Biography
Jacob Storms is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning actor & writer, best known for his recurring role (Serge) on Steven Soderbergh & Gregory Jacobs' Amazon Original Series, Red Oaks.
Storms is also known for his celebrated portrayal of young Tennessee Williams in his original solo play shedding light on the unexplored, formative years of the American playwright, Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams* (United Solo Award for Best One-Man Show), originally directed for the stage by Tony Award winner Alan Cumming, which has played multiple engagements Off-Broadway and most recently at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a critically lauded, twenty-three (back-to-back) performance run with Assembly, garnering Jacob an Off-West End (Offie) Award nomination in addition to being shortlisted for the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence.
Storms has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, Playbill, The Guardian, GQ, The Times, Backstage Magazine, Broadway World, Fox, The List Magazine, Fest Magazine, The Stage UK, British Theatre Guide, New York Theatre Wire, The Oregonian, and more!
Some of Jacob's favorite experiences include working with legendary writer/director Amy Heckerling & producer/writer Gregory Jacobs, iconic actor/writer/director Alan Cumming, acclaimed Indie-film screenwriter/director Hal Hartley, being handpicked by groundbreaking Beijing based, multi-media installation artist, Wang Jianwei to perform in his North American solo exhibition debut at The Guggenheim Museum: Time Temple, mentoring under and performing with Thomas Lauderdale, creator of the world-renowned "little orchestra" Pink Martini, recording with esteemed concert pianist (& protegé to Vladimir Horowitz) Byron Janis & Grammy/Academy Award winner Carly Simon, in addition to a multi-year long writing & performance collaboration with the late, beloved actor/writer/comedian, Taylor Negron.
On stage, Storms has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Guggenheim Museum, BAM, Bill T. Jones' New York Live Arts Theatre, The Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Edinburgh, New York, & Rochester Fringe Fringe Festivals, The National Arts Club, The Theatre at Innovation Square, Assembly Rooms, PICA's Time Based Art Festival as well as The New Orleans, Provincetown & St. Louis Tennessee Williams Festivals.
Jacob is also the youngest actor in the world to have performed Doug Wright's Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winning thirty-five character solo play, I Am My Own Wife.
