JARED GERTNER is best known for playing Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon on Broadway, in the 1st National tour, and in London, where he received an Olivier Nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Musical. He's also appeared on Broadway as William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, as Warren in the Off-Broadway premiere of Ordinary Days (Roundabout Theatre Company), and in regional theatres across the country.

In Los Angeles, Jared played Frank Lippencott opposite Faith Prince in Wonderful Town at LA Opera. He also created the role of Al Dubin in the new musical, I Only Have Eyes For You, and the role of Sidowsky in the world premiere of the play, The Dodgers.

Television credits include: Supernatural, Modern Family, 2 Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother, Marvel's Agent Carter, Ugly Betty, The Good Wife, and the popular Broadway-themed web series, Submissions Only. Jared starred in a television pilot for NBC/Universal called How We Live, and he also appeared in the CBS pilot, Superior Donuts.

His voice can be heard as an adorable pug dog in the film, Pup Star, as a bunch of folks on American Dad and Family Guy, in radio and television commercials and on the original cast albums for The Book of Mormon and Ordinary Days.

He will soon be seen in the horror film, Nightmare Cinema.

Jared is originally from The Jersey Shore (the place not the TV show). He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.