Jesse LaVercombe
Jesse LaVercombe is a Canadian-American writer and actor. He is known for co-creating and starring in King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild, which won a Dora Award,[1] co-writing the feature films Float (2023) and Code 8: Part II (2024), and starring in Violation (2020), for which he won a Toronto ACTRA Award[2] and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.[3]
Education
[edit]LaVercombe is an alumnus of the National Theatre School of Canada and the Canadian Film Centre.
Career
[edit]LaVercombe co-wrote the feature films Float (2023), released by Lionsgate, and Code 8: Part II (2024), released by Netflix. In 2019, he won the Playwrights Guild of Canada's RBC Emerging Playwright Award for his theatrical play Hallelujah, It’s Holly.[4] He co-created and starred in the stage play King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild which was performed in Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, Halifax, and Toronto.[5][6][7][8][9] The musical production, performed with Ahmed Moneka and his five-piece Arabic jazz band, won a Dora Award for Outstanding Sound Design/Composition and received four additional nominations, including Outstanding New Play.[1]
As an actor, LaVercombe won a Toronto ACTRA Award and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 CSA awards for his role in Violation (2020), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.[10][11] His other film credits include The Things You Think I'm Thinking (2017), which he also wrote, Queen of the Morning Calm (2019), and Flowers of the Field (2020). He has also made guest appearances in television series, including American Gods, Save Me, The Detail, and a recurring role in Murdoch Mysteries. On stage, LaVercombe has appeared in new plays by writers including Sarah Ruhl and Hannah Moscovitch.[12][13]
Film/TV
[edit]Year | Title | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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2017 | The Things You Think I'm Thinking | Yes | Yes | Caleb | Short Film |
2017 | Air Crash Investigation | No | Yes | First Officer Chad Erickson | Episode: "Killer Attitude" |
2017 | Save Me | No | Yes | Plaid Shirt #1 | Episode: "Injuries Due to Distracted Walking" |
2017 | American Gods | No | Yes | Young Night Watchman | Episode: "A Prayer for Mad Sweeney" |
2017 | Salvation | No | Yes | Corporal Nevins | Episode: "Another Trip Around the Sun" |
2018 | The Detail | No | Yes | Zach Grayson | Episode: "The Long Walk" |
2019 | Street Series | No | Yes | Guy on the Bench | Episode: "Summer is Coming" |
2019 | Queen of the Morning Calm | No | Yes | Sarge | |
2019-2022 | Murdoch Mysteries | No | Yes | Jack Walkers | Recurring role (15 episodes) |
2020 | Violation | No | Yes | Dylan | Toronto ACTRA Award winner, Canadian Screen Award nominee |
2020 | Flowers of the Field | No | Yes | Maurice Pratt | |
2022 | Height Markers | No | Yes | Ted | |
2023 | Float | Yes | No | — | Co-writer |
2024 | Code 8: Part II | Yes | No | — | Co-writer |
Theater
[edit]Year | Title | Writer | Actor | Role | Theater | Notes |
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2018 | Bunny | No | Yes | Angel | Tarragon Theatre | Play by Hannah Moscovitch |
2019 | King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild | Yes | Yes | Enkidu / Jesse | Various | Co-creator & lead; Won Dora Award
Premiered 2019, performed 2022, 2023, 2024 |
2021 | Copenhagen | No | Yes | Heisenberg | National Arts Center of Canada | Play by Michael Frayn |
2022 | Post-Democracy | No | Yes | Lee | Tarragon Theatre | Play by Hannah Moscovitch |
2023 | Letters from Max | No | Yes | Max Ritvo | Necessary Angel / Theatre Center | Play by Sarah Ruhl; Canadian Premiere |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Murphy, Aisling (2024-06-25). "Toronto theatre wins big at the 2024 Dora Awards | Intermission". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Staff, News (2021-02-23). "'Schitt's Creek' earns third consecutive ensemble win at ACTRA Toronto Awards". CityNews Toronto. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations | ETCanada.com". web.archive.org. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ "News (National): Playwrights Guild of Canada Announces the Winners of the 2019 Tom Hendry Awards". Theatre Alberta, October 29, 2019.
- ^ "New adaptation of 'Gilgamesh' links epic tale with real-life friendship of play's stars". Chicago Sun-Times. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Murphy, Aisling (2023-08-02). "REVIEW: King Gilgamesh and the Man of the Wild @ Soulpepper". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "KING GILGAMESH & THE MAN OF THE WILD World Premiere to be Presented by La MaMa & Under the Radar Festival". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ "Minneapolis/St. Paul - "King Gilgamesh and the Man of the Wild" - 1/5/23". www.talkinbroadway.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Robins, Mark (2024-10-02). "Theatre review: King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild is a compelling and unique blend of theatre and music". Halifax Presents. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (2020-12-15). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright". Variety. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (2020-10-19). "'Violation' Filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli Ink With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Donovan, Liam (2023-10-30). "Necessary Angel releases Letters From Max trailer | Intermission". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "World Premiere of Hannah Moscovitch's POST-DEMOCRACY to Open at Tarragon Theatre in November". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
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