Craig Lee Thomas

Craig is best known for his recurring role as Elvis Yeager on the CW hit 'Jane the Virgin'. Craig grew up in a small town outside of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. During summers of college, he was a company member at the Tony award-winning Utah Shakespearean Festival, appearing in 8 productions over 3 seasons (and was also the Festival's youngest Fight Captain at age 20). Craig remained in New York City for a year after college, appearing in numerous off-off-Broadway world premieres, including David Ian Lee's 'Sleeper' and Colin McKenna's 'Parking Lot, Lonely Heart', which scored him a rave review in the New York Times. After moving to Los Angeles in 2009, Craig co-founded the sketch comedy group Pursued By Bear with fellow NYU alumni Lisa J Dooley and Kelly Landry. Their videos have over 100,000 views online on websites like Cracked.com, Jest.com, and Funny or Die, and have also been featured in nearly a dozen film festivals since 2012, including the Chicago Comedy Film Festival, Dam Short Fest, Atlanta Shorts Fest, and Quirk Fest LA. Craig has been seen as the Newspaper Man in the 2012 Budweiser Super Bowl Ad "Return of the King" directed by Jake Scott, CBS's 'The Young and the Restless' and 'How I Met Your Mother', where he played the role of Turk Grimsby opposite series star Neil Patrick Harris. 'Jane the Virgin' on the CW, Facebook Watch's 'Sorry for Your Loss' alongside Elizabeth Olsen, and many more. He's provided voiceover work for dozens of companies including Dell, Honda, Dunkin Donuts, HP, and many more. Look for Craig in 2020 on the final season of 'Criminal Minds' on CBS. For professional inquiries, please contact Elyah Doyon at Coast to Coast Talent Group.