Jesse James Keitel

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Jesse James Keitel
Born
Manorville, New York
Alma mater Pace University
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, artist
Years active2013–present
Relatives Harvey Keitel [1]

Jesse James Keitel is an American actress, writer, and artist, [2] known for starring in Asher Jelinsky's award-winning short film Miller & Son (2019), the ABC crime drama Big Sky (2020) and on Queer as Folk (2022).

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Early life

Jesse James Keitel is from Manorville, New York and was involved in local theater as a performer during her childhood. [1] She graduated from Pace University with a BFA in Acting in 2015. [3] After college, she was a drag performer in New York City with the stage name Peroxide. [1]

Career

In 2019, Keitel starred in the world premiere of Martin Moran's play Theo at Two River Theater. [4] She also starred in Miller & Son (2019), which won the BAFTA Student Film Award and gold medal for "Best Narrative" (Domestic) at the 2019 Student Academy Awards. [5] [6] Keitel played the leading role in the 2020 MadRiver Pictures sci-fi series, Forever Alone. [3] Keitel also appeared in Linda Yellen's 2019 Showtime feature film Fluidity, starring Nico Tortorella. [2] In 2022, Keitel debuted the role of Ruthie in Peacock's Queer As Folk . [7]

Keitel has performed in drag under the stage name Peroxide, [1] a member of the House of Femanon. [8] As Peroxide Femanon, she has appeared in Logo TV's Fill In The Blank docuseries and in Sasha Velour's NYFW SS19 collaboration with Opening Ceremony. [9] [8] [10]

Beginning in 2020, Keitel starred as Jerrie Kennedy in the David E. Kelley-created crime thriller Big Sky , which made her one of the first non-binary actors to play a non-binary series regular on primetime television. [1] [11] In 2022, she appeared in an episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , playing a non-binary villain. In an interview, she said of the role: "I understand that queer people have had a really long and complicated history with TV and film, and they’ve been very mistreated in the media....That being said, I think it’s high time we let queer people be villains, you know?" [12]

Awards and accolades

Keitel was honored in Out magazine's OUT100 in 2018 for her portrayal of queer characters in the Ben Stiller-produced Netflix film Alex Strangelove , as well as playing TV Land's first non-binary character on Younger. [13] [14]

Personal life

In 2020, Keitel identified as non-binary and used they/them pronouns. [15] [1] In 2022, she came out as a trans woman and began using she/her pronouns. [16] [17]

According to NBC News , Keitel is a "distant relative" of Harvey Keitel. [1]

Filmography

Film & Television Roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Celebrity Ghost Stories DavidEpisode "Coco/Craig Kilborn/Diana DeGarmo/Tommy Davidson"
2016 What Would You Do? Closeted Gay TeenEpisode: #12.3 [a]
2018 Alex Strangelove SidneyFilm
2018 Younger TamEpisode #505: "Big Little Liza"
2019 Miller & Son Ryan MillerFilm
2019FluidityKevinFilm
2019Like GlassZionFilm
2020Forever AloneAdrian6 episodes
2020–2022 Big Sky Jerrie KennedyMain role (2020–2021), special guest star (2021–2022)
2021 This Is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular HerselfSpecial
2022 Queer as Folk Ruthie O'NeilMain role
2022 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Dr. Aspen/Captain AngelEpisode: "The Serene Squall"

Notes

  1. ↑ Note that IMDb counts this as S. 7 Ep. 7, while the en.wiki article groups it as S. 12 Ep. 3

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  2. 1 2 Petski, Denise (March 10, 2020). "'The Big Sky': Jesse James Keitel To Co-Star In David E. Kelley's PI Drama Series For ABC". Deadline . Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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  5. ↑ "BAFTA Announces Winners Of The 2019 Student Film Awards". BroadwayWorld . July 10, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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