Jeff Perry is a co-founder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The School At Steppenwolf, Steppenwolf Classes West and Steppenwolf Films. He has acted and directed in over 40 Steppenwolf productions. Regional: Seagull, Streamers, Time of Your Life, Anna Christie, A Steady Rain. International: The Grapes of Wrath, August: Osage County. Directing at Steppenwolf: Educating Rita (Chicago, Off Broadway), Little Egypt, A Moon For The Misbegotten, The Homecoming, The Hothouse, The Lesson, Krapp's Last Tape. Television: Nash Bridges, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, $1, Dirty John, Inventing Anna, Alaska Daily. Upcoming: Co-Producer The Steppenwolf Theatre Documentary. “I owe my life in art to the guidance of every teacher, artist, student and storytelling colleague I’ve been blessed to share time and space with”

— Last updated: Jul 30, 2026