Jesse Garcia
Encyclopedia
Jesse Garcia is an American
actor.
Garcia starred in the award-winning film Quinceañera
, written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer with executive producer Todd Haynes
, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
in the Dramatic Independent Feature Competition. Quinceañera was also selected to play at the Berlin Film Festival. Garcia won Best Actor at the 2007 ALMA Awards
for his role as Carlos, a troubled gay teenager, in Quinceañera. He appeared in the thriller Locker 13
in 2009.
Garcia was born in Rawlins, Wyoming
, and was reared as a Jehovah's Witness. His father is from the Mexican state of Durango
and his mother, a native of Wyoming
, is of Spanish and Mexican descent.
He appeared in the 2010 revival of The Pee-wee Herman Show
. and in the 2010 music video of Wisin & Yandel
's "Estoy enamorado
".
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor.
Garcia starred in the award-winning film Quinceañera
Quinceañera (film)
Quinceañera is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. It was released as Echo Park, LA in UK. Set in Echo Park, Los Angeles, the film follows the lives of two young Mexican American cousins who become estranged from their families: Magdalena...
, written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer with executive producer Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes is an American independent film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his feature films Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Poison, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, and the Academy Award-nominated Far from Heaven and I'm Not There.- Style and themes :The writes that "Haynes is...
, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in the Dramatic Independent Feature Competition. Quinceañera was also selected to play at the Berlin Film Festival. Garcia won Best Actor at the 2007 ALMA Awards
2007 ALMA Awards
The 2007 ALMA Awards honors the accomplishments made by Hispanics in film and television in 2006. The awards were held in Pasadena, California, on June 1, 2007, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The show was televised on ABC on June 5, 2007, at 9 p.m. EDT / 8 p.m. CDT. The show was hosted by...
for his role as Carlos, a troubled gay teenager, in Quinceañera. He appeared in the thriller Locker 13
Locker 13
Locker 13 is a 2009 thriller directed by Bruce Dellis, George Huang, Jason Marsden, Matthew Mebane, Adam Montierth, Donovan Montierth, and Rick Schroder....
in 2009.
Garcia was born in Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County...
, and was reared as a Jehovah's Witness. His father is from the Mexican state of Durango
Durango
Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...
and his mother, a native of Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, is of Spanish and Mexican descent.
He appeared in the 2010 revival of The Pee-wee Herman Show
The Pee-wee Herman Show
The Pee-wee Herman Show is a stage show developed by Paul Reubens in 1980. It marks the first significant appearance of his comedic fictional character, Pee-wee Herman, five years before Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and six years before Pee-wee's Playhouse...
. and in the 2010 music video of Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....
's "Estoy enamorado
Estoy Enamorado (Wisin & Yandel song)
"Estoy Enamorado" is the first single released by Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel from their live album La Revolución: Live. The song was released digitally on July 27, 2010. The song was also included on the deluxe edition from Los Vaqueros: El Regreso...
".
