# Jeff Thomas (model) **Jeff Thomas** was an American model, actor, and influencer who worked in fashion campaigns, art-magazine photography, and occasional runway shows, and who died in Miami, Florida, on March 8, 2023, at the age of 35.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) Reports differ on his birth year: one biographical summary gives May 16, 1987, while another gives 1988;[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) both are consistent with his age of 35 at death. | Key fact | Detail | |---|---| | Born | United States, 1987 or 1988 (sources differ)[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) | | Died | March 8, 2023, Miami, Florida, aged 35[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) | | Occupations | Model, actor, influencer[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) | | Modeling agency | AMCK Models, a London agency founded in 2008[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) | | Other ventures | Founder and director of the contemporary art consultancy One Popsicle[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) | | Instagram | @iamjeffthomas, more than 120,000 followers[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) | ## Career Thomas modeled for the London agency AMCK Models, founded in 2008. His work included several fashion campaigns, photo sessions for art magazines, and, on occasion, runway appearances.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) Alongside modeling he acted, and he built a public profile as an influencer on Instagram, where his account @iamjeffthomas accumulated more than 120,000 followers.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) **Education and business.** He specialized in International Business at [Texas State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/texas-state-university) in San Marcos.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) Through his social media he presented himself as the founder and director of One Popsicle, a contemporary art consultancy that operated in Miami, Los Angeles, and New York.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) According to United States media, he was preparing to change the direction of his career and was training to become a firefighter at the time of his death.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) ## Death Thomas died on March 8, 2023, in Miami, Florida, as confirmed by the outlet TMZ.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) Police received a call that day reporting that the 35-year-old model had taken his life, apparently by jumping from a balcony; his body was found outside the residential tower where he lived.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) Although the autopsy had been completed, police were still investigating the circumstances of the death a week afterward.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) ## Personal life Thomas kept his personal life private. His Instagram profile shared some personal tastes and family moments; he was athletic and appeared more than once with his parents and siblings.[1](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) ## Other people of the same name The name Jeff Thomas is shared by several unrelated public figures, including a Welsh television director from [South Wales](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-wales),[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1926923/) a Canadian photographer born in 1956 whose work is held by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,[3](https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/NMAI.AC.055.pdf) and an American software engineer and defense technology leader.[4](https://www.jeffthomas.dev/) The subject of this article is the model and influencer who died in 2023. ## References 1. [Quién fue Jeff Thomas, el modelo que murió a los 35 años, El Comercio (16 March 2023)](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/jeff-thomas-quien-fue-y-como-murio-el-influencer-a-los-35-anos-celeb-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/) 2. [Jeff T. Thomas, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1926923/) 3. [Jeff Thomas photographs, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution](https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/NMAI.AC.055.pdf) 4. [Jeff Thomas, personal site](https://www.jeffthomas.dev/) --- *Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Visual arts and design › Visual arts institutions, education, and awards* *Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 30, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 12, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026* *Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.* License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license