Jay Underwood
Actor
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made Jay Underwood a veteran actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. 'The Fantastic 4: First Steps' is where the largest audience met him. 'Uncle Buck' belongs on any short list of his work. Action is where the largest part of the work sits. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape.
Jay Underwood
Actor
Time and sheer volume of work have made Jay Underwood a veteran actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. 'The Fantastic 4: First Steps' is where the largest audience met him. 'Uncle Buck' belongs on any short list of his work. Action is where the largest part of the work sits. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape.
Movies (28 titles)
Plays Power Plant Worker #1
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
Plays Bug
Uncle Buck
1989
Plays Policeman Tom
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
Plays Eric
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986
Plays Tim Darnell
Valerie Flake
1999
Plays Johnny Storm
The Fantastic Four
1994
Plays Griffin Davis
Sleepstalker
1995
Plays Mr. Entertainment
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003
Plays Priamus
The Lord Protector
1996
Plays Grover Dunn
The Invisible Kid
1988
Plays Circle K Clerk
Promised Land
1988
Plays John Clark
Possums
1998
Plays Donald Duncan
Afterglow
1997
Plays Dave
No Greater Love
2010
Plays Robin
Desert Bloom
1986
Plays Jim Curran
A Reason to Believe
1995
Plays Ezra Tyler
Fatal Affair
1999
Plays Daryl Gleeson
Stalked
1994
Plays Alan Fischer
Road to Redemption
2001
Plays Jeff Sherman
The Gumshoe Kid
1990
Plays John Beecher
The Nurse
1997
Plays Danny
Son of Darkness: To Die For II
1991
Plays Policeman
Annie's Point
2005
Plays Wilson Lowe
The Raffle
1994
Plays Derek
Dead Dogs
1999
TV Shows (13 titles)
Plays Ernest Hemingway
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Plays Chris Marshall
Blind Faith
1990
Plays Gus
A Year in the Life
1987
Plays Adam Elliot
V.I.P.
1998
Plays Will Rafferty
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Mayor Frank Letherton
Miracles
2003
Plays Mike Walker (Kryptonite Kid)
Superboy
1988
Plays Rob Daniels
21 Jump Street
1987
Plays Mortimer Harren
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Plays Jeb Dukes
The X-Files
1993
Plays Michael Slattery
Millennium
1996
Plays Mr. Burke
ER
1994
Plays Christopher Wick
The West Wing
1999
Latest Trailers
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The Fantastic 4: First Steps
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The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Power Plant Worker #1
2025
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
Cross
2018
No Greater Love
Dave
2010
Annie's Point
Policeman
2005
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Policeman Tom
2004
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
Mr. Entertainment
2003
Miracles
Mayor Frank Letherton
2003Season 1
Road to Redemption
Alan Fischer
2001
Dancing in September
Michael Daniels
2001
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jay Underwood and where are they from?
Jay Underwood is 58 years old, born on October 1, 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Jay Underwood?
Jay Underwood is best known for roles in The Fantastic 4: First Steps, Uncle Buck, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!.
How many movies has Jay Underwood been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1986), Jay Underwood has appeared in 28 movies and 13 TV shows.
What was Jay Underwood's first movie?
The career of Jay Underwood began with Desert Bloom (1986).
What is Jay Underwood's most recent movie or series?
Jay Underwood's most recent release is The Fantastic 4: First Steps, which premiered on July 23, 2025.
What TV shows has Jay Underwood appeared in?
On television, Jay Underwood has appeared in The X-Files, Star Trek: Voyager, ER, The West Wing.
Jay Underwood
1968-10-01 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jay Underwood (born October 1, 1968) is an American actor and pastor. Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s, he is perhaps best known for his starring feature film roles, portraying Eric Gibb in The Boy Who Could Fly, Chip Carson in Not Quite Human, Grover Dunn in The Invisible Kid, Sonny Bono in The Sonny and Cher Story, Bug in Uncle Buck, and Ernest Hemingway in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He also portrayed the Human Torch in the 1994 unreleased film Fantastic Four.Jay Underwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.