Jeff Roop was born Jeffery Robert Roop and grew up in Montreal. He began taking acting classes while working toward a finance degree at McGill University. He appeared in both college and local theatre in Montreal then moved on to the theater school at the Moscow Art Theatre, in Russia, and at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His first professional theatre role was an off-Broadway production of A.A Milne’s Mr. Pim Passes By. He returned to Canada landing his first feature film role in Free Money, starring Marlon Brando. He also founded the critically acclaimed Arbat Theatre Company. He played Drew on the series Vampire High.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Free Money (1998)
Xchange (2001)
Critical Assembly (TV-2002)
Deception (VR-2004)
Widow on the Hill (TV-2005)
Awake (2005)
Sombre Zombie (TV-2005, short)
Code Breakers (TV-2005)
Canada Russia ’72 (2006)
Jekyll + Hyde (VR-2006)
14 Days in Paradise (2007)
Before You Say ‘I Do’ (TV-2009)
In the Dominican (2010, short)
Reel Love (TV-2011)
Hollywoo (2011)
Prairie Dogs (2013, short)
The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom (TV-2014)
Backcountry (2014)
A Dog’s Journey (2019)
A Killer in My Home (2020)
Falcon Lake (2022)
TV Series – Cast:
Vampire High (2001-2002)
11 Cameras (2006)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1998)
Big Wolf on Campus (1999)
Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
Misguided Angels (1999)
Mutant X (2004)
ReGenesis (2007, 2008)
Heartland (2008, 2009)
Without a Trace (2009)
Numb3rs (2010)
CSI:NY (2010)
Saving Hope (2012)
Good Witch (2016)
Ransom (2017)
Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017)
Suits (2018)
Titans (2018)
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