Jared Keeso

Jared Keeso
Born (1984-07-01) July 1, 1984
Listowel, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actor, writer
Years active 2004–present
Known for

Jared Keeso (/ˈkiːsoʊ/ KEE-soh; born July 1, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He currently has the leading role of Wayne in the sitcom Letterkenny, as well as being series creator. Keeso is also known for his co-leading role, portraying Ben Chartier, in the 2014 TV series 19-2.

Life and career

Jared Keeso was born in Listowel, Ontario. His father owns and operates the Keeso Sawmill company just north of town. The company was founded in 1872 by Keeso's ancestors and has remained in the family ever since. Jared spent several years working in the mill before embarking on his acting career. (A fire that started on Sept. 9, 2018 has totally destroyed the sawmill). As a youth, just as most boys his age in town, Keeso played junior hockey. He played for the Strathroy Rockets of the Western Ontario Hockey League and the Listowel Cyclones of the GOJHL.

Keeso starred in two made-for-TV movies about the life of former hockey coach and player (and controversial commentator) Don Cherry, playing Cherry himself.[1] The first film, titled Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story, aired in early 2010 on CBC Television, and was followed by The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II in 2012.

Keeso, along with Mike Borden, launched Play Fun Games Pictures. The channel became an immediate success with video shorts depicting the quintessential Canadian farmer and the associated struggles. The project, launched under the name Letterkenny Problems, has attracted around 11 million views (as of November 2015) since its launch in the middle of 2013, and the videos are the basis for the 2016 television sitcom Letterkenny. Filming of the second season took place throughout May and June 2016 in Sudbury, Ontario.

Keeso has had a variety of minor roles in both television series and movies, but is best known for his role as the leading character Ben Chartier in the English adaptation of 19-2, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award in 2015 for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role';[2] and for his starring role in two Canadian biographic films of legendary hockey commentator Don Cherry, for which he won a Leo Award for 'Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama' and a Gemini Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series'.[3]

Keeso also has less prominent roles in a few other films, such as Nicholas in Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball; Adam in the high-school themed Lifetime original movie Seven Deadly Sins; and Simon in the drug-themed Charlie.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004Eve's ChristmasBartenderTV
2006Firestorm: Last Stand at YellowstoneSean EllisTV
Shock to the SystemPaul HaleTV
Seventeen & MissingCurtTV
2007The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge DrinkerKeithTV
White Noise: The LightJerry
2009CharlieSimon
I Love You, Beth CooperDustin Klepacki
CapricaRod JenkinsBattlestar Galactica spin-off; untitled pilot aired as TV-movie
2010A Trace of DangerAdrianmade-for-TV
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallAgent Nicholas
Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry StoryDon CherryTV miniseries movie
Seven Deadly SinsAdam MorganLifetime TV miniseries movie
A Beginner's Guide to Endings"Juicebox"
2012The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story IIDon CherryTV miniseries movie
2013The Marine 3: HomefrontHarkinDirect to video
NearlywedsMr. HunkyHallmark Movie
2014Godzilla Jump Master
PreggolandDr. Ted

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Life As We Know It Hockey Player #2 Episode: "Secrets & Lies"
Smallville Nate Episodes: "Facade" and "Devoted"
2005 The 4400 Roy Keith Marsden Episode: "Hidden"
2006 Supernatural Matt Harrison Episode: "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things"
2006–2007 Monster Warriors Luke 53 episodes
2008 ReGenesis Tom Wiley Episode: "Suspicious Minds"
2008–2009 The Guard Rob Chambers 8 episodes
2010 Psych Gabe McKinley Episode: "Chivalry is Not Dead... But Someone is"
2011 Hellcats Luke Powell Episode: "God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away"
2013 Falling Skies Lars Episode: "On Thin Ice"
2014–2017 19-2 Ben Chartier Lead role
2016–present Letterkenny Wayne Lead role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role 19-2 Won [4]
Leo Awards Best Lead Performance By a Male in a Dramatic Series Nominated [5]
2016 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Nominated [6]
Leo Awards Best Lead Performance By a Male in a Dramatic Series Won [7]
2017 Canadian Screen Awards Best Comedy Series Letterkenny Won [8]
Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series Won
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role Nominated
Writers Guild of Canada Best Writing in a TV Comedy Won [9]
Best Script from a Rookie Series Nominated
Leo Awards Best Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series Won [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Don Cherry biopic to shoot in Manitoba"
  2. ↑ Canadian Screen Awards: "2015 Nominees and Winners" Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Excited over the best of B.C.'s films, TV shows"
  4. ↑ "2015 Canadian Screen Awards Television Nominations" (PDF). Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. January 13, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2015 Leo Awards, Winners by Name". Leo Awards. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bell Media Congratulates Independent Production Partners on 127 Television and 82 Film Nominations for the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards" (Press release). Bell Media. January 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2016 Leo Awards, Winners by Name". Leo Awards. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "2017 TV Nominees". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ "2017 WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists". Writers Guild of Canada. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ "2017 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Leo Awards. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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