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

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 José
Venom: The Last Dance Captain Forrest

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 Squid Recurring

Awards and nominations

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

  1. ^ a b Crawford, Julie (September 14, 2016). "VIFF: Vancouver actor's unlikely journey from mines to MMA to movies". Vancouver Courier.
  2. ^ "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. January 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Crawford, Julie (January 17, 2017). "Vancouver Film Critics Circle takes a shine to Hello Destroyer, Manchester by the Sea". Vancouver Courier.
  4. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (December 28, 2016). "Review: In Travelers, Some Serious Time-Sharing". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "TIFF announces 2016 Rising Stars!". Tribute. August 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Past Nominees & Winners 2014 at www.leoawards.com
  7. ^ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca
  8. ^ "CSAs ’17: Juste la fin du Monde snags nine film nominations" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca
  9. ^ "2017 Nominees & Winners by Name" at www.leoawards.com
  10. ^ "2018 Nominees Announced" by Jorge Ignacio Castillo at vancouverfilmcritics.com
  11. ^ "2018 Nominees & Winners by Name" at www.leoawards.com
  12. ^ "2019 Nominees & Winners by Name" at www.leoawards.com