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My Take
Jeff Perry is the kind of actor whose face you know long before you learn his name, which I think is the highest compliment a character actor can get. Trained in Illinois and seasoned on stage, he's quietly stacked one memorable television role on another: Richard Katimski on My So-Called Life, Thatcher Grey on Grey's Anatomy, and above all Cyrus Beene on Scandal, a part full of menace and wounded loyalty. What I admire is the range, from theater roots to network villainy, and the discipline behind it. He's proof that the actors who never chase the spotlight often end up being the ones you can't look away from.
Overview
Jeffrey Perry (born August 16, 1955) is an American actor of stage, television, and film. He is known for his role as Richard Katimski on the teen drama My So-Called Life, Terrance Steadman on Prison Break, Thatcher Grey on the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy, Cyrus Beene on the political drama series Scandal, all for ABC, and as Inspector Harvey Leek on the CBS crime drama Nash Bridges.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeff Perry
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフ・ペリー
- Reading
- じぇふ・ぺりー
- Born
- August 16, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Highland Park, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Highland Park High School
- University
- Illinois State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.