Jess Weixler | |
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Born | 1981or1982(age 41–42) [1] Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse | Hamish Brocklebank (m. 2015) |
Children | 1 |
Jess Weixler (born 1981or1982) is an American actress. She played Dawn O'Keefe in the comedy horror film Teeth and Jordan in the comedy The Big Bad Swim .
Weixler graduated in 1999 from Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where she also attended the Walden Theatre Conservatory Program and was in The River City Players acting group and in the Chamber Singers choral group. Subsequently, Weixler attended Juilliard where she was a classmate of Jessica Chastain. [2] She was a participant during the first year of Bruce Brubaker's InterArts performance project at Juilliard.[ citation needed ]
In 2007 she was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards, [3] and won the Special Jury Prize "for a juicy and jaw-dropping performance" at the Sundance Film Festival, [4] both for her role in Teeth . She also appeared in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent . In January 2009, she was named by New York magazine as the "New Indie Queen" of the year and one of the fourteen "New Yorkers you need to know". [1]
In 2013, she joined the cast of CBS series The Good Wife , playing investigator Robyn Burdine. That same year she appeared in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby as the title character's sister. The part was written specifically for her. [5]
Weixler next turned her hand to writing, penning the script for Apartment Troubles with her friend, and former roommate Jennifer Prediger. The two co-directed and co-starred in the movie. [6] Apartment Troubles premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival. [7] It was picked up by Gravitas Ventures and given theatrical and VOD distribution in March 2015.
In June 2015, she joined the cast of Money , directed by Martin Rosete and produced by Atit Shah. [8]
She played Audra Phillips in the sequel It Chapter Two . [9]
Weixler is married to Hamish Brocklebank, an English businessman and co-founder of Flooved, a school textbook distribution company. In 2019 their first daughter was born. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Little Manhattan | TV Cowgirl | |
2006 | The Big Bad Swim | Jordan Gallagher | |
2007 | Teeth | Dawn O'Keefe | |
Goodbye Baby | Denise | ||
2009 | Peter and Vandy | Vandy | |
Alexander the Last | Alex | ||
Welcome to Academia | Sophie | ||
Today's Special | Carrie | ||
2010 | As Good as Dead | Amy | Uncredited |
A Woman | Julie | ||
Audrey the Trainwreck | Tammy | ||
Yes | Woman | Short film | |
2011 | The Lie | Clover | |
The Man Who Never Cried | Ginny | Short film | |
Periphery | Madison | ||
2012 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Lyla | |
Free Samples | Jillian | ||
Best Man Down | Kristin | ||
The Normals | Gretchen | ||
2013 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Katy Rigby | |
The Face of Love | Summer | ||
2014 | Listen Up Philip | Holly Kane | |
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Katy Rigby | ||
Apartment Troubles | Nicole | ||
2015 | Lamb | Linny | |
2016 | Sister Cities | Austin Baxter | |
Money | Sylvia | ||
2017 | Entanglement | Hanna Weathers | |
Who We Are Now | Gabby | ||
2019 | Chained for Life | Mabel | |
The Death of Dick Long | Jane Long | ||
It Chapter Two | Audra Phillips | ||
2020 | Ava | Judy | |
Fully Realized Humans | Jackie | Also writer and associate producer | |
2021 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Makeup Artist (voice) | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Guiding Light | Caroline Boyle | 1 Episode |
Hack | Martha Skulnick | Episode: "Blind Faith" | |
2004 | Everwood | Nikki | Episode: "Do or Die" |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Amy Buckley | Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours" |
2009 | Laura Green | Episode: "The Glory That Was..." | |
2010 | Medium | Mandy Sutton | Episode: "An Everlasting Love" |
Law & Order | Carrie Newton | Episode: "Brilliant Disguise" | |
2013–2014 | The Good Wife | Robyn Burdine | Recurring role (19 episodes) |
2017–2019 | The Son | Sally McCullough | Main role |
2018 | Deception | Joan | Episode: "Escapology" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Day by Day | Riley's Mom (voice) | 2 episodes |
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