Jeff Wiens

Jeff received his education at the University of Southern California's School of Theatre BFA acting program where he received the Jack Nicholson Award, the school's highest award for achievement. As part of comedy duo, Franco and Billy, Jeff Wiens wrote, directed and starred in the critically acclaimed IFC web series, Get Hit, which The Hollywood Reporter named one of the ten webisodes of 2008 worth watching. In addition to national network & regional commercials for Fedex, Lowes, Stouffers, Green Giant, Verizon Fios, NY Lottery, Jimmy Dean and Ally Bank, Wiens' television and film credits include roles on CBS' Blue Bloods, USA's Burn Notice, ABC's Life on Mars and VH1's I Hate My 30s as well as the cult short film, George Lucas In Love. He has performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NYC with his show, The Franco & Billy Show (which was selected for the 2010 NY Comedy Festival's Best of Sketch). He has appeared in Off Broadway and regional theatres including The Mark Taper Forum, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Utah Shakespearean Festival, and Indiana & Syracuse Reps. In 1996, he won a Dramalogue Award for his performance in the west coast premiere of Suburbia at The Actors Gang in L.A.