JEFF FAHEY
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Jeff Fahey has been a world traveler in search of the next adventure. Fahey has proven his adaptability
and determination to succeed when he began to study in 1974 at the Grotowski Experimental Theatre
and the Studio Arena in Buffalo, New York. Through the Grotowski Experimental Theatre Fahey was
also introduced to the world of dance where he studied with Martha Graham School, The Alvin Alley
School and then with the Joffrey Ballet. At the Joffrey, he was taken under the wing of legendary
choreographer Agnes De Mille.
Fahey came to prominence with stage roles in the Broadway productions of “Brigadoon,” “Oklahoma,”
“West Side Story” and took “West Side Story” to rave reviews in Paris, France. Upon returning to New
York, Fahey was set to star as ‘Gary Corelli’ in the popular daytime soap opera "One Life to Live."
Fahey starred on daytime television in order to finance his own experimental theatre productions on
off and off-off Broadway.
Fahey received his feature film break when he was offered the role of ‘Tyree’ in Lawrence Kasdan’s
Silverado starring opposite Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Kevin Klein, and Danny Glover. From his
breakthrough in Silverado in 1984 and continuing in an unbroken line to the present day, Fahey has
never experienced a lull in his acting career. Working alongside Robert Mitchum, Brian Dennehy,
Pierce Brosnan, Clint Eastwood, just to name a few and with directors like Larry Kasdan, Sandra
Locke, John McKenzie, Clint Eastwood, Dan Petrie Sr., and Gary Sinise. Fahey followed his many
varied film roles with a hugely successful run on the stage in London in the production of “Orphans”
starring opposite Albert Finney and Kevin Anderson.
Fahey was offered the opportunity to star in the television series, “The Marshal,” produced by his close
friend, and acting colleague, Don Johnson. Fahey has said that more than any other vehicle he had
acted in his own personality, values, and feelings become encompassed in the character that was to
evolve, and emerge, as Winston MacBride. Unique in its concept, the show starred only Fahey - as he
liked to say in interviews at the time - "one man, one hour".
Never one to wait for life to catch up to his aspirations and goals, Fahey now added producing to his
resume. He has brought his passion for film to the other side of the camera as a producer on the films
Close Call, Choosing Matthias, Extra Marital, The Underground and The Sweeper. All of Jeff’s
endeavors in producing have been both critical and financial successes.
Fahey commuted back and forth from Afghanistan, where he was involved with a number of
humanitarian causes, to Hawaii where he became a series regular on the world-wide hit television
series “Lost” as the intrepid pilot Frank Lapidus, and upon returning from multiple trips to the Western
Sahara where he worked on behalf of the refugees, he starred in the film Machete opposite Robert De
Niro. Fahey has been proud to star recently in “Under The Dome” for Steven Spielberg and Stephen
King, Too Late opposite John Hawks and Robert Forster, and Dawn Patrol for friend and director Dan
Petrie Jr.
Fahey found his way back to the stage in 2012 starring in “Next Fall” at the Geffen Playhouse in Los
Angeles opposite Betsy Brandt, Leslie Ann Warren, James Wolk and Geoffrey Nauffts. He recently
starred in over 300 sold out performances of “Twelve Angry Men” at the Garrick Theatre in the West
End of London opposite Martin Shaw and Robert Vaughn for director Chris Hayden and producer Bill
Kenwright. Fahey climbed the boards once again in London starring in the Gore Vidal play “The Best
Man” for director Simon Evans and producer Bill Kenwright.