Jeffrey DeMunn was born on April 25, 1947 in Buffalo, New York. He studied in England at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, then returned to America and was a member of the National Shakespeare Company. He has starred in many theatre productions, both on and off Broadway, including "K2" (for which he received a Tony Award for Best Actor), "Spoils of War" and "Comedians". He has appeared in such films as The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Blob (1988) and such television shows as "Hill Street Blues" (1981), Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987) (TV), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) and "Law & Order" (1990)_ .
