Jesse was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

SOULPEPPER 2023: King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild (debut).

OTHER THEATRE: Post-Democracy, Bunny, Hamlet, Sequence (Tarragon), Beautiful Man (Factory), Copenhagen (National Arts Centre). FILM & TELEVISION: Violation (Toronto ACTRA Award, Canadian Screen Award nominee), Murdoch Mysteries (4 seasons).

WRITING: Code 8: Part ll (Netflix/Collective Pictures), Float (Lionsgate/Collective Pictures). Playwrights Guild of Canada Emerging Writing Award.

TRAINING: National Theatre School, Canadian Film Centre Actors Conservatory.