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BIO

Jake Epstein originated the part of Gerry Goffin and is delighted to reprise his role. Broadway and Off-Broadway: Spider-Man (Spider-Man/Peter Parker), Straight (Theater Row). National Tours: Spring Awakening (Melchior), American Idiot (Will), Billy Elliot (Tony). Recently, Jake co-wrote and starred in the play Therefore Choose Life in Toronto. Selected Film/TV: Degrassi (Gemini Award), Designated Survivor, Ransom, Remedy, Full Out and Fourth Man Out. This performance is dedicated to his ever supportive parents, Ian and Kathy.

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STAGE CREDITS

Straight Straight
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Ben
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin [Replacement]
American Idiot American Idiot
[US Tour]
National Tour, 2011
Will
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Alternate) [Replacement]

Movies

Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
[ 2000 ] Duffy
Quints
[ 2000 ] Brad
Crown Heights
[ 2004 ] Aron Kraemer
Charlie Bartlett
[ 2007 ] Dustin Lauderbach
Degrassi Spring Break Movie
[ 2008 ] Craig Manning
Degrassi Goes Hollywood
[ 2009 ] Craig Manning
Blood Pressure
[ 2012 ] Josh Trestman
Joey Dakota
[ 2012 ] Neil
Borealis
[ 2015 ] Fergus
Charming Christmas
[ 2015 ] Woody
Fourth Man Out
[ 2015 ] Marc the Artist
Full Out
[ 2015 ] Coach Pierce
FANatic
[ 2017 ] James Douglas
Mouthpiece
[ 2018 ] Danny
A Merry Holiday
[ 2019 ] Jonathan Silver
A Storybook Christmas
[ 2019 ] Taylor Haldway
Christmas at Maple Creek
[ 2020 ] Carter
Candy Cane Candidate
[ 2021 ] Parker
Eight Gifts of Hanukkah
[ 2021 ] Daniel
The Danger Next Door
[ 2021 ] Ben

TV Shows

Real Kids, Real Adventures
Chris Gilmore
Ricky's Room
Bradley
The Zack Files
[ 2000-2002 ] Cam Dunleavey, Tybalt
Bury the Lead
Jacob McGibbon
Girls v. Boys
Contestant Hawaii
Radio Free Roscoe
Jackson Torrance
Angela's Eyes
Brad
Degrassi: Minis
[ 2005-2008 ] Craig Manning
Paradise Falls
Jim
Being Erica
Malcolm Abrams
Degrassi: The Next Generation
[ 2002-2009 ] Craig Manning
My Babysitter's a Vampire
David Stachowski
Remedy
Jake Ruben
Backstage
Clive Richie
Degrassi: Next Class
[ 2016-2017 ] Craig Manning
Gone
Stephen
Good Witch
Brad
Murdoch Mysteries
[ 2012-2017 ] Charles Ponzi, Eddie Driscol
Ransom
Jasper Edwards
Designated Survivor
[ 2016-2018 ] Chuck Russink
Frankie Drake Mysteries
Bruce Fordham
Holly Hobbie
Jason Ryan Reeves
Suits
[ 2017-2019 ] Brian Altman
Star Trek: Discovery
Dr. Attis
Private Eyes
Harrison Kent
The Hardy Boys
Mr. Munder
The Umbrella Academy
Alphonso Hargreeves

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Isabella Esler, Jake Epstein, Chilina Kennedy & More Will Star in LIFE AFTER in To Photo
Isabella Esler, Jake Epstein, Chilina Kennedy & More Will Star in LIFE AFTER in Toronto

The full cast and creative team for the new musical LIFE AFTER at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre has just been announced. The new musical will play a limited engagement from Wednesday, April 16 – Sunday, May 4, 2025 as part of the 2024/25 Off-Mirvish Season. Check out who is joining the cast here!
Review: THE LAST TIMBIT at Elgin Theatre Photo
Review: THE LAST TIMBIT at Elgin Theatre

THE LAST TIMBIT isn’t here for a long time; after all, doughnuts go stale quickly. It’s here to be an Experience, and an Experience it is.
Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein Will Lead Premiere of THE LAST TIMBIT, Produced by M Photo
Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein Will Lead Premiere of THE LAST TIMBIT, Produced by Michael Rubinoff

'Come From Away' originating producer Michael Rubinoff will produce the new musical 'The Last Timbit' starring Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein, with music and lyrics by Anika Johnson and Britta Johnson and a book by Nick Green.
Music Fills The Segal Centre This Fall With Two Shows About Showbiz Dreams Photo
Music Fills The Segal Centre This Fall With Two Shows About Showbiz Dreams

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts will start the first half of the season with Tony and Grammy- winning musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, a co-production with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, which brings the songbook of the incomparable singer-songwriter to life from October 15 to November 5. It is followed from November 19 to December 10 by a presentation of a Talk Is Free Theatre production of Boy Falls From The Sky, an insider's unflinching true story of what it takes to make it on Broadway starring Degrassi's Jake Epstein, who, coincidentally, originated the role of Carole King's husband in Beautiful.
BEAUTIFUL, POTUS, and More Set For The Segal Centre's 2023-2024 Theatre Season Photo
BEAUTIFUL, POTUS, and More Set For The Segal Centre's 2023-2024 Theatre Season

