New Zealand voice, film and television actor
Jeff Szusterman
Born (1969-02-06 ) February 6, 1969 (age 55) Occupation Actor Years active 1979–present Spouse Jacque Drew
Jeff Szusterman (born February 6, 1969) is a New Zealand voice, film and television actor known for playing Master Xandred on Power Rangers Samurai .
He graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1995 with a Diploma in Acting.[ 1]
He is Jewish , of Polish -Ukrainian descent.[ 2] In the 2022 comedy series, Kid Sister , he plays the New Zealand Jewish patriarch figure. Along with his on-screen wife Amanda Billing , the pair were praised by Stuff for their scene-stealing roles.[ 3]
Along with his wife, actress Jacque Drew, Szusterman runs a theatre company called "Still Water Rising".[ 4] Among the plays he's directed are My First Time at the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin ,[ 5] [ 6] Mojo ,[ 7] and A History of the American Film .[ 8] At the 25th annual Drammy Awards in 2001, Szusterman won 'Best Actor in a Lead Role' for his work in Not About Heroes? .[ 9]
Szusterman is on the board of the performers union Equity New Zealand .[ 10]
^ "Graduate" . www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz . Retrieved 2021-08-09 .
^ Jeff Szusterman Gail Cowan Management. Accessed on 22 April 2023
^ Kid Sister: TVNZ comedy unearths a new star, but two veterans steal the show Stuff. 27 May 2022
^ Tracey Barnett (2005). "A safe place for youthful expression" . New Zealand Herald . Retrieved September 14, 2011 .
^ "stage review: My First Time " . Stuff . Retrieved September 14, 2011 .
^ Terry MacTavish (August 22, 2009). "ADDICTIVE TIME-FILLER" . theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011 .
^ Adey Ramsel (October 29, 2010). "A THEATRICAL TREAT AND NOT A WEAK LINK" . theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011 .
^ "A monochrome and technicolor history" . toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved September 14, 2011 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "25th Annual Drammy Awards" (PDF) . Drammy Awards. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011 .
^ "Equity New Zealand BoardTe Poari - Equity New Zealand" . Retrieved 3 November 2022 .