Jeff Roop
☼ Born on 21 December 1973, in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Biography
Jeff Roop - Bio
Jeff is from Montreal, Canada. His Mom was French Canadian, and his Dad was from the Maritimes. He left law school to attend theater school at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia and Carnegie Mellon University. Shortly after that, he founded the critically acclaimed Arbat Theatre Company in his hometown. His first professional acting role was on Guiding Light, followed by Free Money, starring Marlon Brando. His first starring role in a series was Vampire High, syndicated Worldwide. Jeff starred in Backcountry, opposite Missy Peregrym and Eric Balfour, a film which he also Executive Produced. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, Backcountry became IFC's top-grossing film of the year. Both the film and Jeff's work have been praised, with the film holding a 92% "Fresh" rating. He recently completed filming a recurring role in the Netflix series The Madness, starring 2024 Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo. It will be released in late 2024. Other notable film and television roles include the critically acclaimed Quebec film Falcon Lake, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival; starring in the ESPN feature Codebreakers opposite Scott Glenn; guest starring in Suits, DC Comics' Titans, Ransom, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, Numb3rs, Saving Hope, Frankie Drake; a lead role opposite Katherine Heigl in Critical Assembly and French comedy stars Florence Foresti and Jamel Debbouze in the feature Hollywoo; recurring roles on CBC's Heartland and ReGenesis, star
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ring in the CBC series 11 Cameras and, a personal favorite, playing hockey legend Frank Mahovlich in CBC's Canada-Russia '72. Jeff co-wrote, produced and starred in Prairie Dogs, which won Best Canadian Short at the Lakeshorts Film Festival and was an official New York Television Festival selection. It has been optioned as a series titled Northern Lights with a teleplay written by Jeff. Apart from acting and writing, Jeff plays hockey, practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and loves books, film, travel, and electric cars.
In the role of actor
Backcountry (11/09/2014)
A couple on a camping trip have to struggle for survival in the thriller Backcountry. Jenn (Missy Peregrym) and her boyfriend Alex (Jeff Roop) head out for weekend of camping. Despite the advice of the park ranger (Nicholas Campbell), Alex opts to go into the provincial park without a map, since it’s a place he […]