J. Claude was born in the UK to an Irish mother and a Jordanian father and was adopted by American parents from Massachusetts. Confused? Check out the film Philomena. (Dame Judi Dench is in it!)

Acting credits include, Side Effects (dir. Steven Soderbergh), The Ugly Truth (Columbia Pictures), "Entourage" (HBO), recurring roles on “NCIS” (CBS) and "Inside the Box" (ABC/Shondaland), and a recurring guest lead in the Webby Award-winning horror comedy series, "12 Deadly Days" (Blumhouse TV). National commercials for Dunkin' Donuts, JEEP, QuikTrip, Workday, and Bank of America. His theater credits include work with IAMA Theatre Company in LA, and two seasons at The Williamstown Theatre Festival. He’s also a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors LAB.

He's the creator and host of "Things Are Going Great For Me with J. Claude Deering", a Funny or Die talk show, exec produced by Betsy Koch (Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles). Now a podcast, featuring guests like Chris Pine (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves), Melissa Fumero (Blockbuster), Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie), Patrick Adams (Suits), Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek), and Tony Award-winner Ali Stroker (Oklahoma Bway). The podcast has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, and IndieWire, and made Vulture’s “This Week in Comedy Podcasts”.

J. Claude has also worked as a pop culture writer and producer for the AJ+ series, “Pop Americana”. Additional producing, writing, and directing for MSN, Funny or Die, CollegeHumor, and TBWA\Chiat\Day. And his original web series "The World According to Jeff" was a finalist for the Sundance Institute | YouTube New Voices Lab.

He competed in iO West’s 4th Annual LASCF, and was invited to showcase at the 2019 Gilda’s LaughFest, in addition to the 2019, 2020, and 2022 Burbank Comedy Festivals. He’s currently in the Lab Track at The Groundlings. And his sketch comedy has been featured in Huffington Post Comedy, Splitsider, Bustle, and The Sheila Variations.