Biography

Jeff McDonald is an Actor and Director for thought-provoking & challenging genre films (martial arts, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror). He recently directed his first feature - a sci-fi film called Sideslip (currently in post-production). As an actor he's known for the features Kung Fu Slayers, Chinese Speaking Vampires, TwoTwo, Slant Streets, Night Mistress, Tales From Beyond, and a lead role in the Oxygen series The First Mindhunter; and as director for the web series Heart of the Dragon (with Shin Koyamada) and the martial arts/fantasy short Dream of the Lizard. Projects in post include roles in the features Staycation, Mademoiselle Sin, the horror film Jo, the main antagonist in the psychological horror film Head Like a Hole! He has an MFA in Theater Directing from UC-Irvine and has directed 30+ theatrical productions including MacBeth, The Master Builder, and adaptations of King Lear and Julius Caesar. He's acted in many theater classics including Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night, Aufidius in Coriolanus, Glendower in Henry IV Part 1, and the title role in Caligula.

- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous