Jesse Carere

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Jesse Carere
Born (1993-06-06) June 6, 1993 (age 29)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active2011–2016

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.

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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. [1]

Jesse dropped out of university to pursue acting full-time, saying college was not for him. [2]

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Teen Lust NeilMain role
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Paul

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Skins Chris Collins
2013 Cracked Griffin DunlowEpisode: How the Light Gets In (1.1)
NCIS Navy Seaman Eric LandisEpisode: Squall (10.19)
2014–2015 Finding Carter OfeRecurring Character [3]
2015–2016 Between AdamLeading Role (Throughout), Managing Director (Season 2)

Shorts

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006MoneyPickpocket #1
2011 Skins Chris Collins

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2011 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series Skins Nominated [4]

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References

  1. "Jesse Carere on Skins". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  2. "Take Five with... Jennette McCurdy and Jesse Carere: He Said, She Said with the stars of 'Between'".
  3. "MTV's 'Finding Carter' Adds Quartet to Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . April 16, 2014.
  4. "Nominee List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2015.