Jeffrey Carlson

Jeffrey Carlson

Jeffrey Carlson: A Brief Biography

At A Glance

Jeffrey Carlson joined the cast of All My Children in the ground breaking role of Zarf/Zoe in November 2006. With this character's storyline, the show made television history becoming the first daytime drama to chronicle the coming out story of a transgender character.

Mr. Carlson trained at The Julliard School, The University of California at Davis and the Guthrie Theatre. His Broadway credits include: Taboo (Marilyn), Tartuffe (Valere, Roundabout) and Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (Billy). He also appeared in the pre-Broadway production of The Miracle Worker (James Keller). Off-Broadway, he starred in Lee Blessing's Thief River (Signature Theatre) and regionally, McCarter Theatre's Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Manuscript at the Cape Cod Theatre Project and Sodom and Gomorrah at the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Center. This television and film credits include Plainsong (Hallmark Hall of Fame), No Where to Go But Up, respectively.

Mr. Carlson is originally from Long Beach, California. His mother is a big fan of All My Children, and named him after one of her favorite characters, Jeff Martin.

Acting Portfolio: TELEVISION

All My Children August 23, 2006 [guest appearance]; November 30, 2006 to April 26, 2007 [contract] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Justin Wexler, "Doubt" 2004

Acting Portfolio: FILM

The Killing Floor Jared Thurber 2006 Backseat Jason 2005 Hitch Egon 2005 Happy End Luke

Acting Portfolio: THEATRE

Taboo Marilyn 2004 Last Easter Gash

Awards & Acclaim

Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (2007, 2008)

Vital Statistics

PLACE OF BIRTH: Long Beach, California

DATE OF BIRTH: June 23rd, 1975

HEIGHT: 5' 11" (1.80 m)