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Jesse Garcia
Garcia has been widely recognized for his role in the highly acclaimed "Quinceañera," winner of the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and Official Selection for the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. For his performance as Carlos, Garcia was nominated and won the prestigious ALMA Award (American Latino Media Arts) as Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture in 2007.
Garcia, can most recently be seen in Joss Whedon's "The Avengers." Number one opening weekend film of all time, with $200.7 and over $1billion worldwide, to date. Other credits include, "A Beautiful Life," opposite Angela Sarafyan, "Periphery," opposite Steven Grayhm, Tessa Thompson, and Jess Weixler, and "Days of Wrath," opposite Wilmer Valderrama, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ana Claudia Talancon and Laurence Fishburne, where he plays Mario, the Kingpin of the Triple Sevens, in a story about the intertwining lives of a teacher, TV news crew and rival gang members. Also, in Hue Rhodes', "Saint John of Las Vegas,", opposite Steve Buscemi and Romany Malco. As well as, Youssef Delaras', "Bedrooms," with Julie Benz and Xander Berkeley, Mun Chee Yong's, "Where the Road Meets the Sun," Joshua Homnick's, "Los Foley Guys," with Rainn Wilson and Al Madrigal, the highly anticipated zombie flick "Re-Kill," the Broadway debut of the stage production of "The Pee-wee Herman Show."
Garcia also appears in The Sundance 2007 film, "La Misma Luna," also known as "Under the Same Moon," alongside Kate del Castillo and America Ferrera. In addition, Garcia starred in Twentieth Century Fox's, "The Comebacks," where he plays a tough "rich-street kid" football player with an attitude.
Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, Garcia spent most of his childhood in Hanna, WY, a town with a population of just over seven hundred people. His acting debut came in 1987 when he was cast in the challenging role of Brown Bear. With a winter coat turned inside out (to look like brown fur) and construction paper ears pinned to his hood, Garcia recalls that he presented a striking likeness to a real brown bear. With his lines memorized, blocking mastered and adrenaline surging, Garcia (6) was well prepared. He heard his cue line and crawled out of his cave, violently thrashing his head from side to side. With teeth bared and tonsils flaring, he reared up on his hindquarters pawing the air; then he growled with all his might - "RRRAAAWWWRRR!" The first graders (sitting on the floor of their small classroom) giggled. It was not exactly the reaction Garcia was aiming for, but from the mouth of that cardboard cave, an actor was born.
Following this performance, Garcia took a 15-year hiatus from the show business industry to concentrate on his schoolwork. He received grants and scholarships for Co-Ed Cheerleading at Eastern Wyoming College and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
In the middle of his first year at U of N, a classmate of Garcia's, Jennifer Jerosik, told him that she was moving to Atlanta, GA to study acting with Judson Vaughn, a filmmaker/actor/teacher who she'd heard speaking at a convention in Chicago. Instantly Garcia's Inner-Bear growled again and he decided he wanted to join her.
After a 45-minute telephone interview, Garcia was accepted to study at WHAT Films, the film development/production company and training facility headed by Vaughn. A week later, Garcia dropped out of school, and he and Jennifer packed everything they owned into his 1993, burgundy Mercury Cougar and drove 1,580 miles southeast to Atlanta - not the quickest route to Hollywood, but his years in Atlanta prepared him well for what would become his profession. At WHAT Films he learned to act, write and to direct, and he got sound career advice from Vaughn and from writer/director Ben Taylor (Abgeschminkt!). Others at WHAT who were particularly helpful to Garcia included Roxzane Mims, Lavon Lacey, Chet Dixon and Ralph Price, to name a few.
While in Atlanta, Garcia honed his comedic skills performing in "Sketchworks," Bob Harter, Della Cole and Jen Kelly's sketch comedy group. Garcia's first feature film role came when fellow WHAT Films actor Chet Dixon (Cold Mountain, Days of Wrath) prompted director Stacey Childers to cast him her film "Delivery Boy Chronicles."
In Dec, 2003, he moved to Los Angeles in hopes of advancing his career. In 2005, he was featured in nine national commercials, including such major brands as McDonalds, Toyota, Avis, MGD, Bud Light, State Farm and others. His television and independent films included such projects as HBO's "Walkout," directed by Edward James Olmos, guest spots on FX's Sons of Anarchy, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, ER, The Shield, TNT's The Closer, Law and Order: CI, NCIS, Nickelodeon's Unfabulous, Jerry Bruckheimer's FOX series Justice and FX's Sons of Anarchy.