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Performance Anxiety | Guitar Player | |
| 2004 | Last Goodbye | Featured Player | |
| Delivery Boy Chronicles | Mexican Leaf Blower | ||
| Expeditions to the Edge Ep:Hostage Mountain |
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| 2005 | Picnic | Man Reading Book | |
| Unfabulous Unfabulous Unfabulous is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon The series is about an "unfabulous" junior high school student, played by Emma Roberts... Ep: The Charity Chase |
Fashion Designer | ||
| Unseen | Video | ||
| 2006 | Marrying God | Jesus | |
| Quinceañera Quinceañera (film) Quinceañera is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. It was released as Echo Park, LA in UK. Set in Echo Park, Los Angeles, the film follows the lives of two young Mexican American cousins who become estranged from their families: Magdalena... |
Carlos | ||
| The Other Side | Search and Rescue Guy | ||
| The Shield The Shield The Shield is an American television drama series starring Michael Chiklis which premiered on March 12, 2002 on FX in the United States and concluded on November 25, 2008 after seven seasons... Ep: Extraction Ep: Jailbait |
Mariano | ||
| Walkout Walkout (film) Walkout is a 2006 HBO film based on a true story of the 1968 East L.A. walkouts. It premiered March 18, 2006 on HBO. Starring Alexa Vega, Efren Ramirez and Michael Peña, the film was directed by Edward James Olmos... |
Armando Lopez | TV movie | |
| The Closer The Closer The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods... Ep: Borderline |
Carlos | ||
| Father Figure | Jesse | ||
| Justice Justice (TV series) Justice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA and CTV in Canada. The series also aired on Warner Channel in Latin America, Nine Network in Australia, and on TV2 In New Zealand.... Ep: Shotgun |
Frankie Duarte | ||
| 2007 | American Identity | Bobby Freeman | |
| Put It in a Book | Tiny | ||
| La misma luna | David | ||
| ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... Ep: In a Different Light |
Carlos Vega | ||
| The Comebacks The Comebacks The Comebacks is a 2007 American satirical comedy film directed by Tom Brady. This film is a parody of the clichés and plots of the sports film genre. In the UK, Greece, Finland and Australia this film is called Sports Movie and called Team of Crazy in Brazil... |
Jorge Juanson | ||
| CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... Ep: Permanent Vacation |
Vasco Torres | ||
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... Ep: Senseless Senseless (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode) "Senseless" is a seventh season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Plot summary:The episode starts with a flashback to 1995 of two young boys in a barber shop.... |
Felix Aguilar | ||
| 2008 | Down & Out | Video | |
| Good Dick Good Dick Good Dick is a 2008 film directed by Marianna Palka.The film competed among others in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:... |
Jose | ||
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Ep: Gnothi Seauton Ep: The Turk Ep: What He Beheld |
Carlos | ||
| Emilio | Hot Dog Vendor | ||
| A Beautiful Life A Beautiful Life (2008 film) -Cast:* Debi Mazar as Susan* Ling Bai as Esther* Dana Delany as Anne* Jonathan LaPaglia as Vince* Angela Sarafyan as Maggie* Gloria Alexandra as Stripper* Walter Perez as Enrico-External links:*... |
David | ||
| Days of Wrath Days of Wrath Days of Wrath is a 2008 drama film starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Laurence Fishburne and Wilmer Valderrama. The film is directed by Celia Fox, and written by Mitchell Kapner and Michael Markee.-Plot:... |
Mario | ||
| 2009 | NCIS NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S... Ep: Deliverance |
Marine Private First Class Tomas Tamayo | |
| Saint John of Las Vegas Saint John of Las Vegas Saint John of Las Vegas is a 2009 American comedy-drama film starring Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, and Sarah Silverman.The film, directed and written for the screen by Hue Rhodes and produced by Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, and Spike Lee, follows an ex-gambler as he takes a road trip with his new... |
Park Ranger | ||
| Locker 13 | Ray | Completed | |
| Bedrooms Bedrooms (film) Bedrooms is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Youssef Delara. Starring Julie Benz, Moon Bloodgood, Sarah Clarke, Xander Berkeley, Dee Wallace and Barry Bostwick... |
Sal | Post-Production | |
| Periphery | Smitty | ||
| Spit Brown Buck | Santa | In production | |
| 2010 | House Arrest | Guillermo | Post-Production |
| Three Veils | Carlos | ||
| Hollywood Untitled | Jose | ||
| Re-Kill Re-Kill Re-Kill is an upcoming American horror film starring Scott Adkins, Bruce Payne and Daniella Alonso, it was directed by Valeri Milev and written by Michael Hurst.-Cast:* Scott Adkins as Parker* Daniella Alonso as Matthews* Raicho Vasilev as Elvis... |
Hernandez | ||
| Mission Park | Jason | Pre-Production |