Adam Jepsen
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| Born | June 1, 1989 Park Ridge, IL U.S. |
| Education | Penn State University (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Adam Jepsen (born June 1, 1989) is an American actor. He made his Broadway debut in original cast of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Beane musical) and later joined the Broadway Company of Chicago. He co-originated the role of Sven in the Original Broadway cast of Disney's Frozen in 2018. On screen, Jepsen recurred in Severance on Apple TV+ and guest starred in City on a Hill opposite Kevin Bacon.
Early life
Jepsen grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois. He was a competitive athletic in both soccer and gymnastics. While in high school at Maine South High School, he participated in the Annual Illinois High School Theater Festival's production of A Chorus Line as Don. We spent a summer training at Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Program.
He studied theatre at Penn State University where he participated in a number of student led organizations including the student-run theatre group, Outlaws, and THON, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. THON is a year-long effort which raises funds for Penn State Health Children's Hospital and increases awareness for the fight against childhood cancer. He took a year off from college play the Scarecrow in the national tour of The Wizard of Oz, before returning to complete his degree.
Career
Adam Jepsen spent his summers in college working at The Actors Gymnasium in Evanston, Il, Ogunquit Playhouse and The Muny.
He made his Broadway debut, in the Original cast of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Beane musical). His second Broadway show was Chicago. While there, he was cast in the 2014 production of Guys and Dolls at Carnegie Hall led by Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Patrick Wilson, and Sierra Boggess. Later, he went on to play Sven in the 2018 musical Frozen
In Film/Television, Adam was cast as Mason in Fernanda, a short film which received support from the Sundance Institute, The American Film Institute, and NALIP. He was also cast as Boo, a Civil War Ghost in another short film, A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (Or Whatever Longer Title You Prefer) which received funding and was a finalist of McDonald's Spotlight Dorado program. Jepsen will be making his feature film debut in Other People's Bodies, a film by Alan Brown. On television, Jepsen has been in The Mysteries of Laura in the episode, 'The Mystery of the Dark Heart' and in City on a Hill in the episode, 'Tenderness.' Most recently, he was in two episodes of Severance on Apple TV+.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Length |
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| 2013 | Grotto | Ben | Short |
| 2015 | Pink Moon | Leo | Short |
| 2015 | Mirrors | Anthony | Short |
| 2020 | Influenced | Chris | Short |
| 2021 | Fernanda | Mason | Short |
| 2023 | A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (Or Whatever Longer Title You Prefer) | Boo | Short |
| 2025 | Other People's Bodies | Fabian | Feature |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Paul Henshaw | Episode: "The Mystery of the Dark Heart" | |
| 2022 | City on a Hill | Xavier Brackin | Episode: "Tenderness" | |
| 2022- | Severance | Man in the Hallway, Shadow Mark | Episode: "Hello, Ms. Cobel"
Episode: "Woe's Hollow" |
Theatre
| Year | Show | Role | Notes | |
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| 2013 | Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Beane musical) | Swing | The Broadway Theatre | |
| 2014 | Chicago | Bailiff / Court Clerk | Ambassador Theatre (New York City) | |
| 2018 | Frozen | Sven | St. James Theatre |
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