Andrew Herr

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Andrew Herr (born May 25, 1991) is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario. He is best known for his starring role as Jonesy on Letterkenny. [1]

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Early life

Herr was born in London, Ontario, but his family eventually moved to St. George, Ontario. [2] He grew up playing ice hockey, but his dreams of playing the sport professionally faded over the years. [3] He later said that his time playing hockey had an impact on his acting career and that growing up, he knew hockey players who were similar to the character he eventually went on to play in Letterkenny. [4] When Herr was going into his final year of high school, his father got a new job, and his family had to move [1] to Kingston, Ontario, where he attended Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School (from which he graduated). [5] Among other activities he picked up in his new high school, he decided to try out for a role in a local production of Daniel MacIvor's play "Never Swim Alone," [6] to be performed at the Sears Drama Festival. [3] It was through this play that he found his passion for acting. [3]

College and career

Herr sought to pursue a career in acting, and he was accepted to the theater program at Toronto Metropolitan University (then called Ryerson University). However, he instead chose to move to Vancouver to attend the University of British Columbia (UBC), where after a year, he would have the opportunity to audition for their prestigious theater program. He was not chosen for the program. [3] While at UBC, Herr became roommates with Dylan Playfair, with whom he appeared in the television movie Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story. The two of them would eventually co-star as best friends in Letterkenny. [5] After his first year at UBC, Herr took a year off to attend the Vancouver Media Arts Institute; he auditioned for the "Mr. Hockey" biopic after that. During his time at UBC, Herr became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. [7]

While living in Vancouver, Herr joined a men's league hockey team, where he met Jared Keeso. [2] Keeso cast Herr and Playfair as the "hockey players" in the series of web skits he was creating, "Letterkenny Problems." This series eventually was picked up by Crave and became the show "Letterkenny." [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story Mark Howe
2013A Sister's NightmareJosh
2014 Zapped Ogre Boy
2014 The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story Brian Austin Green
2015 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown Young Kid
2017 Rememory Wendy's Male Lover
2017 Goon: Last of the Enforcers Finch
2017 Bigger Fatter Liar Highcroft
2017 Story of a Girl Jason
2017 Adventures in Public School BDC
2018 Status Update Oliver

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Tide WatersAndy1 episode
2015The Dollanganger SagaLance1 episode
2016-2023 Letterkenny Jonesy74 episodes
2020 Upload Byron

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References

  1. 1 2 Kevin (January 17, 2022). "Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with Letterkenny's Andrew Herr". Pop Culturalist. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Hendra, Peter (January 28, 2016). "Former Kingston resident landing lots of hockey roles". Kingston Whig Standard . Postmedia Network . Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Herr, Andrew (January 18, 2022). "My Biggest Failure (and How it Led to Where I Am Today)". Talkhouse. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Herr". Tresa. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  5. 1 2 MacAlpine, Ian (April 26, 2013). "Local actor in Gordie Howe movie". Kingston Whig Standard . Postmedia Network . Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ Patta, Gig (January 14, 2022). "Andrew Herr on Hockey, Humor, and Buttocks in Hulu's Letterkenny S10 [Exclusive Interview]". LRM Online. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "My Biggest Failure (and How it Led to Where I Am Today)". Talkhouse. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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