Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 1, 1968 (age 57)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jay Underwood
Biography
Jay Underwood (born October 1, 1968) is an American actor and pastor. Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s, he is perhaps best known for his starring feature film roles, portraying Eric Gibb in The Boy Who Could Fly, Chip Carson in Not Quite Human, Grover Dunn in The Invisible Kid, Sonny Bono in The Sonny and Cher Story, Bug in Uncle Buck, and Ernest Hemingway in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He also portrayed the Human Torch in the 1994 unreleased film Fantastic Four.
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The Boy Who Could Fly - DVD Introduction by Jay Underwood and Nick Castle (2003)
VideoKnown For
TV
The X-Files
Jeb Dukes
1993
TV
The West Wing
Christopher Wick
1999
TV
Murder, She Wrote
Will Rafferty
1984
TV
Murder, She Wrote
Spencer
1984
TV
ER
Mr. Burke
1994
TV
Star Trek: Voyager
Mortimer Harren
1995
Film
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Power Plant Worker #1
2025
TV
21 Jump Street
Rob Daniels
1987
TV
V.I.P.
Adam Elliot
1998
TV
V.I.P.
Adam Elliott
1998
TV
Millennium
Michael Slattery
1996
TV
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Ernest Hemingway
1992
Film
The Boy Who Could Fly
Eric
1986
Film
The Fantastic Four
Johnny Storm
1994
Film
Uncle Buck
Bug
1989
TV
Miracles
Mayor Frank Letherton
2003
TV
Superboy
Mike Walker (Kryptonite Kid)
1988
TV
A Year in the Life
Gus
1987
TV
J.J. Starbuck
1987
TV
First Monday
2002
Filmography
2025FilmThe Fantastic 4: First Stepsas Power Plant Worker #12018FilmSurge of Power: Revenge of the Sequelas Cross2015FilmDoomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Fouras Himself2010FilmNo Greater Loveas Dave2006FilmWhere There's a Willas Jimmy Ray2005FilmAnnie's Pointas Policeman2004FilmWin a Date with Tad Hamilton!as Policeman Tom2003Film44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Outas Mr. Entertainment2003TVMiraclesas Mayor Frank Letherton2002TVFirst Monday2001FilmRoad to Redemptionas Alan Fischer2001FilmThe Legend of the Candy Caneas Chester (voice)2001FilmDancing in Septemberas Michael Daniels2000FilmThe Girls' Roomas Shepp1999FilmThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Bluesas Ernest Hemingway1999FilmThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocenceas Ernest Hemingway1999TVThe West Wingas Christopher Wick1999FilmFatal Affairas Ezra Tyler1999FilmAnd the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Storyas Sonny Bono1999FilmDead Dogsas Derek1999FilmValerie Flakeas Tim Darnell1998TVV.I.P.as Adam Elliot1998FilmPossumsas John Clark1997FilmAfterglowas Donald Duncan1997FilmThe Nurseas John Beecher1996TVMillenniumas Michael Slattery1996FilmStar Commandas Kenneth 'Ken' Oort1996FilmThe Lord Protectoras Priamus1995FilmA Reason to Believeas Jim Curran1995FilmSleepstalkeras Griffin Davis1995TVStar Trek: Voyageras Mortimer Harren1994FilmThe Raffleas Wilson Lowe1994TVERas Mr. Burke1994FilmWyatt Earp: Return to Tombstoneas Jack Montgomery1994FilmThe Fantastic Fouras Johnny Storm1994FilmStalkedas Daryl Gleeson1993TVThe X-Filesas Jeb Dukes1992FilmStill Not Quite Humanas Chip Carson1992TVThe Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Ernest Hemingway1992FilmMurder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Storyas Kyle Lawrence1991FilmSon of Darkness: To Die For IIas Danny1990FilmThe Adventures of Ford Fairlaneas Club Guy Bob (uncredited)1990TVBlind Faithas Chris Marshall1990FilmThe Gumshoe Kidas Jeff Sherman1989FilmNot Quite Human IIas Chip Carson1989FilmUncle Buckas Bug1988TVSuperboyas Mike Walker (Kryptonite Kid)1988FilmDare to Say No!1988FilmThe Invisible Kidas Grover Dunn1988FilmPromised Landas Circle K Clerk1987FilmThe Day My Kid Went Punkas Terry1987TVJ.J. Starbuck1987TVA Year in the Lifeas Gus1987FilmNot Quite Humanas Chip Carson1987TV21 Jump Streetas Rob Daniels1986FilmThe Boy Who Could Flyas Eric1986FilmDesert Bloomas Robin1984TVMurder, She Wroteas Will Rafferty