Jesse Carere
{{short description|Canadian actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2015}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|6}}
| birth_place = Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2011–2016
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Jesse Carere (born June 6, 1993) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Ofe, a recurring character in the MTV series Finding Carter. He is also known for his role as Adam Jones in the Netflix / City series Between. Carere also played Chris Collins in the MTV version of Skins and has appeared in various independent films.
Personal life
Carere was born and raised in Woodbridge, Ontario, in the city of Vaughan. His parents are Milva and Vince Carere, and he is the eldest of four children. He loves cinema and his favorite hobby is watching a good movie. His favorite actors are Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Robert Downey Jr. Jesse attended St. Michael's College School in downtown Toronto.
Jesse dropped out of university to pursue acting full-time, saying college was not for him.{{Cite web|url=http://ca.hellomagazine.com/film/02015052516403/take-five-with-jennette-mccurdy-and-jesse-carere-he-said-she-said-with-the-stars-of-between|title = Take Five with... Jennette McCurdy and Jesse Carere: He Said, She Said with the stars of 'Between'}}
Career
Jesse's first acting role was in a short called Money in 2006. Jesse's interest in acting led to his very first main role as Chris in MTV's version of Skins in 2011. For season 2 of Between Jesse was promoted to Managing Director, adding a behind-the-scenes role to his acting role in front of the camera.
=Film=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2014
| Neil | Main role |
| 2015
| The Stanford Prison Experiment | Paul | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2011
| Skins | Chris Collins | |
| rowspan="2" |2013
| Cracked | Griffin Dunlow | Episode: How the Light Gets In (1.1) |
| NCIS
| Navy Seaman Eric Landis | Episode: Squall (10.19) |
| 2014–2015
| Ofe | Recurring Character {{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mtvs-finding-carter-adds-quartet-696675|title = MTV's 'Finding Carter' Adds Quartet to Cast (Exclusive)|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = April 16, 2014}} |
| 2015–2016
| Between | Adam | Leading Role (Throughout), Managing Director (Season 2) |
=Shorts=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2006
| Money | Pickpocket #1 | |
| 2011
| Skins | Chris Collins | |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Association ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
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| 2011
| rowspan="1"|Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Skins | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3349471}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors