Jeremy Jordan (actor born 1984)
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Jeremy Michael Jordan (born November 20, 1984) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway, in television and film, in concert, as well as in other theatrical productions. He made his Broadway debut in 2009 as part of ''
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''. Subsequently, he went to star in the original Broadway musicals ''
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'' (2011) as Clyde Barrow and ''
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'' (2012) as Jack Kelly, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Grammy Award. He has also appeared in the musicals '' West Side Story'' and '' Waitress'' and the play ''American Son'' on Broadway. In 2021, he starred in the Off-Broadway revival of ''
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.'' On screen, he starred opposite
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in the 2014 musical film '' The Last Five Years'' and as Jimmy Collins in the NBC series '' Smash'' (2013). From 2015 to 2021, he played Winslow "Winn" Schott Jr. on the CBS/ CW DC Comics-based superhero drama series '' Supergirl''.


Early life and education

Jordan was born on November 20, 1984,Cohen, Patricia
"Just a Little Moonlighting on Broadway"
''The New York Times'', September 15, 2011
in
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, where he was raised. His parents divorced when he was young, and he lived in low-income housing, with his brother, Joey, sister, Jessa, and mother, Debbie (née Stone). His stepmother died in a car crash when he was in 7th grade. Jordan was injured and started to pursue singing when he had to take a break from sports during his recovery. His father is of English, Scottish, Welsh and German descent, while his mother is Jewish (her parents' families were Jewish emigrants from Russia, Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania). He has said, "I am Jewish... rowing upwe had Jewish holidays and Christian holidays. I was the best of both worlds." He was an excellent student, graduating from Mary Carroll High School, where he was active in choir. He graduated from Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York, with a
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in musical theatre.


Career


Stage

Jordan sang as a teenager and began acting in high school.Wontorek, Paul
"Get to Know Broadway's Next Matinee Idol, Newsies and Bonnie & Clyde Star Jeremy Jordan"
Broadway.com, September 22, 2011.
In 2008, he starred as Alex in ''
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'' at Hartford Theatreworks, for which he received a Connecticut Critics Circle nomination. Later that year, he played Tom Sawyer in '' Big River'' at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. He appeared in the Broadway cast of ''
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'' in 2009. Jordan was an alternate for the leading role of Tony in the 2009 Broadway revival of '' West Side Story''. He also starred as Clyde Barrow in the 2010 pre-Broadway Sarasota, Florida, tryout of the new musical ''
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'' by Frank Wildhorn and Don Black. He debuted the role of Clyde when the show opened on Broadway on December 1, 2011. The show closed on December 30, 2011, after 36 performances. Jordan played Jack in the stage version of ''
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'' at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey in September and October 2011. Jordan reprised the lead role as Jack Kelly in Disney's ''
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'' on Broadway, with music by
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, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and book by Harvey Fierstein. ''Newsies'' opened at the Nederlander Theatre on March 29, 2012. For the role, Jordan was nominated for the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album as a principal soloist on the ''Newsies'' original cast album. He appeared in the
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and Wynton Marsalis staged concert ''A Bed and A Chair'' for
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at New York City Center from November 13 to 17, 2013, along with
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and Bernadette Peters. In December 2013, Jordan appeared in '' Hit List'', a concert presentation of the fictional musical created for the second season of ''Smash.'' He has performed at 54 Below in New York City many times as both a soloist and with his ''Smash'' costars. On February 16, 2015, Jordan starred as Leo Frank, opposite
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as Lucille Frank, in the concert production of ''Parade'', also written by Jason Robert Brown, at the Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. Jordan was featured as Light Yagami in the 2014/2015 English concept album of '' Death Note: The Musical''. In June 2016, Jordan reprised his role as Tony in the Hollywood Bowl concerts of '' West Side Story'', alongside Karen Olivo and George Akram. Published on December 19, 2017, Jeremy Jordan was on a YouTube video as a musical director as well as Michael Gracey of a 2017 behind the scenes "The Greatest Showman" standing side by actor Hugh Jackman. (The Greatest Showman "From Now On" 20th Century FOX) In October 2018 Jordan appeared in the play ''American Son'', on Broadway alongside Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale, a role he and the others reprised in the play's 2019 Netflix film adaptation. In 2019 Jordan started appearing in the musical ''Waitress'' on Broadway alongside Shoshana Bean. In April 2021, he gave an interview on The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales, discussing his 54/Below cabaret show "Carry On".


Film and television

Jordan made a 2008 television appearance, guest-starring on NBC's '' Law & Order: SVU'' in the episode "Streetwise". He starred in the Warner Bros. film '' Joyful Noise'', opposite Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer, and Dolly Parton. The film opened on January 13, 2012. It was announced in June 2012 that Jordan would join the cast of NBC's '' Smash'' for season two playing Jimmy. He filmed episodes for ''Smash'' while performing in ''Newsies'' until his final performance in the musical on September 4. Jordan played Jamie Wellerstein in '' The Last Five Years'', a film adaptation of the musical of the same name, written by Jason Robert Brown, costarring
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as Cathy Hiatt. The film was shot over three weeks in June 2013, and released in February 2015. In 2015, Jordan was cast as Winslow "Winn" Schott Jr. on '' Supergirl''. The premiere on CBS was watched by 12.96 million viewers and received a full season order on November 30, 2015. Jordan received praise for his performance on the show, which would move to The CW after the first season. He stayed on as series regular for two subsequent seasons. From 2017-2020, he voiced Varian in Disney's ''
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''. On June 20, 2019, it was reported that Jordan would be starring as Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart in the upcoming
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''. On July 15, 2020, it was announced that Jordan would star in the upcoming Hallmark Channel film ''Holly and Ivy'', alongside Janel Parrish and Marisol Nichols. The film was released on November 1, 2020 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. On January 3, 2021, it was announced that Jordan would star in another Hallmark Channel film ''Mix Up in the Mediterranean'', alongside
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. The film was released on February 20, 2021.] Jordan announced via social media that he would be starting a band, Age of Madness, which released their first album in spring 2022.


Personal life

Jordan married Broadway actress and singer Ashley Spencer (actress), Ashley Spencer on September 8, 2012. They have a daughter, Clara Eloise Jordan, born April 21, 2019.


Filmography


Film


Television


Stage credits

Selected credits Concert stagings and readings * 2010: '' Heathers: The Musical'' ( Joe's Pub) – Jason Dean (J.D) * 2013: ''A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair'' ( New York City Center) – Male 2 * 2015: ''Parade'' (
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) – Leo Frank * 2015: ''Bombshell'' (The Actors Fund) * 2016: '' West Side Story'' (
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) – Tony * 2018: ''Tarrytown'' (
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) – Brom * 2022: ''
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'' ( Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) – Clyde Barrow


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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