Russell Jordan(II)
- Actor
Russell Jordan was born in Queens, New York. He is the oldest of six children. After graduating from high school, he studied mathematics for a time at Clark Atlanta University. He transferred to York College of the City University of New York where he would change his major, earning a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications with a concentration in Theater.
In 2020, Russell earned a Helen Hayes Awards nomination for Outstanding Performer - Visiting Production for his work in "Vivian's Music, 1969", a show in which he continues to perform. In 2016, he earned a New York Innovative Theatre Awards Outstanding Ensemble nomination for his work on "Doric Wilson's Street Theater". In 2014, he was the recipient of Planet Connections Theater Festivity Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical or Play with Music Award, and in 2013 he was the recipient of their Outstanding Actor in a Staged Reading Award.
Russell is a member of the Articulate Theatre Company and New York Madness.
Russell's on-screen credits include Amazon Studios dramatic comedy "The Dangerous Book for Boys," CBS dramas "FBI" and "Blue Bloods," NBC drama "The Blacklist," and the groundbreaking web series "Anyone But Me."
He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2020, Russell earned a Helen Hayes Awards nomination for Outstanding Performer - Visiting Production for his work in "Vivian's Music, 1969", a show in which he continues to perform. In 2016, he earned a New York Innovative Theatre Awards Outstanding Ensemble nomination for his work on "Doric Wilson's Street Theater". In 2014, he was the recipient of Planet Connections Theater Festivity Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical or Play with Music Award, and in 2013 he was the recipient of their Outstanding Actor in a Staged Reading Award.
Russell is a member of the Articulate Theatre Company and New York Madness.
Russell's on-screen credits include Amazon Studios dramatic comedy "The Dangerous Book for Boys," CBS dramas "FBI" and "Blue Bloods," NBC drama "The Blacklist," and the groundbreaking web series "Anyone But Me."
He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
