Jeff Branson | |
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Born |
Jeffrey Dale Branson March 10, 1977 St. Louis, Missouri |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website | www |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Dale Branson (born March 10, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ronan Malloy on The Young and the Restless, Jonathan Lavery on All My Children, and Shayne Lewis on Guiding Light.
Branson originated the role of Jonathan Lavery on the ABC soap opera All My Children on June 15, 2004. Although he was off the air from mid-April until August 2005 while his character was believed dead in an explosion, Branson remained on contract the entire time. Branson's last appearance on All My Children aired on December 18, 2007.
Branson's work prior to All My Children included a 2000 guest spot on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He had a small part that year in the film Shaft and in 2002 he was in the feature film Wolves of Wall Street.
In 2003, he played the role of a younger Alan Spaulding on Guiding Light; coincidentally also played Shayne Lewis on Guiding Light up until the last episode of the show, 18 September 2009.
In 2005, Branson received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on All My Children as Jonathan Lavery. In 2009, he received his second Daytime Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of Shayne Lewis on Guiding Light. He won this award, tied with Vincent Irizarry from All My Children.