Vancouver actor Jack Christofferson hails from Whitehorse in the Yukon and was raised in Kelowna, British Columbia. He is also an aspiring writer and producer. In the process of tracing his family tree, Jack discovered that he is a direct descendant of Romanian aristocracy and the last Lakota Sioux Tribe of Crazy Horse. He is also part Austrian, Hungarian, Italian, French, Welsh, and Swedish.
Jack began attending acting workshops in Vancouver in 1988 with Mark Brandon. There he had the good fortune to study with a group of very talented actors including Barry Pepper, who introduced Jack to excellence in acting. He is also a graduate of the Gastown Actors Studio, where he spent much of the 90's studying with the likes of Mel Austin Tuck, Andrew McIlroy, Jessica Van der Veen, Sid Kozak, Bart Anderson and Trish Allen, after which he received his Associate's Degree.
Jack has worked in theatre, television and film, including 18 independent films, many of which have garnered 20+ awards and have screened around the world at over 40 film festivals, including: The New York City International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival. On television, he has acted opposite Rose McGowan in Sous l'emprise du pasteur: L'histoire vraie de Mary Winkler (2011) on Lifetime TV and appeared in Cold Squad, brigade spéciale (1998) in 2001 on CTV, "Untold Stories of the ER" (2012) {Radioactive Rocks/Bleedout/Poked by a Cactus (#6.3)} and "Untold Stories of the ER" (2013) {Deep Trouble} (#8.12) on TLC.
Jack has also appeared in several music videos, industrial videos for organizations like WorkSafe BC and over a dozen commercials in North America and Europe for such prominent brands as NASCAR/ESPN, Telus, Budweiser, Nestle, Toyota, Boston Pizza and Verizon, just to name a few.
A passionate member and avid supporter of the independent film community, Jack is the founding member of the Facebook Group 'Collective Co-Op Films.' The burgeoning group has over 400 members who are actively committed to their craft. It gives members the opportunity to bring their projects to life with the help of industry professionals and experienced cast and crew. During the bi-weekly meetings writers can present their short scripts to gain the connections and assistance needed to bring their projects to fruition. The group also helps actors looking for high quality Demo Reel material to create the raw footage needed to improve their professional image. Once the film/footage is shot, it is displayed on the group's Facebook page and the CCF website (currently in development) and a copy is given to the actor to use as she/he so desires. The motto of the Collective is illustrative of their mutual respect and commitment to one another: "Alone we wait... Together we create..."
Jack's special skills include guitar, poetry, motorcycles, golf and running.
