Jesse LaVercombe is a Toronto-based actor and writer originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Acting credits include productions with the Tarragon Theatre, Factory Theatre, New Stages, The Jungle, Marigny Opera House, Videofag, Blyth Festival, PuSh Festival, Red Sky and the Caravan Stage Company, and many TV and film productions in the U.S. and Canada. Past writing projects include: Preacher Man, Love Me Forever Billy H. Tender, Donny's Second Book (with Step Taylor), A Presence of Monster (co-creator, PuSh Festival), "The Things You Think I'm Thinking" (short film - received twelve festival awards, officially selected at over forty-five festivals internationally). Current projects include: Hallelujah, It’s Holly (three-act play, commissioned by Driftwood Theatre), G-G-G-Genevieve (two-act musical with Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski, commissioned by YES Theatre). His writing has received support from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Training: National Theatre School, Canadian Film Centre