Jesse Noah Gruman

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Jesse Noah Gruman
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Gruman at The Hockey Sweater: A Musical world premiere in 2017
Born (2005-08-29) August 29, 2005 (age 17)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Notable work The Umbrella Academy , The Kid Detective

Jesse Noah Gruman (born August 29, 2005) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in The Kid Detective, [1] after he first gained recognition when playing the role of young Harold Jenkins [2] in the Netflix original, The Umbrella Academy . [3] Gruman marked his first theatrical appearance when appearing in the dramatic mystery, The Song of Names as Zygmunt Rapoport. [4] He was nominated for the Outstanding Lead Performance category at the 2018 META awards for his lead role in the world premiere of The Hockey Sweater: A Musical , [5] and won Best Leading Actor at the BroadwayWorld awards for the same production.

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Early life

Gruman was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. [5] His artistic passion began when he took up violin at the age of three and started studying dance at the age of five. [6]

Career

Gruman made his professional debut playing his lead role in the world premiere of The Hockey Sweater: A Musical at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. Gruman played the main role of Roch in the original cast, working closely alongside Donna Feore, Roch Carrier and Emil Sher. Later that year, Gruman was nominated at the 2018 META awards for Outstanding Lead Actor for his performance in the musical, and won Best Leading Actor at the Broadway World awards.

In 2018, Gruman went on to film the Netflix original The Umbrella Academy , in which he played the role of Young Harold. [7] Later that year, Gruman went on to film The Song of Names , playing the son of Dovidl Rapoport, played by Clive Owen, Zygmunt Rapoport. This film marked his first theatrical appearance.

In 2020, Gruman marked his second theatrical appearance in The Kid Detective . [8] He played the lead-supporting role formally known as young Abe, the kid detective. Adam Brody plays the lead role: the older version of their shared character, Abe Applebaum.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 The Song of Names Zygmunt Rapoport
2020 The Kid Detective Young AbeShared role with Adam Brody
2020The Stringless ViolinDirector
2022 Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Junpei

Television

YearTitleRole
2019 The Umbrella Academy [9] Young Harold Jenkins

Video games

YearTitleRole
2019 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Actor
2019 Far Cry New Dawn Actor (Ethan)

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 The Hockey Sweater: A Musical [6] [10] Roch Lead, World Premiere

Awards and nominations

Theatre

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResult
2018 Montreal English Theatre Awards (META) [11] Outstanding Lead Actor The Hockey Sweater: A Musical Nominated
2019 BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards [12] Best Leading Actor (Musical) The Hockey Sweater: A Musical Won

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