Jerry D. O'Donnell

Jerry O'Donnell is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He was born and raised in New York City. In 1993, he debuted in various roles on CBS' "Guiding Light". He then began a career in stand-up comedy, performing in clubs all over the East Coast, including Caroline's Comedy Club in NYC. In 2000, he turned to producing where he also made his directorial debut on the feature film, "Sleeping in a Dream", which is presently distributed by Indieflix. From 1997-2005, he landed recurring roles on episodes of 'Spin City', 'Law & Order' and 'Law & Order:SVU'. From 2005-2011, Jerry had to take a hiatus from the business due to family issues. From 2011-2014, Jerry developed two pilots: 'Extreme Hangover' and 'Go Cook Yourself'. He stormed back in 2014-2015 landing roles on 'The Jim Norton Show', 'Royal Pains' and the HBO miniseries 'Show Me a Hero' (directed by 2 time Oscar winner Paul Haggis) as parole agent 'Thomas Downer'. And beginning 2016 , working on Marvel's 'Daredevil' and a recurring role as the pastor on 'Holiday Shelter', a new pilot for Hulu. He still performs stand-up regularly in NYC and numerous charity events. He is represented by Avalon Artists Agency and by Fred Mangin at Aspire Talent Mgmt. O'Donnell resides in Manalapan, NJ with his wife, Andrea who he married in 2005. They have two amazing daughters, Amanda and Ava. Show less «