Jeff Szusterman (born February 6, 1969) is a New Zealand voice, film and television actor known for playing Master Xandred on ''

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''. He graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1995 with a Diploma in Acting. He is

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, of Polish-

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descent. In the 2022 comedy series, ''

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'', he plays the New Zealand Jewish patriarch figure. Along with his on-screen wife

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, the pair were praised by ''

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'' for their scene-stealing roles. Along with his wife, actress Jacque Drew, Szusterman runs a theatre company called "Still Water Rising". Among the plays he's directed are ''My First Time'' at the

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, ''Mojo'', and ''A History of the American Film''. At the 25th annual Drammy Awards in 2001, Szusterman won 'Best Actor in a Lead Role' for his work in ''Not About Heroes?''. Szusterman is on the board of the perfomers union

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Filmography

* ''Return to Treasure Island'' (1996) as Jacob * ''

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'' (2000) as Nick * ''

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'' (2005) as Silenus * ''

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'' (1 episode, 2006) as Michael Kadir * '' Paradise at the End of the World'' (2009) as Jeffrey Trench * ''

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'' (1 episode, 2009) as Doctor * ''

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'' (5 episodes, 2009) as Randall * ''

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'' (2 episodes, 2009-2010) as Captain Frannick * ''

'' (19 episodes 2011) as Master Xandred (voice) and Octoroo (voice) * ''

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'' (22 episodes 2012) as Master Xandred (voice) and Octoroo (voice) * ''

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'' (1 episode 2015) as Scrapper (voice) * ''

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'' (2 episodes, 2016) as City Worker * '' 6 Days'' (2017) as Intelligence Translator * ''

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'' (1 episode, 2018) as Sheriff * ''A War Story'' (2018) as Chad * '' Golden Boy (1 episode, 2019) * ''

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'' (2019) as News Reader * ''

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'' (1 episode, 2019) as Photographer * '' The Gulf'' (1 episode) (2 episodes, 2021) as Joe Daysh * ''

'' as Siggy (2022-present)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Szusterman, Jeff Power Rangers Samurai Living people New Zealand male stage actors New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male voice actors 1966 births New Zealand Jews Toi Whakaari alumni