Jesse James Keitel
American actress, writer, and artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jesse James Keitel is an American actress, writer, and artist,[2] known for starring in Asher Jelinsky's award-winning short film Miller & Son (2019), the ABC crime drama Big Sky (2020) and on Queer as Folk (2022).
Jesse James Keitel | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Pace University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, artist |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Relatives | Harvey Keitel[1] |
Early life
Jesse James Keitel is from Manorville, New York and was involved in local theater as a performer during her childhood.[1] She graduated from Pace University with a BFA in Acting in 2015.[3] After college, she was a drag performer in New York City with the stage name Peroxide.[1]
Career
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In 2019, Keitel starred in the world premiere of Martin Moran's play Theo at Two River Theater.[4] She also starred in Miller & Son (2019), which won the BAFTA Student Film Award and gold medal for "Best Narrative" (Domestic) at the 2019 Student Academy Awards.[5][6] Keitel played the leading role in the 2020 MadRiver Pictures sci-fi series, Forever Alone.[3] Keitel also appeared in Linda Yellen's 2019 Showtime feature film Fluidity, starring Nico Tortorella.[2] In 2022, Keitel debuted the role of Ruthie in Peacock's Queer As Folk.[7]
Keitel has performed in drag under the stage name Peroxide,[1] a member of the House of Femanon.[8] As Peroxide Femanon, she has appeared in Logo TV's Fill In The Blank docuseries and in Sasha Velour's NYFW SS19 collaboration with Opening Ceremony.[9][8][10]
Beginning in 2020, Keitel starred as Jerrie Kennedy in the David E. Kelley-created crime thriller Big Sky, which made her one of the first non-binary actors to play a non-binary series regular on primetime television.[1][11] In 2022, she appeared in an episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, playing a non-binary villain. In an interview, she said of the role: "I understand that queer people have had a really long and complicated history with TV and film, and they’ve been very mistreated in the media....That being said, I think it’s high time we let queer people be villains, you know?"[12]
Awards and accolades
Keitel was honored in Out magazine's OUT100 in 2018 for her portrayal of queer characters in the Ben Stiller-produced Netflix film Alex Strangelove, as well as playing TV Land's first non-binary character on Younger.[13][14]
Personal life
In 2020, Keitel identified as non-binary and used they/them pronouns.[15][1] In 2022, she came out as a trans woman and began using she/her pronouns.[16][17]
According to NBC News, Keitel is a "distant relative" of Harvey Keitel.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | David | Episode "Coco/Craig Kilborn/Diana DeGarmo/Tommy Davidson" |
| 2016 | What Would You Do? | Closeted Gay Teen | Episode: #12.3[a] |
| 2018 | Alex Strangelove | Sidney | Film |
| 2018 | Younger | Tam | Episode #505: "Big Little Liza" |
| 2019 | Miller & Son | Ryan Miller | Film |
| 2019 | Fluidity | Kevin | Film |
| 2019 | Like Glass | Zion | Film |
| 2020 | Forever Alone | Adrian | 6 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Big Sky | Jerrie Kennedy | Main role (2020–2021), special guest star (2021–2022) |
| 2021 | This Is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular | Herself | Special |
| 2022 | Queer as Folk | Ruthie O'Neil | Main role |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Dr. Aspen/Captain Angel | Episode: "The Serene Squall" |
Notes
- Note that IMDb counts this as S. 7 Ep. 7, while the en.wiki article groups it as S. 12 Ep. 3
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