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts launched their 2023-2024 Theatre season earlier today with a celebratory toast in their Lobby surrounded by Montreal theatre lovers. This stellar season of theatre brings two prestige shows that wowed audiences on Broadway and two groundswell Canadian hits that point to our country's vibrant future in the arts. These premium shows are happening in your own backyard at accessible prices.
TIFT Announces 2023/24 Season Photo
TIFT Announces 2023/24 Season

Talk Is Free Theatre Producer & CEO Arkady Spivak and Artistic Director Michael Torontow announced their 2023/24 season, which leaps into new territory (sometimes literally) and challenges the boundaries that exist to be pushed, dismantled, or destroyed–a season full of new works and past favourites on stages (and in forests) not just at home in Barrie, Ontario, but across the far reaches of the planet to South America, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.
Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards Photo
Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards

The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Le Photo
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; at Assembly Theatre Photo
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; at Assembly Theatre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festiv Photo
Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford's CHICAGO Leads Photo
First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford's CHICAGO Leads Best Musical

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
TIFT Announces Upcoming Season of Theatre in Argentina Photo
TIFT Announces Upcoming Season of Theatre in Argentina

Artistic Director Michael Torontow has announced further programming plans for a concurrent fall/winter 2022/23 season in Barrie and in Argentina.
TIFT Goes Beyond Borders Once Again With A Season Of Great Theatre In Argentina Photo
TIFT Goes Beyond Borders Once Again With A Season Of Great Theatre In Argentina

Artistic Director Michael Torontow has announced further programming plans for a concurrent fall/winter 2022/23 season in Barrie and in Argentina.
Ross Petty Productions to Present Farewell Holiday Spectacular PETER'S FINAL FLIGHT i Photo
Ross Petty Productions to Present Farewell Holiday Spectacular PETER'S FINAL FLIGHT in December

Ross Petty Productions announces their farewell production at Toronto's historic Elgin Theatre this winter. PETER'S FINAL FLIGHT: The PAN-Tastical Family Musical! will run from December 2, 2022 to January 7, 2023.
Nominations Announced for 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards; Nominees Include CURSE Photo
Nominations Announced for 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards; Nominees Include CURSED CHILD, & JULIET, & IS GOD IS & More.

At a press conference held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 235 nominations for the 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theatre, dance and opera in Toronto.
The 2022/23 Mirvish Theatre Season Will Include HAMILTON, MEAN GIRLS, HADESTOWN, and Photo
The 2022/23 Mirvish Theatre Season Will Include HAMILTON, MEAN GIRLS, HADESTOWN, and More

The 2022/23 Mirvish Theatre Season features 14 shows – 6 Main Season shows; 3 Off-Mirvish Season shows, and 5 Bonus shows. See the complete schedule and find out how to get tickets.
VIDEO: Netflix Debuts UMBRELLA ACADEMY Season Three Trailer Photo
VIDEO: Netflix Debuts UMBRELLA ACADEMY Season Three Trailer

The series stars Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Colm Feore, Ritu Arya, Justin Cornwell, Britne Oldford, Jake Epstein, Genesis Rodriguez, Cazzie David, Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, and Jordan Claire Robbins.
Photos: First Look at Season 3 of Netflix's THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Photo
Photos: First Look at Season 3 of Netflix's THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY

After putting a stop to 1963’s doomsday, the Umbrella Academy return home to the present, convinced they prevented the initial apocalypse and fixed this godforsaken timeline once and for all. But after a brief moment of celebration, they realize things aren’t exactly (okay, not at all) how they left them. Enter the Sparrow Academy. Smart, stylish, and about as warm as a sea of icebergs, the Sparrows immediately clash with the Umbrellas in a violent face-off that turns out to be the least of everyone’s concerns.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Jake Epstein's BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY at the Royal Alexand Photo
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Jake Epstein's BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY at the Royal Alexandra Theatre

Jake Epstein’s been “that guy from Degrassi”, starred in the US National Tours of Spring Awakening and American Idiot, played Spider-Man on Broadway and originated the lead role of Gerry Goffin (Carole King’s husband) in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Not bad for a kid who dreamed about performing on Broadway in the back seat of his parents’ minivan on their annual family road trip to NYC.
BWW Review: Jake Epstein offers audiences a glimpse behind the curtain in BOY FALLS F Photo
BWW Review: Jake Epstein offers audiences a glimpse behind the curtain in BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY

“What do you do when life disappoints you?” is the question asked in the program of Jake Epstein’s BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY. For Epstein, his life and career have been intertwined since childhood, with his dreams of performing woven into many choices he’s made.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jake Epstein been in?

Jake Epstein has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Jake Epstein been in?

Jake Epstein has not appeared in the West End.

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