Jeff Ward is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles as Charles Manson in Manson's Lost Girls (2016), Seth Marlowe in Channel Zero: No-End House (2017), and Deke Shaw in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017–2020).
Jeff Ward | |
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![]() Ward in March 2019 | |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Height | 5' 9" (1.75 m) |
Ward was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Radnor, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, where he began acting in theatrical productions.[1] He has one younger sister who is a third grade teacher.[2] Ward attended Tisch School of the Arts along with fellow actor Miles Teller.[3] He is also an alumnus of Stella Adler School for Acting.[4]
Ward received recognition after he was cast as Charles Manson in the 2016 TV movie Manson's Lost Girls, a role he accepted because he felt that "people inherently have a slightly dark side."[3]
In 2017, he starred as Seth Marlowe in the critically acclaimed horror anthology series Channel Zero: No-End House.[5]
Later in 2017, he was cast as Deke Shaw on the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a recurring role during season five.[6] Originally he was cast as Virgil, a minor character who dies in the first episode of the season, but during the table read of the episode, the main cast felt that Ward "nailed it" as Virgil and wanted him to stay on as Deke, who had not yet been cast. After the reading, the producers reached out to Ward and offered him to audition for Deke, which ended in him ultimately being cast in the part.[7] Ward was promoted to series regular for season six,[8] and returned in that capacity for the seventh and final season.[9]
In November 2019, it was announced that Ward would appear in a main role on the Netflix horror drama miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor.[10] The miniseries was released on August 13, 2021.[11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Vamperifica | Peter | |
2012 | Holly's Holiday | Milo Ames | TV Movie |
2015 | The Girlfriend Game | Ben | Short film; also producer |
2017 | The Boy Downstairs | Marcus | |
Take Me Out with the Stars | Max | Short film | |
2018 | Imaginary Circumstances | Max | Short film |
2019 | Plus One | Trevor | |
TBA | The Descendant | Adam | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Darwin Mondale | Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours: Part 1" |
2011 | Body of Proof | Patrick Spradlin | 2 episodes |
Heavenly | Jared | Unsold pilot | |
2012 | The Beauty Inside | Handsome Alex | 2 episodes |
Beautiful People | Paul | Unsold pilot | |
Holly's Holiday | Milo Ames | Television film | |
2013 | Project Reality | Unknown | Miniseries |
2014 | Next Time on Lonny | Giles | Episode: "Lonny Goes for Broke" |
Open Season | Jonah | Episode: "The Night Out" | |
2015 | The Mentalist | Matthew Stoppard | Episode: "The Whites of His Eyes" |
2016 | Manson’s Lost Girls | Charles Manson | Television film |
Rosewood | Wyatt Montgomery | Episode: "Hydrocephalus and Hard Knocks" | |
That's What She Said | Unknown | Miniseries | |
2017 | 555 | Actor | Episode: "Acting" |
Channel Zero: No-End House | Seth Marlowe | Main role; 6 episodes | |
2017–2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Deke Shaw | Recurring role (Season 5); Main role (Seasons 6-7), 40 episodes |
2020 | Cake | Himself | Episode: "Auditions: The Guy Before" |
2021 | Hacks | George | Season 1, Episode 5 |
2021 | Brand New Cherry Flavor | Roy Hardaway | Main role |
TBA | One Piece | Buggy the Clown | Filming |