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
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
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
Films
| 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
| 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
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama | Destroyer | Nominated |
| 2016 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Hello Destroyer | Won |
| 2017 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Hello Destroyer | Nominated |
| Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture | Hello Destroyer | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Gregoire | Nominated |
References
- ^ 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.
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