Bob Jaffe currently makes his career as an actor based in New York City. In past lives he has worked as a theatrical Stage Manager, Director, Artistic Director as well as having had careers in both large and small businesses and non-profit management.
He was co-founder of the Berkshire Playwrights Lab, a new-play development theater in the Berkshires, and spent 10 years as Board Chair at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City, which has been creating new work for the American theater since 1968.
As an actor, Bob works in theater, film and television. On Stage: performer/adapter of …AND THE YOU GO ON. AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE WORKS OF SAMUEL BECKETT (WHAT, Off-Broadway and other venues); IBEW PLAYS for The Working Theatre; HUNTER JOHN & JANE by Amina Henry at JACK; MEMORY RETROGRADE by harunalee at Under the Radar Festival/Public Theatre; HONORS STUDENTS at Ensemble Studio Theatre. Other Theaters: Ensemble Studio Theatre; Queens Theater; Ars Nova; Berkshire Theatre Festival; the cell; HERE; Theater for a New City; La MaMa E.T.C.; The Brick; Amios; FringeNYC; Trinity Rep; Providence Black Rep; Perishable Theatre; others. Film/TV: “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (viral video with Brad Pitt & Jimmy Fallon);” “FBI;” Showtime’s “Brotherhood;” “Law & Order: SVU;” “Time After Time;” STARZ’ “Sweetbitter;” many films, including CHAPPAQUIDDICK; IMAGINE I’M BEAUTIFUL; CRAZY FAMOUS; BITE ME; INEZ & DOUG & KIRA.
Bob is an Ensemble Artist at Ensemble Studio Theatre and Artist-in-Residence at the cell. Agents: U-Shin Kim and Chiara Licciardello at UGA Talent.
He has also been playing blues harmonica, both personally and professionally, since the age of 14.