As well as keeping busy with his acting career, Garcia has taken on the challenge of directing and producing. Producer and lead actor in a short feature titled, "American Identity," directed by Stephen Rollins, he was honored with opening the Short Film Competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Also, he produced and was a lead actor in John Irwin's short film, "Sold," with an all-star cast and crew, a film about the reality of human trafficking. "Sold" premiered at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival in 2011 and has made the festival circuit around the world. The DBAC, PSA campaign with fellow filmmakers, Doug Spain, Jeremy Valdez, and Walter Perez.
Garcia recently wrapped principal photography on his directorial debut, short film, "The Price We Pay." A film about a scarred and depressed soldier coming home from war to find his relationship with his neighborhood, best friend and wife, not how he left it. Shot in a less than conventional manner, with subtle science fiction elements, the film is already stirring up attention in the film making and military communities.
As of 2013, Garcia is in post-production for his short, "The Price We Pay." He is also writing and has several projects in development as a producer, director and actor. He is also in development for his feature film directorial debut and is in search of projects to direct in the near future.- Director
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Director Jesse Gasca Garcia was born in Salinas, California. At the age of 18 he went on to study film at the University of Cal State Monterey Bay. Upon graduation, Garcia traveled to Mexico to direct the short documentary 'Curanderismo.' For his second short, Garcia returned to Salinas, California to direct the short drama 'Abet.' After, working in various professions in distinctive fields, Garcia, reappeared to direct the short drama 'Gloom.' The short drama won the Honorable Mention Award at the Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival. He recently wrote and directed a short romance drama, 'Bunco' which has been selected to two international film festivals.- Sound Department
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Jesse Garcia was born in New York. A level-headed problem solver, Jesse is committed to delivering great work and solving any road block that he encounters. He knows that amazing things happen when hard working, creative people come together with a common goal.
Coming from a musical family Jesse had a natural ear for music and imitating sounds in every way. At the age thirteen he toured the United States with the organization Drum Corps International. Jesse started his musical career with the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps and ended marching with the Holy Name Cadets from age 16-21 winning a DCI World Championship. Eventually this leading to playing lead trumpet with the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra and studying Jazz Performance and Music Production & Engineering at Berklee College of Music.
He was Post Production Engineer at Studios in Boston where he worked on short films and TV Commercials. His love for film and cinematic games brought him to Los Angeles. There Jesse worked with elite companies such as Formosa Interactive and Technicolor in the Game, TV, and Film industries.
Now, as a member of the Naughtydog sound team, Jesse continues to bring a high level of excellence in his attention to detail, helping bring to life a diverse collection of imaginations through sound.- Jesse Garcia is known for East Los High (2013).
- Jesse Garcia is known for System Bodies - Ascension (2016).
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Jesse Garcia is known for The Second Coming (2018).- Camera and Electrical Department
Jesse Garcia is known for Space & Time (2024).- Sound Department
Jesse Garcia is known for Blind Doll (2005).- Jesse Garcia is known for El Comandante Antrax (2012), La furia de un sicario (2012) and Un Mismo Cartel (2011).
- Jesse Garcia is known for Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013).
- Sound Department
Jesse Garcia is known for Wonder Buffalo (2017).- Jesse Garcia is known for Vid Chronicles (2019).
- Actress
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Jesse Garcia is known for Unspoken (2015) and New Dogs, Old Tricks (2018).- Jesse García is known for La raíz del mal (2008).
- Composer
Jesse Garcia is known for Reunited (2022).- Make-Up Department
Jesse Noah Garcia is known for Cooking with Venus (2014).- Sound Department
Jesse Garcia is known for A Bolt from the Blue (2021).- Sound Department
Jesse Garcia is known for Magick (2016) and Giant (2016).- Additional Crew
Jesse Garcia is known for ¡He matado a mi marido! (2018), Mental (2016) and That Party That One Night (2016).- Jesse Garcia is known for The Ghost of Hollywood (2020).
- Jesse Garcia is known for Fracture (2013).
- Additional Crew
Jesse Garcia is known for Dear Mama (2022).- Make-Up Department
Jesse Nooh Garcia is known for Whipping Boy (2014).- Camera and Electrical Department
Jesse Garcia is known for Hot Soda (2023).