Jake Bennett Siegfried is an actor, singer and dancer based in New York. A proud member of Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA, he first took the stage at the Usdan Center for the Performing Arts at nine-years-old and is now graduating with his BFA in Acting from Montclair State University. Over that time, he has appeared on stage, screen and has used his voice in commercial and character work.
Jake has had the honor and pleasure to work with many industry icons (in the order of the way he met them cuz otherwise it's too complicated) including Eric Rosen, John Bolton, Ann Nathan, John Rando, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Rachel Bay Jones, Walter Bobbie, John Kander, Greg Pierce, David Hyde Pierce, Julia Murney, Jeffrey Seller, Andy Blankenbuehler, Stephanie Klemons, Alex Lacamoire. Bill Sherman, Rajiv Joseph, Kirstin Childs and then some ...
In his spare time, Jake enjoys mixing up something delicious in the kitchen. He's equally at home with a tackle box and a fishing pole on the beautiful shores of Long Island waiting for the big one!
Jake has had the honor and pleasure to work with many industry icons (in the order of the way he met them cuz otherwise it's too complicated) including Eric Rosen, John Bolton, Ann Nathan, John Rando, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Rachel Bay Jones, Walter Bobbie, John Kander, Greg Pierce, David Hyde Pierce, Julia Murney, Jeffrey Seller, Andy Blankenbuehler, Stephanie Klemons, Alex Lacamoire. Bill Sherman, Rajiv Joseph, Kirstin Childs and then some ...
In his spare time, Jake enjoys mixing up something delicious in the kitchen. He's equally at home with a tackle box and a fishing pole on the beautiful shores of Long Island waiting for the big one!
TELEVISION & FILM
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One of Jake's first jobs was a commercial voiceover. As the voice of a young boy, he taught his father a few LESSONS in the #priceless commercial series for MasterCard. In the short film IMMUNE (directed by Boman Modine), he played the sole survivor of a zombie apocalypse. Since then, he has appeared in a number of other Student and Thesis films including One Trick Deter, At Home, Eddie's Game and In the Family. Jake has also appeared on Saturday Night Live, White Collar and Celebrity Ghost Stories. You can catch his voice as Samuel Lovebird in all 52 episodes of Disney Jr's Third & Bird - a preschool series developed by Little Airplane Productions. Check out some other pics here.
Stage
Getting the chance to perform FREE TO BE YOU AND ME at a summer arts camp sparked something for Jake. It wasn't long before he found himself working at the John W. Engeman Theater in a production of OLIVER! directed by Stephen Nachamie. Jake performed as an orphan and a member of Fagin's boys and was Oliver understudy as well. Soon after he joined the World Premiere of A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL (Randy Parker) at the Kansas City Rep. When the 1st National Tour of ACS hit the road, he "triple dog dared" his way as Schwartz. Jake has appeared in a number of other professional productions including the Jeffrey Seller directed FLY (as Peter) and the Vineyard Theatre's Developmental production of THE LANDING (by John Kander/Greg Pierce) and The Sound of Music (as Kurt von Trapp). Way back when (in High School) he got the chance to play the title role in Pippin. He has appeared in multiple productions at MSU including a Twelfth Night and An Ideal Husband. Most recently, Jake appeared as Pip in the OBA Award winning Off Broadway production of Pip's Island.
Dance
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Jake's been tapping since he was a little guy. During the 1st National Tour of A Christmas Story, he really got to show his stuff and Ralphie, Schwartz, Flick and friends took to the stage with a fantastic tap number. He hasn't stopped.
Enjoy these recent videos of Jake and his longtime friend Jeremy.
Enjoy these recent videos of Jake and his longtime friend Jeremy.
