Jacob Keith Watson is an Actor/Singer/Teacher, Arkansas native, pretend woodworker, fragrance connoisseur, book reader, garden lover and BBQ elitist. On the Broadway stage Jacob has performed in Tony-nominated/winning revivals of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Mr. Spencer/Joe u/s), CAROUSEL (Enoch Snow), HELLO, DOLLY! and VIOLET as well as The PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Joseph Buquet) and AMELIE (World Premiere and Original Broadway Cast). In NYC Jacob was seen in the Encores! productions of WONDERFUL TOWN, 1776 (Robert Livingston), MACK & MABEL (Harry, etc) and OLIVER. JKW is currently reprising his role as Willie Conklin in the Broadway revival of RAGTIME at the iconic Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center Theater.

On screen, Jacob has been seen as Mr. Bundles in NBC’s live production of “Annie”, as John Dixon on HBO’s “The Gilded Age” and as Tom Holder in "Law & Order: SVU" as well as the recently released film of "Merrily We Roll Along" currently streaming. He also toured nationally and internationally as Mister Cellophane himself, Amos Hart in Chicago the Musical. Regionally, JKW has performed across many genres in Seussical (Horton), Into the Woods (The Baker), Shrek the Musical (Shrek), Come from Away (Oz), The Music Man (Marcellus) the world premiere of the new musical by the Avett Brothers Swept Away, Benny & Joon (Waldo), Chicago (Amos), As You Like It (Corin), Twelfth Night (Feste), The Doctor in Spite of Himself, La Boheme (Rodolfo), Rigoletto (Matteo Borsa) Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Count Almaviva cover), Pagliacci (Beppe).

As a soloist, Jacob has performed in numerous symphony concerts around the world including a 3 city tour in Germany of the concert New York, New York featured at the Kurt Weill Festival as well as Kurt Weill on Broadway (Symphony Space) both under Maestro James Holmes. Jacob is also a past winner of the prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition, the NATS National Music Theatre Competition and a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.