Jeff Hiller

Jeff Hiller
Hiller in 2023
Born	1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)
Education	Texas Lutheran University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Website	hillertime.com

Jeff Hiller (born 1975/1976)^[1] is an American actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Joel on Somebody Somewhere. He is also known for his role as Mr. Whitely in American Horror Story: NYC.

Life and career

Hiller grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from Texas Lutheran University in 1998.^[1][2]

Hiller started performing improv comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2001 where he was part of the improv teams People People, The Scam, Creep, Rumpleteaser and Police Chief Rumble. He taught improv comedy for a decade.^[1]

Hiller has appeared in various television series, including Guiding Light, Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Psych, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Community.^[3] Hiller appeared in the films Morning Glory and Ghost Town. Hiller was well-received for his performance as John Quincy Adams in the hit rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. In 2018, Hiller replaced Drew Droege's solo show Bright Colors and Bold Patterns off-Broadway and it was directed by Michael Urie.^[4]

From 2022-2024, Hiller played Joel in Bridget Everett’s Peabody Award winning series Somebody Somewhere (TV series).

Personal life

Hiller is gay,^[4] and was founder of the all-gay improv troupe Neely O'Hara.^[5] Hiller is married.^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Dream Assassin	Waiter	Short
	Ghost Town	Naked Guy
2009	Adam	Rom
2010	Morning Glory	Sam - Channel 9 Producer
2011	Bad Seed	Jeff	Short
2012	Gayby	Showgirls Fan Customer
2013	Gods Behaving Badly	First Follower
	That Thing with the Cat	Rick
	Chasing Taste	Chef Micah
	Snore (Downton Abbey)	Unnamed role	Short
	The Little Tin Man	Gregg	Independent film
2015	The Last Ones	Brad	Short
	The Poets	Leonard	Short
2016	Sing!	Mark	Voice role
2018	Greta	Maitre D' Henri
	Set It Up	Mexican Restaurant Waiter
2020	First One In	Frazzled Salesman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	A2Z	Comedian Panelist	Episode: "Guns N' Roses"
2005	Starved	Gay Man	Episode: "3D"
2006	The P.A.	Jeff	1 episode
2008	30 Rock	Hotel Clerk	Episode: "Reunion"
2008–2009	Guiding Light	Francois the Tailor	2 episodes
2010	Old Friends	Waiter	Episode: "Waverly Place"
	Submissions Only	Gay 4 (Sonny)	Episode: "Old Lace"
	Wiener & Wiener	Man	Episode: "Always a Bridesmaid"
	Ugly Betty	Wilheldiva Fan	Episode: "Chica and the Man"
2011	30 Rock	Stewart	Episode: "Double-Edged Sword"
	Community	Glee Club Guy	Episode: "Regional Holiday Music"
	Bored to Death	Emcee	Episode: "Forget the Herring"
	Death Valley	Security Guard	Episode: "Tick... Tick... BOOM!"
	Psych	Dwayne	Episode: "Last Night Gus"
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Stan	Episode: "Boots on the Ground" and "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap"
2012	Squad 85	Macey	3 episodes
	Partners (TV Series)	Randy	2 episodes
	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Don	Episode: "The Return of Dragon Shumway"
	Best Friends Forever	The Host	Episode: "Fatal Blow Out"
2012–2013	Campus Security	Lyle Moses	6 episodes
2013	Raptor Raptor	Unnamed role	Episode: "How to Get a Job"
	Go On	Eric the Actor	Episode: "Urn-ed Run"
2014	Dead Boss	Timothy	TV movie
	The McCarthys (TV Series)	Phillip	2 episodes
	UCB Comedy Originals	Unnamed roles	2 episodes
	The Hotwives of Orlando	Antoine Donner	4 episodes
	Long Distance	Matt	1 episode
2015	The Hotwives of Las Vegas	Antoine Donner	3 episodes
	Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell	Wolfgang Ragekiss	Episode: "New-cronomicon"
2015–2016	Impastor	Jeffrey	4 episodes
2016	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Harry	Episode: "That Text Was Not Meant for Josh!"
2016–2017	Nightcap	Phil Miller	20 episodes
2017	Difficult People	Subway Man	Episode: "Sweet Tea"
	Broad City	Tim	Episode: "Sliding Doors"
	Playing House	Jeff	3 episodes
	ASAP Fables	Lion	Episode: "The Lion and His Privilege"
	New York Is Dead	Dante	Web series
2018	Human Kind Of	Various roles	10 episodes
	West 40s	Ryan	Episode: "Forty Candles"
2019	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Tomothy / Tomathy	2 episodes
2020	Escape from Virtual Island	Waiter / Man #1 / Crowd (voice roles)	11 episodes
	Little America	Man with Cold	Episode: "The Silence"
2022–2024	Somebody Somewhere	Joel	21 episodes
2022	American Horror Story: NYC	Gideon Whitely	9 episodes
	Evil	Chuck	Episode: "The Demon of Parenthood"
	The Watcher	Therapist	Episode: "Haunting"
2023	FBI: Most Wanted	Rudolph Varitek	Episode: "Black Mirror"
2023–2024	American Horror Stories	Mr. Nevins	Episode: "Bestie"
		Niles Taylor	Episode: "The Thing Under the Bed"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	Peabody Awards	Entertainment	Somebody Somewhere	Nominated	[6]

References

1. Rizzo, Carita (August 28, 2023). "Jeff Hiller Is the Heart of 'Somebody Somewhere'". Shondaland. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
2. "2016 Bulldogs Football" (PDF). TLUBulldogs.com. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
3. "Last Night Gus". USA Network. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
4. Voss, Brandon (January 25, 2018). "Actor Jeff Hiller Is Always the Life of the Gay Party". Brandon Voss. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
5. "Jeff Hiller". Fort Lauderdale Improv. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
6. Voyles, Blake (September 20, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Nominees". Retrieved September 20, 2023.

External links

• Jeff Hiller at IMDb
• Jeff Hiller's personal website