Jared Abrahamson
Jared Abrahamson is a Canadian actor.[1] He is known for his performance in the 2016 film Hello Destroyer, for which he garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards,[2] and for his role as Trevor Holden in the Showcase and Netflix series Travelers.[3] He also won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016 for Hello Destroyer.[4]
Originally from Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, he studied acting at the Vancouver Film School.[1] He was named one of the Toronto International Film Festival's Rising Stars of 2016, alongside Grace Glowicki, Mylène Mackay and Sophie Nélisse.[5] He 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 | Detour | Paul | |
Texas Heart | Roy | ||
Hello Destroyer | Tyson Burr | ||
Blowtorch | Dave Willis | ||
2017 | Be Afraid | Ben Chambers | |
Gun | Tommy | ||
Never Steady, Never Still | Daryl | ||
Keep Watching | Josh | ||
Sweet Virginia | Paul Anderson | ||
Hollow in the Land | Brandon Miller | ||
Gregoire | Felix | ||
Break Night | Jimmy | ||
2018 | American Animals | Fictional Eric Borsuk | |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Television films
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2011 | Finding a Family | Alex Chivescu |
Possessing Piper Rose | Dylan Maxwell | |
2012 | Seattle Superstorm | Wyatt Foster |
The Manzanis | Mikey | |
Short films
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2009 | Come Home Soon | Bill |
2013 | Destroyer | Tyson |
2014 | If You Ask Me To | Wedding attendant |
New | Hugh | |
A Cold Night in a Small Town | Shane | |
2017 | Brother | Paul |
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
- 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.
- Genzlinger, Neil (December 28, 2016). "Review: In 'Travelers,' Some Serious Time-Sharing". The New York Times.
- Crawford, Julie (January 17, 2017). "Vancouver Film Critics Circle takes a shine to Hello Destroyer, Manchester by the Sea". Vancouver Courier.
- "TIFF announces 2016 Rising Stars!". Tribute. August 3, 2016.