Bio

Born in NYC, the son of an Italian immigrant, Jesse took an early interest in the arts. As a youth, he performed in plays and was awarded a scholarship to attend the world famous Tannen’s Magic Camp. In his teenage years he performed at events for humanitarian groups such as Camp Heartland, an organization for youth living with or affected by HIV; and at the Special Olympic World Games.

After graduating from the acting program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Jesse quickly went on to make his professional debut at Carnegie Hall with the Aquila Theatre Company. He has since appeared on television, in over a dozen feature films, and many short films. In that time he has been fortunate to work alongside such notable talent as Brad Dourif, Maria Bello, James Cromwell, Michael Lerner, Conan O’Brien, Michael Mosley, Mark Harmon, Frank Grillo, Lou Taylor Pucci, Laura Prepon, Richard Riehle, Valorie Curry, Eva Tamargo, Brian Greenberg, Trevor Morgan, Catherine Reitman, Debbie Rochon, Billy Drago, and Parvesh Cheena among others.

Jesse has directed plays at the Art of Acting Studio, NYU, CAP21, Binghamton University, and has directed a variety of staged readings for The Harold Clurman Lab Theatre Company. His short film CHANGE OF HEART was awarded “First Prize” by NewFilmmakersLA at the Los Angeles Video Project. His spec commercial for GoDaddy was a top ten finalist in their Million Dollar Commercial Contest and aired on network television during the Indianapolis 500.

As a producer, Jesse is responsible for Season 1 of Fox International’s SINGLE DADS created by Brian Sacca and Peter Karinen, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Jesse also produced and starred in the feature film NO ROOM FOR GROCERIES directed by Michael Mosley and written by James Pietragallo. The film was awarded “Best Comedy Feature” at the DIY Film Festival in Hollywood, CA..

He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.