Jeff Seymour
Jeff Seymour is an American actor and acting coach. He is best known for his role as Kamal Azizi in the Canadian TV drama The Eleventh Hour, for which he won the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 18th Gemini Awards in 2003.
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Virginia, he began his acting career in 1979. He appeared on shows such as Knots Landing, Hill Street Blues, Bosom Buddies, The Jeffersons, and Eight is Enough. He started teaching acting in 1980.
Seymour designed and built The Gnu Theatre in Los Angeles, which became a highly awarded and respected venue. He played Ronald Barnes on Breakout Kings and directed and produced all the shows there.
He later moved to Canada, spending 15 years in the film and television industry, starring in The Eleventh Hour, Show Me Yours, and Jeff Ltd., which he co-created and co-wrote. He also guest-starred on Homeland, The Expanse, Suits, and Seal Team.
As an acting coach for 39 years, he has traveled across the United States, Canada, and Australia, teaching his “Real Life Actor” approach. In 2014, he published a book, The Real Life Actor. He currently teaches acting classes in Santa Monica, Vancouver, Toronto, and New York.
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