Jeffrey Combs Bio - Jeffrey Combs Biography

Jeffrey Combs: Biography

Jeffrey grew up in Lompoc, CA with a many siblings, older and younger. He attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria in Central California, and the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Jeffrey moved to Los Angeles in 1980 where he still lives with his family. Jeffrey is best-known in television for his characters Weyoun and Brunt on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Recently Jeffrey has added the new character Shran on "Star Trek: Enterprise" to his impressive list of Star Trek characters. Besides television, Jeffrey has performed in countless stage plays.

Jeffrey Combs holds the current record for playing the most number of species in the Star Trek universe: one Vorta (Weyoun), two Ferrengi (Brunt and Krem), one Andorian (Shran), one Human (Mulcahey), and two unnamed species (Tiran from DS9's "Meridian" and Penk from Voyager's "Tsunkatse") for a grand total of six species.(edit)
Jeffrey appeared as Professor Jonathon Crane/Scarecrow (voice) in the video game: Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003).(edit)
Jeffrey appeared as Commander Suldok (voice) in the video game: Star Trek: Elite Force II (2003).(edit)
Jeffrey, along with fellow actors Gary Graham and Matt Winston are the only three actors (besides the main cast) to make appearances in all four seasons of "Star Trek: Enterprise." (2001) (edit)
Jeffrey has been named as the "first Lovecraftian actor" by the fans of H.P. Lovecraft due to his frequent appearance and participation in film adaptations of HLP's works. (edit)
Jeffrey was nominated in 1991 for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
for the film: Bride of Re-Animator (1990)(edit)
Jeffrey and his Star Trek: Deep Space Nine co-star, Marc Alaimo, both have a love for theatre. They each have a long list of plays they've performed in.(edit)
Jeffrey is a big fan of William Shakespeare. He's acted in many Shakespeare plays.(edit)
Jeffrey often makes appearances at science fiction and Star Trek conventions.(edit)
Jeffrey has his own Official Fan Club.(edit)
On September 11, 2001, a man named Jeffrey Coombs was aboard hijacked American Airlines Flight 11, which later crashed into the World Trade Center. Having been confused with the passenger on the jet, Combs the actor was pronounced dead by news media outlets and was forced to announce publicly that he was still alive.(edit)
Jeffrey has starred in 5 movies based on H.P. Lovecraft stories.(edit)
Jeffrey has stated that out of all the Star Trek characters he has played, Weyoun is his all time favorite.(edit)
Jeffrey was nominated in 1997 for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
for the film The Frighteners. (1996/I)(edit)
In high school, Jeffrey starred in the following plays: "The Dark of the Moon," "Camelot," "The Night of January 16th," "Teahouse of the August Moon," and "Star Spangled Girl."(edit)
Jeffrey played two different recurring characters on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for five years. He also played the recurring character of Shran on Star Trek: Enterprise.(edit)
Jeffrey auditioned for the role of Commander Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation but eventually Jonathan Frakes won the role.(edit)

Jeffrey: (on his background in the theatre) I went to a lot of theatre schools, got a lot of training, did a lot of repertory where you do a different play every night. I took a lot of voice, movement, and acting classes. I did a lot of rep after I got out of school: in San Diego, the Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Repertory--just the whole theater circuit.(edit)
Jeffrey: Villains are more interesting, as Herbert West proves. Here's a guy we admire because, despite what we find disgusting about him, at least he doesn't give in.(edit)
Jeffrey: (on becoming an actor) I gravitated to acting out of a mixture of instinct, naivet� and opportunity.(edit)
Jeffrey: I always try to make my characters people, and yet I always want to entertain.(edit)
Jeffrey: I think there's something in the human psyche that we're titillated by the person who flies too close to the candle and their wings get singed.(edit)