Producer Biography

A Hawaii transplant, Jeff moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue acting and has appeared in numerous Features, including Balls of Fury starring Christopher Walken, Love is the Drug starring Daryl Hannah, and Peep World starring Michael C. Hall.

In 2008 Jeff decided to take a step back from acting, and start to dabble in Casting. Jeff was mentored by numerous Casting Directors encluding, Sheila Manning ( Meet the Fockers), Tracey “Twinkie” Bryd (NOTORIOUS BIG) and Pam Gilles ( The Story of Bonnie and Clyde).

Immediately, Jeff became the Casting Director for the American Division of the largest international web series The Scary City (TSC), with producer Yumiko Aoyagi (LonelyGirl15).

Also, in 2008, Jeff produced his first feature Why Am I Doing This?, a multi‐ethnic comedy staring Anthony Montgomery (Star Trek: Enterprise), Tamilyn Tomita (Joy Luck Club), Dion Basco (The Cleaner), James Kyson Lee (Heroes), and Emma Caulfield (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), which won the New Vision Film Award at San Jose Cinequest Film Festival in 2009 and Best Narrative Feature at Philadelphia's HBO Film Festival in 2009.

Recently, Jeff completed principal photography on a new dramady he is producing for Tri Destined Independent, We Are Family, starring Monique Coleman from the High School Musical Franchise, Lew Temple (Waitress, Tony Scott's Unstoppable), Omarosa (Apprentice) and Chyna Layne (Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire). He also produced an Urban Romantic Comedy, Perfect Combination, staring Tiffany Hines (The N's: Beyond the Break), Angell Conwell (Baby Boy & Soul Plane), Debra Wilson‐Skelton (MadTV) and Christian Keyes from the Tyler Perry: Madea Franchise. Both films are coming out in 2010.

Jeff is attached to produce the upcoming action/thriller Leaving America with Harvey Keitel and, a drama starring Taryn Manning, to be shot in Japan in early 2010!