Jeff Fahey
Elliot /
Producer
Jeff Fahey produced and also acted in "Close Call." When he read the script he immediately fell in love with the story and wanted to be a part of the project. Since then he has produced several other feature films.
Mr. Fahey has starred in over 90 films and has over 30 years of experience as a film actor. Some notable film credits are Outlaw (2001), Hijack (1999), Apocalypse II: Revelation (1999), Wyatt Earp (1994), Stephen Kings The Lawnmower Man (1992), Body Parts (1991), Psycho III (1986), and Silverado (1985).
Jeff Fahey was raised in Buffalo as one of 13 children in an Irish-American family. Born in Olean, New York, Fahey moved to Buffalo when he was 10, where he attended Father Baker's High School. After graduation in 1972, he traveled around the world doing odd jobs. He was a crewman on a fishing boat, drove an ambulance in Germany, lived on a Kibbutz in Israel and spent some time in India. He then returned to Buffalo and joined the Studio Arena Theatre. From there Fahey went to New York City where he studied with Myra Rastova, began doing Off Broadway theatre, and television soap operas. He started a production company and produced Off Broadway shows out of the Raft Theatre on Theatre Row.
In addition to film, Fahey has an innumerable amount of television credits. He starred in the acclaimed live television play The Execution Of Raymond Graham and the TNT mini-series 444 Days. He has also starred in Miami Vice, and over 2 years in the daytime dramatic series One Life To Live. Theatrically, Fahey appeared in the Broadway revival of Brigadoon, toured with Oklaholma, performed in Paris in West Side Story, and in London in Orphans with Albert Finney.
More than an actor, Fahey is also a producer and has established his own production company, Leadsville Pictures and Nearlife Films. Jeff Fahey continues to stay busy acting, producing, and maintaining Leadsville Pictures & Nearlife Films.