Adam Jeffries
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Adam Jeffries | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–2003 |
Adam Jeffries is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freeman on the short-lived Fox sitcom True Colors.
Biography[]
Career[]
Adam Jeffries' first began acting in 1989 in the role of Eddie in the educational short film A Nightmare on Drug Street, which was released on VHS as a teaching tool for schools. After appearing in several television series and television movies, Jeffries landed the role of Lester Freeman in the short-lived 1990 Fox series True Colors. The series was canceled in 1992. The next year, he portrayed Thea Vidale's oldest son, Jarvis Turrell, Jr., in the short-lived ABC series Thea. In 1995, he appeared in an episode of The Client, another short-lived series that was based on the 1994 hit film.
In 2000, he had a role in the soap opera Days of Our Lives. His last acting role was in the 2003 television movie Newton.
Filmography[]
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1990 | Ghost Dad | Buddy #2 | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | A Nightmare on Drug Street | Eddie | Short film |
| The Wonder Years | Simeonee | 1 episode | |
| Family Matters | Mark | 1 episode | |
| 1990 | Capital News | Television movie | |
| 1990–1992 | True Colors | Lester Freeman | 46 episodes |
| 1991 | Seeds of Tragedy | Six Pack | Television movie |
| Miss Jones | 2nd Boy | Television movie | |
| 1993–1994 | Thea | Jarvis Turrell, Jr. | 19 episodes |
| 1995 | The Client | Jamal James Garrett | 1 episode |
| 2000–2001 | Days of our Lives | Larry Morris | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Just Shoot Me! | Danny | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Newton | Tom the Mailman | Television movie |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Won | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series | True Colors |
| 1992 | Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series | True Colors | ||
| 1994 | Nominated | Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series | Thea (Shared with Brenden Jefferson, Brandy Norwood, and Jason Weaver) |
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- Living people
- African-American male actors
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- 21st-century African-American people