Jesse LaVercombe
Jesse LaVercombe is a Canadian-American writer and actor. He is known for co-creating and starring in King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild, which won a Dora [Mavor Moore Awards|Dora Award], co-writing the feature films Float and Code 8: Part II, and starring in Violation, for which he won a Toronto ACTRA Award and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.
Education
LaVercombe is an alumnus of the National Theatre School of Canada and the Canadian Film Centre.Career
LaVercombe co-wrote the feature films Float, released by Lionsgate, and Code 8: Part II, released by Netflix. In 2019, he won the Playwrights Guild of Canada's RBC Emerging Playwright Award for his theatrical play Hallelujah, It’s Holly. He co-created and starred in the stage play King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild which was performed in Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, Halifax, and Toronto. The musical production, performed with Ahmed Moneka and his five-piece Arabic jazz band, won a Dora Award for Outstanding Sound Design/Composition and received four additional nominations, including Outstanding New Play.As an actor, LaVercombe won a Toronto ACTRA Award and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 CSA awards for his role in [Violation |Violation], which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. His other film credits include The Things [You Think I'm Thinking|The Things You Think I'm Thinking], which he also wrote, Queen of the Morning Calm, and Flowers of [the Field |Flowers of the Field]. He has also made guest appearances in television series, including American Gods, Save Me, The Detail, and a recurring role in Murdoch Mysteries. On stage, LaVercombe has appeared in new plays by writers including Sarah Ruhl and Hannah Moscovitch.