Jeff Perry

Perry currently stars on the ABC hit series, Scandal, opposite Kerry Washington where he plays “Cyrus Beene,” The White House’s Chief of Staff.  He is a co-founder of Chicago’s internationally acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company which he started in 1976 with Gary Sinise and Terry Kinney. An avid teacher, Perry co-founded The School at Steppenwolf and Steppenwolf Classes West.  He has directed Thomas Kelly & Sal Viscuso in A Steady Rain at LA's Odyssey Theatre, Minneapolis' The Guthrie Theatre and is now honored to do so at the Alliance Theatre. Jeff is married to three-time Emmy® winning Casting Director, Linda Lowy.