Jeffrey Combs was born on September 9th, 1954 in Oxnard, California. He grew up in Lompoc, California with a plethora of siblings both older and younger. He attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, and the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. He spent about four years in regional theater performing at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, the Arizona Theatre Company in Tucson, the California Shakespearean Festival, the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and the South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa among others. In 1980 he moved to Los Angeles, where he lives with his family. As horror film leading actor, Combs is probably best known for portraying Herbert West in the cult horror film Re-Animator. Re-Animator was based on H.P. Lovecraft's famous novel brought together by Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna, the producer and financier of the film. Combs stayed in the realm of cult films with both Gordon and Yuzna to return when making From Beyond, and Bride of Re-Animator also from Lovecraft novels. He has also been in some supporting roles in The Pit and the Pendulum, the strange FBI Agent with Michael J. Fox in _Frighteners, The (1996/I)_ , I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and the remake of the William Castle thriller, House on Haunted Hill.


Played five different clones of the same character (Weyoun) on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993); he also played two other roles on the show. Also played two roles (so far) on "Enterprise" (2001), an Andorian and a Ferengi. Has starred in 5 movies based on H.P. Lovecraft stories. Named "the first Lovecraftian actor" by fans of writer H.P. Lovecraft, for his frequent appearances in movies based on Lovecraft's writings (including a portrayal of Lovecraft himself, in _Necronomicon (1994)_) and also for his involvement in other "HPL projects". Along with Vaughn Armstrong, he is one of only two actors to play three different characters in a single "Star Trek" season ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) Season Six.) Along with Marc Alaimo, Rosalind Chao, John de Lancie, Jonathan Frakes and Tim Russ, he is one of only six actors to appear in ten different seasons of "Star Trek": "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) Seasons Three through Seven, "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) Season Six and "Enterprise" (2001) Seasons One through Four. Has appeared with Brian Thompson in three different productions: Doctor Mordrid (1992), "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) and "Enterprise" (2001). Along with Gary Graham and Matt Winston, he is one of only three actors, besides the regulars to appear in all four seasons of "Enterprise" (2001). In the episode of "The 4400" (2004) entitled "Wake Up Call", he hands a character a book by H.P. Lovecraft called "At the Mountains of Madness". Combs is well known for playing various roles in Lovecraftian movies. "Enterprise" (2001) executive producer Manny Coto and writer Mike Sussman have both stated that had the show been renewed for a fifth season, Combs would have been made a regular cast member. Married and has two daughters.