First-Person (Longer) Bio

Hi. My name’s Jesse. I’m a screenwriter, playwright and occasional actor from the Midwest.

I’m best known for creating and starring in the theater production King Gilgamesh with Ahmed Moneka (featuring his five-piece Arabic jazz band), which sold out runs in Minneapolis, New York, Halifax and Toronto (Dora Award — Best Music; Dora Nominations — Best New Play, Best Director, Best Lighting, Best Actor).

I also wrote on the Lionsgate film Float and the Netflix film Code 8: Part ll, which hit #1 in 71 countries. As an actor, I won the Toronto ACTRA Award and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for my work in Violation (Sundance, TIFF, NYTimes Critics’ Pick), and I’ve performed in theaters across the U.S. and Canada.

Other artists and producers I’ve had the privilege to work with include Hannah Moscovitch, Sarah Ruhl, Seth Bockley, my grandma Judith Guest, Emily Silverman, Collective Pictures, The National Arts Centre of Canada, Soulpepper Theatre, Crow’s Theatre and The Public Theater.

Fun story: in my early 20s I lived, sailed and performed with the Caravan Stage Company on their 98 ft. tall ship with a crew of North American and European singers, aerialists and vagabonds. Together we toured Hacked (an electric-rock opera / circus show) from Florida to New York on intracoastal waterways, open ocean and up the Hudson River, using the boat as a stage with the audience on the dock or shore. We were also kicked out of Portsmouth, VA by the mayor for, “bringing the devil into their town.” That’s me in the photo on the top right, under the word “horror.”

Let me know if you’d like to chat, or if you’d like me to bring the devil into your town.

Third-Person (shorter) Bio

Jesse LaVercombe is an award-winning Canadian-American screenwriter, playwright and actor.

He created and starred in the theater production KING GILGAMESH with Ahmed Moneka (featuring Moneka’s five-piece Arabic jazz band) which sold out runs in Minneapolis, New York, Halifax and Toronto (Dora Award — Best Music; Dora Nominations — Best New Play, Best Director, Best Lighting, Best Actor).

His other writing work includes the feature films FLOAT (Lionsgate) and CODE 8: PART ll (Netflix - #1 in 71 countries) along with other award-winning short films, plays, musicals and articles.

As an actor he won the Toronto ACTRA Award and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for his work in VIOLATION (Sundance, TIFF, New York Times Critics’ Pick), and he is also known for portraying Jack Walker for four seasons on MURDOCH MYSTERIES (CBC). He’s performed onstage in theaters across the U.S. and Canada and in new plays by writers including Sarah Ruhl and Hannah Moscovitch. Training: National Theatre School of Canada, Canadian Film Centre