Director • Writer
Jeff Grace is a director, writer, actor and comedian who made IndieWire’s list of “25 Best Breakthrough Performances” in 2013. He started his career on the stages of Second City and ImprovOlympic, and enjoys bringing improvised naturalism to his work as a comedy director and actor. Jeff wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film Folk Hero & Funny Guy, which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival and stars Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell, Melanie Lynskey, David Cross and Michael Ian Black. As a commercial director, Jeff has directed and/or written campaigns for Lay’s, TBS, Universal Studios, Chef’s Feed, Pepsi and Google. Jeff is a unique commercial director because he’s also worked as an actor in campaigns for brands like Heineken, Sony, Chevy, Intel, Nokia and Hallmark. He just shot a pilot for E! (Glam Squad with Erinn Hayes and Meredith Hagner) and will star in his first stand-up comedy special in late 2016. You can keep up with Jeff at www.jeffgrace.com or @jeffgrace on Twitter/Instagram.