Jess Weixler

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Jess Weixler
Born1981or1982(age 42–43) [1]
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Hamish Brocklebank
(m. 2015)
Children1

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 and played the role of defence lawyer for Lyle Menendez in the Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. [2]

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Early life

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. [3] She was a participant during the first year of Bruce Brubaker's InterArts performance project at Juilliard.[ citation needed ]

Career

In 2007 she was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards, [4] and won the Special Jury Prize "for a juicy and jaw-dropping performance" at the Sundance Film Festival, [5] 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. [6]

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. [7] Apartment Troubles premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival. [8] 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. [9]

She played Audra Phillips in the sequel It Chapter Two . [10]

Personal life

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. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Little Manhattan TV Cowgirl
2006 The Big Bad Swim Jordan Gallagher
2007 Teeth Dawn O'Keefe
Goodbye BabyDenise
2009 Peter and Vandy Vandy
Alexander the Last Alex
Welcome to AcademiaSophie
Today's Special Carrie
2010 As Good as Dead AmyUncredited
A Woman Julie
Audrey the Trainwreck Tammy
YesWomanShort film
2011 The Lie Clover
The Man Who Never CriedGinnyShort film
PeripheryMadison
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 JackieAlso writer and associate producer
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Makeup Artist (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Guiding Light Caroline Boyle1 Episode
Hack Martha SkulnickEpisode: "Blind Faith"
2004 Everwood NikkiEpisode: "Do or Die"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Amy BuckleyEpisode: "In the Wee Small Hours"
2009Laura GreenEpisode: "The Glory That Was..."
2010 Medium Mandy SuttonEpisode: "An Everlasting Love"
Law & Order Carrie NewtonEpisode: "Brilliant Disguise"
2013–2014 The Good Wife Robyn BurdineRecurring role (19 episodes)
2017–2019 The Son Sally McCulloughMain role
2018 Deception JoanEpisode: "Escapology"
2024 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Jill Lansing3 episodes

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Day by DayRiley's Mom (voice)2 episodes

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