Jared Abrahamson
Jared Abrahamson is a Canadian actor.[1] He is known for his performance in the 2016 film Hello Destroyer, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor and won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016.
Early life and education[edit]
Jared Abrahamson is originally from Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, a mining town of 5,500. Abrahamson spent two years working underground there as a miner before studying acting at the Vancouver Film School.[1]
Career[edit]
Abrahamson is known for his performance in the 2016 film Hello Destroyer, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor[2] and won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016.[3]
He portrayed Trevor Holden in the Showcase and Netflix series Travelers.[4]
He was named one of the Toronto International Film Festival's Rising Stars of 2016, alongside Grace Glowicki, Mylène Mackay and Sophie Nélisse.[5]
Abrahamson has also appeared in the television series Awkward and Fear the Walking Dead, Letterkenny, and the films The Submarine Kid and Never Steady, Never Still.
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Tim Warren | |
| 2015 | The Submarine Kid | Cooper Koll | |
| 2016 | Blowtorch | Dave Willis | |
| Detour | Paul | ||
| Hello Destroyer | Tyson Burr | ||
| Texas Heart | Roy | ||
| 2017 | Be Afraid | Ben Chambers | |
| Break Night | Jimmy | ||
| Gregoire | Felix | ||
| Gun | Tommy | ||
| Hollow in the Land | Brandon Miller | ||
| Keep Watching | Josh Canfield | ||
| Never Steady, Never Still | Daryl | ||
| Sweet Virginia | Paul Anderson | ||
| 2018 | American Animals | Eric Borsuk | |
| 2020 | The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw | Colm Dwyer | |
| 2021 | Like a House on Fire | Danny | |
| On the Count of Three | Wyatt | ||
| 2022 | God's Time | Russel | |
| 2023 | Bad Things | Brian | |
| 2024 | Asleep In My Palm | TBA |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Finding a Family | Alex Chivescu | Television film |
| Possessing Piper Rose | Dylan Maxwell | Television film | |
| 2012 | The Manzanis | Mikey | Television film |
| Seattle Superstorm | Wyatt Foster | Television film | |
| 2014–2015 | Awkward | Pete | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Fear the Walking Dead | CPL Cole | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Travelers | Trevor Holden | Main role |
| 2019 | Letterkenny | Jake | Guest |
| 2020 | Ramy | Dennis | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Changeling | Brian West | Main role |
| 2024 | The Penguin | TBA | Recurring |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama | Destroyer | Nominated | [6] |
| 2016 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Hello Destroyer | Won | [7] |
| 2017 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Hello Destroyer | Nominated | [8] |
| Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture | Hello Destroyer | Won | [9] | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Gregoire | Nominated | [10] | |
| 2018 | Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture | Gregoire | Nominated | [11] |
| 2019 | Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture | American Animals | Nominated | [12] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Crawford, Julie (September 14, 2016). "VIFF: Vancouver actor's unlikely journey from mines to MMA to movies". Vancouver Courier.
- ^ "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. January 17, 2017.
- ^ Crawford, Julie (January 17, 2017). "Vancouver Film Critics Circle takes a shine to Hello Destroyer, Manchester by the Sea". Vancouver Courier.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (December 28, 2016). "Review: In Travelers, Some Serious Time-Sharing". The New York Times.
- ^ "TIFF announces 2016 Rising Stars!". Tribute. August 3, 2016.
- ^ Past Nominees & Winners 2014 at www.leoawards.com
- ^ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "CSAs ’17: Juste la fin du Monde snags nine film nominations" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "2017 Nominees & Winners by Name" at www.leoawards.com
- ^ "2018 Nominees Announced" by Jorge Ignacio Castillo at vancouverfilmcritics.com
- ^ "2018 Nominees & Winners by Name" at www.leoawards.com
- ^ "2019 Nominees & Winners by Name" at www.leoawards.com
External links[edit]
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| National | |
| Other | |