Your vocation(s) (hold Control key to select multiple):
Actor; Film Director/Producer; Musician; Model; Music Producer; Designer; Editor (Film); Arts Enthusiast; Voice Over Artist; Editor (Print)
Bio:
"Hilarious..." (Hampton Union)
"Solid performance..." (New York Times)
"A consummate performance..." (Off-Off Broadway Review)
"Voss captures perfectly the essence of his role..." (Salem News)
Hi! So this is me: I'm an actor, filmmaker, singer/songwriter, and audio/video/web producer. I recently returned to the Boston area (where I grew up) after about seven years in NYC, where I did a lot of indie-films, theatre, commercials, etc.
I currently juggle my time between on-camera work, writing for some websites, voice-overs, audio/video/web/multimedia production/post-production, and screenwriting.
(Now for some boring self-agrandizing)...I play investigative-reporter Roger Pullmocker on the Showtime series "Brotherhood". My New York theatre credits include the title roles in "MacBeth" and "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea", Iokanaan in "Salome", and Burton in "Burn This". In Boston I created the role of Long Jack in the premier of Israel Horovitz's "Captains and Courage" (Dramatist's Play Service, publisher). Some other credits include the Pirate King in "Pirates of Penzance", Malvolio in "Twelfth Night", Longaville in "Love's Labours Lost", and Perchik in "Fiddler on the Roof". I studied filmmaking at BU, ended up getting a BFA in Acting, have performed with ImprovBoston and Boston Comedy Theater, and can be seen in a variety of independent films, including "Behind Bars", which I also wrote and directed, as well as some TV and radio commercials. At one point or another I've done pretty much every production and post-production job there is.
I spent a long time playing guitar and singing in bands in Boston, NYC, and on tours, and I've done the solo singer-songwriter thing, too. (Ask me about the time I got arrested in--and kicked out of--Bahrain while on tour in the Persian Gulf!). I recently recorded a song for kicks (a Tom Jones / Prince hybrid called "Unusual Kiss"--http://loudsue.com/unusualkiss.htm), but these days I mostly just write music for my films and audio/video projects (I should hit an open-mic one of these days, though).
I'm Looking For: (hold Control key to select multiple):
Acting Gigs; Writers and/or good scripts; Interns; Film-makers and Producers; Financing; PR/Marketing
Current Project (s) and What you're seeking (explain in more detail what "I'm Looking For"):
Will be playing a principal role in the new Ricky Gervais film, "This Side of the Truth", shooting in a few weeks.
Recently played investigative-reporter Roger Pullmocker on Showtime's "Brotherhood".
Right now I've got a short film in the works, a feature screenplay that I need to do some rewrites on, and a couple websites to finish and launch...plus my other life as an actor...I'm exhausted just thinking about it...
And I should get around to getting my short film "Behind Bars" some more screenings and distribution...one of these days...
Assoc (e.g. SAG):
SAG, AEA, BMI
Approx. Years of Exp:
10
Rates (choose ALL potentially applicable):
Deferred Pay; Upfront pay; ONLY Pro-level Pay/Residuals
Available for Film Racing, 48 Hr Film Project, and similar live film-making races?:
THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH (with Jennifer Garner) Person #1 (principal) Ricky Gervais, dir.
ONE LAST HURRAH Dick (lead) Oliva Jampol
BEHIND BARS Jay (lead) LoudSue Films
EAST VILLAGE DEATH MARCH Ben (lead) Lance Harkins, dir.
WISHBONE Dallas (lead) PoeCat Productions
SILVER APPLES OF THE MOON The Dispatcher (lead) John Newell, dir.
PLUSHY Guy at the bar (principal) PoeCat Productions
HAIR OF THE CAT Psycho-Pharmacist (principal) Jack Highberger, dir.
THE RUNAWAYS Cabbie (principal) Jerri Sher, dir.
LAST NIGHT AT EDDIE'S Heckler (principal) Frank Kerr, dir.
TELEVISION:
BROTHERHOOD Roger Pullmocker (co-star) Showtime Pictures
VOICE OVER:
AOL DIGITAL CITY (radio spot) Character Voice-Over SoundTracks
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (educational video) Narrator SSC Productions
(Voice-over demo at JaredVoss.com)
MUSIC:
Solo (progressive folk-rock) Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist Live and studio
THE JENN LONDON BAND (progressive rock) Guitarist Persian Gulf tour
SQUID LISCIOUS (punk metal) Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist Live shows
TROUBLE WALKIN' (power rock) Guitarist, Songwriter Live and studio
Numerous film and theatre scores Composer, Producer, Performer
(Details and audio at JaredVoss.com)
THEATER:
(New York City)
MACBETH MacBeth NADA
DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA Danny Flatiron Playhouse
BURN THIS Burton Triskelion Productions
SALOME Iokanaan Lincoln Center
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Conrad The Kraine Theater
IDENTITY Leroy Visian Into Art / Julliard
BLOOD WHITE Robert Joint Stock Theatre Alliance
THE EDGAR ALLEN SHOW Al Producers Club
NEW HOPE Henry 78 th St. Theatre Lab
WRITE FOR YOUR LIFE David 78 th St. Theatre Lab
HEAVEN AND HELL Henri American Theatre of Actors
VARIOUS NEW WORKS performing member New Chaos Theatre Co.
(Boston & Regional)
CAPTAINS AND COURAGE Long Jack, Narrator Gloucester Stage Co.
