After graduating high school, Jesse moved to Los Angeles to attend the New York Film Academy. There she received extensive training in;
During her time at the New York Film Academy, Jesse played a lead character in two live theatrical showcases and presented monologues in front of celebrity judges with excellent feedback. Her hard work paid off by having one of her film scenes shown on the big screen in front of a live audience at Warner Brothers Studios.
Jesse also acted in several short films shot on the film/television sets at Universal Studios Hollywood. She directed a short on the set of; “Back to the Future.” With a strong passion for comedy, Jesse started creating unique comedic characters and took an improv workshop with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood from “Whose line is it Anyway?” After graduation, she moved to Vancouver where she began her professional film/TV career and appeared in such shows as “Life Unexpected” on the CW network and “Untold Stories of the ER” on TLC.
Jesse then completed an intensive acting program at Shoreline Studios in Vancouver including audition technique, scene study, comedy and voice-over. In addition, she attended a variety of acting and voice-over workshops offered in the city. Jesse began offering private coaching where she helped students with audition techniques and in preparing for agent interviews.
Jesse’s next stop was Toronto where she furthered her training in scene study and improv and began teaching acting classes for children and teens as well as offering private coaching for adults. With the training and experience that she has gained, Jesse has developed her own unique and engaging style. She is now back in Vancouver and ready to offer classes and coaching with her own blend of passion and humour.
