Jesse Lipscombe
Canadian actor
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Jesse Lipscombe (born 1980)[3] is a Canadian actor.[4][5][6][7] Best known for his role of Mance on Netflix's Black Summer and Coach Allen on My Life With the Walter Boys of the same streaming service. He won a Rosie Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor for his performance in the 2017 film, It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway.[8] and was one of the executive producers of the sketch comedy show Tiny Plastic Men for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards.[9] Lipscombe is also the founder of the #MakeitAwkward campaign, a hashtag movement in Edmonton that promotes anti-racism.[10][11][12][13] He is an author with a Harper Collins published book, The Art of Doing and Jars, which was self-published by Friesen Press.
Jesse Lipscombe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 45–46) West Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Shannon Tyler (divorced)[1] Julia LeConte Lipscombe[2] |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Rosie Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor |
| Website | www.thelipscombe.com |
Early life
Lipscombe was born in West Edmonton, Alberta to mother Monica (née Miles) Lipscombe and father Richard Lipscombe.[14] He was raised in St. Albert.[15][16]
Personal life
Lipscombe is married to Julie LeConte Lipscombe.[17][18][19][20] He was previously married to Shannon Tyler.[1] He is the father of three sons.[14] The first two sons, Chile and Tripp, he had with ex-wife Shannon; the third son, Indiana, he had with Julia.[21] As of 2022, they reside in Vancouver, BC.
Lipscombe is also the grandson of Edmonton Eskimos football player Rollie Miles.[3][14][22] He is nephew to the late Brett Miles and cousin to a Canadian rapper, Cadence Weapon.
In November 2022, Lipscombe was charged with aggravated assault against Rameen Peyrow, which allegedly occurred in May that year.[23] In May 2023, the charge against Lipscombe was withdrawn.[24]
Select filmography
- Children of the Dust (1995)
- Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
- Lloyd the Conqueror (2011)
- Mutant World (2014)
- It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway (2017)
- #Roxy (2018)
- In Plainview (2018)
- Black Summer (2021)
- Jonesin' (2021)