TWELFTH NIGHT Malvolio Firehouse Theatre
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Perchik Wheelock Theatre
PIRATES OF PENZANCE Pirate King SSC Theatre
KING ARTHUR Grimbald Boston Early Music Fest.
LOVE'S LABOURS LOST Longaville Boston Publick Theatre
A CLOCKROCK ORANGE F. Alexander Lansdowne St. Playhouse
SWEENEY TODD Jonas Fogg Publick Theatre
(Improv & Comedy)
IMPROVBOSTON Improv Performer ImprovBoston Theatre
BOSTON COMEDY THEATRE Improv Performer Boston Comedy Theatre
PRINT:
PEOPLE'S BANK (print campaign) Principal Model People's Bank
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIALS:
COURTYARD BY MARRIOT (television spot) Lead Chelsea Pictures
TOYS'R'US (television spot) Lead Reel New York
ADDISON-WESLEY MATH AT WORK (video series) Host Video Publishing Group
ESPN FANS/FACES (television spot) Principal Austin deBesche, dir.
POLAROID 600 IMAGE (television spot) Principal Cole & Company
CLASSICS IN LITERATURE (video series) Multiple Leads Pennobscot Publishing
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (educational video) Lead :ESS Productions
ALLYN & BACON CORNERSTONE (educational video) Lead William Gove, dir.
CUSTOMER SERVICE (training DVD) Lead Measurement Dimensions
TRAINING/SCHOOLING:
SALEM STATE COLLEGE - BFA in Theatre (Acting), Magna Cum Laude
BOSTON UNIVERSITY - Film Major, Dean's List
Additional Training - Jean Claude van Italie, Wren Ross, David Allen George, Dirk Hillyer, Caitlin Corbit, Carol Mendelsohn
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Comedy, Improv, Teleprompter, Narration, Dialects & Characters, Contemporary & Classical, Dramatic & Comedic
Weightlifting, Skiing, Horseback (western), Wrestling, In-Line Skating, Most other Sports and Athletics
Singing, Guitar, Songwriting, Scoring, Live Performance & Studio Recording (rock, folk, blues, standards)
Hand-to-hand Combat, Swordplay, Kung Fu, Falls, Stunts, Rolls, Swinging on Ropes
Bartending, Growling, Eyebrow-Raising
(Production and post-production skills)
Founder of LoudSue Films. Numerous credits in a variety of capacities.
Production Skills: Writing, directing, producing, and production management; Sound recording, mixing, and boom operation; Camera operation (including Canon XL1/XL2 and Panasonic AG-DVX100); Gaffing, grip, and additional production assistance .
Post-Production Skills: Audio editing, sound design, scoring, composing, arranging, and recording (Logic, Peak, Deck, Reason, ProTools, A.Pack, Digital Performer); Video editing ( Final Cut Pro 5/HD, Premiere ); Motion-graphics, titling, effects, and compositing (Boris FX, After Effects, LiveType, Motion, Photoshop, Illustrator); DVD authoring (DVD Studio Pro); Video compression (Compressor, Quicktime, Cleaner).
Complementary Technical and Creative Skills: Graphic Design (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, Fireworks); Web design (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, CSS, PHP, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, WYSIWYG and hand-coding); Presentation design (PowerPoint); Technical support (A/V hardware installation and operation, computer setup and troubleshooting); Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Excel) with both Mac (OS9-OSX) and PC (Windows 95-XP).
(Production and post-production credits)
BEHIND BARS 25 minute narrative DV film Writer; Director; Executive Producer; Video Editor; Titles, Compositing, and Keyframe Effects; Sound Design, Audio Editing, and Original Score; DVD Design and Encoding (authoring); Compression for Web-Distribution
PLUSHY Award-winning PoeCat Productions short Associate Producer; Boom Operator; Gaffer
WISHBONE PoeCat Productions short, 48 Hour Film Project (NYC) Best Editing award Associate Producer; Assistant Video Editor; Incidental Music Scoring
UNMAKING THE BAND: BANNED IN BAHRAIN First-person documentary of a bands misadventures in the Persian Gulf (Currently in post-production) Writer; Director; Producer; DP; Camera Operator; Video Editor
PUCK (feature-length screenplay) Writer
THE HOUSE DETECTIVE (short film, currently in rewrites) Writer
LOUDSUE FILMS IDENT Animated studio signature logo sequence Video Editor; Motion Graphics and Titles; Composition and Recording of the LoudSue Films Signature Theme
JENN LONDON NACA DEMO Promotional music video Director; Video Editor; Camera Operator; Sound Design and Audio Editing; DVD encoding; Compression for Web-Distribution
ELLIN OLIVER KEENE WORKSHOP Marblehead Public Schools in-classroom workshop for teachers Director; Camera Operator (both cameras for two-camera shoot); Video Editor; DVD Encoding
RAMPION VISUAL PRODUCTIONS Production Assistant
AETNA CARES Spec commercial, built entirely with motion graphics and CGI Video Editor; Motion Graphics, Still Images, Compositing, and Keyframe Effects; Sound Design and Audio Editing; Voice-Over Narration
WEDDING VIDEO Spec wedding video Video Editor; Motion Graphics and Photo Editing; Sound Design and Audio Editing
GRAPHIC DESIGN Numerous logos, posters, manipulated photos, PowerPoint presentations, and more.
WEB DESIGN LoudSue.com, JaredVoss.com, BackStageBoston.com, JaggedBags.com, RightfromtheLeft.com, MySpace.com/JavaJed
(Visit JaredVoss.com for updates, audio and video clips, and additional credits.)
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