Date of birth: March 10, 1977
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri
AMC character: Jonathan Lavery

Other appearances/credits: "Guiding Light", "Wolves of Wall Street", "Semmelweis", "Shaft", "The Big Kahuna", "Law & Order; SVU", "One Life to Live", "Strangers With Candy"

Miscellaneous notes: Jeff is active in his support for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

Official site: http://jeffbranson.com/

ABC.com actor bio:

Jeff Branson joined the cast of All My Children in May, 2004, playing the role of Jonathan Lavery.

Originally from Lake of the Ozarks, MO, Mr. Branson moved to New York City in 1995 and attended an acting conservatory where studied for two years. Upon completion of the program, he appeared in the feature films Shaft and Big Kahuna as well as held starring roles in several independent films. No strager to the New York stage, he has performed in several Off- Broadway shows and guest starred on television's Law & Order and Strangers with Candy.

In 2003, Mr. Branson played the role of young Alan Spalding on The Guiding Light and appeared on One Life to Live.

Mr. Branson has donated his time to support Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. When not working, he enjoys sky diving, playing guitar, cooking and riding his bycicle around New York City.

SoapCentral.com character bio:

Jonathan arrived as an unnamed stranger looking desperately for Ryan Lavery. He was shooed away by the Fusion girls -- except for Simone, who flirted shamelessly with him. He eventually stumbled across the path of Kendall Hart, who was also taken by Jonathan. She seduced Jonathan and arranged to have Ryan walk in on her and Jonathan having sex. When he did, it was revealed that the stranger was actually Ryan's little brother.

Jonathan apologized profusely for having slept with Kendall. Ryan quickly forgave his little brother, saying that Kendall was really the one to blame. The two brother caught up, filling each other in on what had been going on since they last saw each other many moons ago. Ryan offered his law school graduate brother a job at Fusion. After a botched attempt to acquire a bio-tech company for Cambias, Greenlee discovered that Jonathan had lied about his past -- he had dropped out of law school. Greenlee gave Jonathan a chance to come clean with Ryan, but when he refused Greenlee spilled the beans. Surprisingly, Ryan was very calm and allowed his brother to continue working at Fusion and Cambias.

On the personal side, Jonathan crossed paths with Maggie Stone and two started hanging out.