A character actor who has attracted distinct fandoms for his work in three separate franchises.
He starred in
Re-Animator and its sequels as
H.P. Lovecraft's
Mad Scientist anti-hero Herbert West. Combs also appeared in
Re-Animator's companion piece,
From Beyond, and in many lesser
Lovecraftian projects of varying quality. He's also known for portraying
Edgar Allan Poe in Television films such as The Black Cat.
He's had numerous roles in
Star Trek, most notably Weyoun (
several times over) in
DS9 and Shran in
Enterprise. He also plays the Ferengi Brunt in
DS9 as well as several one-shot roles throughout the series.
He lends his voice to
The Question in the
DCAU, prortayed as a nervous-brilliant
Conspiracy Theorist in
Justice League Unlimited. Combs also voiced the new and improved
Scarecrow.
He's currently voicing Ratchet on
Transformers Prime and The Leader in
Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes.
Combs is particularly recognised for his distinctively creepy voice, which has led him to an increasing amount of work in animation over the last decade. The ironic thing?
That's not his real voice. Watch any interview with Combs
and you'll hear that his natural speaking voice sounds nothing like the idiosyncratic intonation and slimy tone of his "acting voice" that he uses in every single role, regardless of whether he's playing an intentionally creepy character or even a heroic badass. That's right, Jeffrey Combs has been
vocally typecast.
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