What is Jeff Perry?
[[File:Jeff Perry 2 Peabody 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Perry at the [[Peabody Awards]], May 2014]] '''Jeffrey Perry''' (born August 16, 1955) is an American [[Drama Desk Award]]-winning actor. He stars in the ABC political drama ''[[Scandal (TV series)|Scandal]]'' as Cyrus Beene. He was born in [[Highland Park, Illinois]] and studied at [[Illinois State University]]. He began his career in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/jeff_perry |title=Jeff Perry |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=2013-05-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611161831/http://www.americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/jeff_perry |archive-date=June 11, 2008 }}</ref> He was a tough superior to [[Kevin Bacon]]'s detective in the thriller ''[[Wild Things (movie)|Wild Things]]'' (1998). His daughter is [[Zoe Perry]]. From 1983 to 1992, he was married to [[Laurie Metcalf]]. Perry is known for his roles in ''[[The Human Stain]]'' (2003), ''[[Hard Promises (1991 movie)|Hard Promises]]'' (1991) and ''[[The Grifters (movie)|The Grifters]]'' (1990) as well as appearances on ''[[My So-Called Life]]'' (1994), ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'' (2003), ''[[The Practice]]'' (2003), ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' (2005), ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' (2006), ''[[Raines]]'' (2007), and several episodes of ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (2005). ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|id=0675114|name=Jeff Perry}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Jeff}} [[Category:Drama Desk Award winners]] [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from Chicago]] [[Category:Actors from Highland Park, Illinois]]