Jefferson A.
Russell
Biography
Everyman Theatre: Aubergine, The Soul Collector, Gem of the Ocean, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Hedda Gabler, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Heathen Valley. Regional: Baltimore Center Stage/Cincinnati Playhouse: Shakespeare in Love; Ford’s Theatre: Ragtime; Pioneer Theatre Co: Fences; Cincinnati Playhouse: Jitney; Marin Theatre Co: Fetch Clay Make Man, The Convert; Dallas Theatre/Goodman Theatre: Trinity River Plays; Hangar Theatre: The Piano Lesson; Round House: Father Comes Home From The Wars, Two Trains Running, Ironbound, Fahrenheit 451, Amadeus; Woolly Mammoth: Clybourne Park; Rep Stage: Sunset Baby; Folger: The Tempest; Gulfshore Playhouse: Race; Kennedy Center National tours: Harlem, Color Me Dark; Education: Hampton University, BA, (Sociology/Criminal Justice), GWU: MFA, Academy of Classical Acting. He is a former Baltimore police officer and a founding member of GALVANIZE, a network for artists of color.