Jeffrey
Knight

Jeffrey Knight is an Actor and Voice Artist. A graduate of the University of Waterloo, he holds a degree in Drama and Classics. He has spent his entire adult life performing and entertaining audiences – live, on stage, in voice over booths or in front of the camera for the film and television industry. Jeffrey has been involved in every conceivable genre of production from Brecht to Commedia dell’arte. His credits include appearances on major stages right across North America. Selected rolls include leads in, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Bottom), What The Butler Saw and Lend Me A Tenor (Max). He has spent thousands of hours in front of the lens and microphone. HisTake A Look At Us Now campaign for Ford swept the Bessies with awards for Best Campaign, Best Single and Commercial of The Year. Dozens of later spots throughout the campaign also won at The London International Advertising Awards and Gold at The Marketing Awards and lasted an unprecedented seven years. These commercials were featured on CBS’s “Funniest Commercials” and allowed Jeffrey to crisscross The Untied States and Canada while improvising with real people with fabulous regional accents. Jeffrey can be heard on several animated series and video games (visit his www.imdb.compage). As a young man, Jeffrey was the winner of Shout Night Club’s “Search for the Funniest Stand-Up Comedian” contest and was a regular improv performer with the Second City Alumni. In television he has had guest starring and/or recurring roles in Conviction (ABC), The Strain (FX Network), Murdoch Mysteries, Degrassi: The Next Generation & Jett Jackson, to name a few.As a young performer he worked with Wayne and Shuster on a series of CBC specials. Career Highlights include performing in Gross Misconductfor director Atom Egoyan, Dog Boys for Ken Russell and A Saintly Switch for Disney, directed by Peter Bogdanavich. Jeffrey recently shot a film in Rome with Italian Superstar Giancarlo Giannini.