' Not Quite Human'', Grover Dunn in '' The Invisible Kid'',

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in ''The Sonny and Cher Story'', and Bug in ''

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''. He also portrayed the

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in the 1994 unreleased film ''

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''.

Career

In 2001, Underwood was honored by the

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with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role in ''

''. Recently, Underwood appeared in the feature film '' No Greater Love'', released in 2010. Underwood worked for Calvary Bible Church in

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from August 2005 to June 2007 while attending The Master's Seminary, and was the full-time pastor of First Baptist Church of

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from 2007 to 2020. As of January 1, 2021, Jay returned to Calvary Bible Church in Burbank and is currently Interim Pastor-Teacher.

Partial filmography

* 1986 ''

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'' as Robin * 1986 ''

'' as Eric * 1987 '' Not Quite Human'' (TV movie) as Chip Carson * 1987 ''

Promised Land The Promised Land ( he, הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ''ha'aretz hamuvtakhat''; ar, أرض الميعاد, translit.: ''ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey"'') is the land which, according to the Tanakh (the Hebrew ...

'' as Circle K Clerk * 1988 '' The Invisible Kid'' as Grover Dunn * 1989 ''

'' as 'Bug' * 1989 ''

Not Quite Human II ''Not Quite Human 2'' is a 1989 television film written and directed by Eric Luke and starring Jay Underwood, Alan Thicke, and Robyn Lively. As the second of three films in a series based on the '' Not Quite Human'' novels by Seth McEvoy, it fo ...

'' (TV Movie) as Chip Carson * 1989 ''

21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...

'' (TV Series) as Rob Daniels * 1990 ''

Blind Faith Blind Faith were an English supergroup featuring Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They were eagerly anticipated by the music press following on the success of each of the member's former bands, including Clapton a ...

'' (TV Mini-Series) as Chris Marshall * 1990 ''The Gumshoe Kid'' as Jeff Sherman * 1990 ''

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' is a 1990 American action comedy mystery film directed by Renny Harlin and written by David Arnott, James Cappe, and Daniel Waters based on a story by Arnott and Cappe. The film stars comedian Andrew Di ...

'' as Club Guy Bob (uncredited) * 1991 ''Son of Darkness: To Die for II'' as Danny * 1992 ''

Still Not Quite Human ''Still Not Quite Human'' is a 1992 television film written and directed by Eric Luke and starring Jay Underwood and Alan Thicke. It is the third and final film in a series based on the '' Not Quite Human'' novels by Seth McEvoy. The story, w ...

'' (TV Movie) as Chip Carson * 1993 ''

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'' (TV Series) as

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* 1994 ''

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'' as

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* 1994 ''Stalked'' as Daryl Gleeson * 1994 ''The Raffle'' as Wilson Lowe * 1995 ''

Sleepstalker ''Sleepstalker'' (released in the Philippines as ''A Demon in the House'') is a 1995 horror film directed by Turi Meyer, written by Al Septien and Meyer, and starring Michael Harris, Jay Underwood, Kathryn Morris, and Michael D. Roberts. Plot Sev ...

'' as Griffin Davis * 1995 ''

A Reason to Believe ''A Reason to Believe'' is a 1995 American drama independent film directed by Douglas Tirola. The film is set in Oxford, Ohio, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and was released on September 22, 1995. Plot Charlotte, a popular girl on campus, goes to ...

'' as Jim Curran * 1996 '' Star Command'' (TV Movie) as Ensign Ken Oort * 1996 ''The Dark Mist'' as Priamus * 1997 ''The Nurse'' as John Beecher * 1997 ''

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'' as Donald Duncan * 1998 ''

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'' as John Clark * 1998 ''Fatal Affair'' as Ezra Tyler * 1999 ''Valerie Flake'' as Tim Darnell * 1999 ''The Beat Goes On: The Sonny & Cher Story'' (TV movie) as

* 1999 ''Dead Dogs'' as Derek * 2000 ''

Dancing in September ''Dancing in September'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television film written and directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood (in his directorial debut), who also produced with Reuben Cannon and Don Kurt. It stars Nicole Ari Parker and Isaiah Was ...

'' as Michael Daniels * 2000 '' The Girls' Room'' as Shepp * 2000 '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (Episode: "

Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd ( el, ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, ''poimḗn ho kalós'') is an image used in the pericope of , in which Jesus Christ is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. Similar imagery is used in Psalm 23 ...

") as Mortimer Harren * 2001 '' Road to Redemption'' as Alan Fischer * 2001 ''

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'' (Episode: ''

Empedocles Empedocles (; grc-gre, Ἐμπεδοκλῆς; , 444–443 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a native citizen of Akragas, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for originating the cosmogonic theory of the ...

'') as Jeb Dukes * 2001 ''Legend of the Candy Cane'' (TV movie) as Chester (voice) * 2004 '' Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' as Police Officer Tom * 2005 ''Annie's Point'' (TV movie) as Police Officer * 2006 ''Where There's a Will'' (TV movie) as Jimmy Ray * 2010 '' No Greater Love'' as Dave * 2016 ''Drift'' (Short) as Dad * 2016 ''Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel'' as Cross * 2019 ''Surge of Dawn'' as Cross

References

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* 1968 births Living people Baptist ministers from the United States American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Minneapolis 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub