J.D. Sutton was born in Philadelphia, graduating from Temple University with a B.A. in English, and an M.F.A in Theatre from the Graduate Acting Program. He has taught both theatre and acting at the University level.

As an actor he has enjoyed a professional career ranging from regional theatre to cabaret and dinner theatre productions, and roles ranging from "Sidney Bruhl" in Deathtrap (which he has also directed) to "Victor" in Noel Coward's Private Lives and Jerry / Daphne in Sugar!, the musical version of Some Like It Hot. Favorite parts include "Don Quixote" in Man of La Mancha, "Scrooge" in A Christmas Carol, and the title role in Sherlock Holmes.

Mr. Sutton also appeared in several television projects, including SeaQuest DSV, Jack Scalia's Pointman, Tom Hanks' HBO series From the Earth to the Moon, and Nickelodeon's The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. In Addition, he has worked on a variety of industrial training films, as both featured actor and spokesperson, for several major corporations and trade groups.

Mr. Sutton and his wife, Amy (who is also Twilight at Monticello's costumer), recently celebrated their 26th. anniversary, and share their Central Florida Home with their "furry children" all of which are rescued.

Mr. Sutton is a member of both the Dramatists' Guild of America, and Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors.