Jacob Leander
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacob Leander is a film and commercial producer in Seattle, WA.
Jacob was born on October 2, 1986 in Spokane, WA. Jacob was exposed at a young age to the entertainment industry. He began snowboarding at age 10 and was an avid snowboarder until he began working in the film industry at age 20. During the summers Jacob's father would take him around the west coast from British Columbia to San Diego and Hawaii following the Unlimited Hydroplane race circuit. Jacob worked on the race boats from ages 12 to 17 at first sweeping the tarps and washing the boats until apprenticing in propellers, rudders and gear boxes. During the winters Jacob worked as a snowboard instructor at Silver Mountain in Kellogg, Idaho with his long time best friend and actor Ryan Sanson. In high school, Sanson and Jacob were in a rock band Seattle based producer, Ryan Lewis. In 2006 after meeting actor Armand Jalayeri, who introduced Jacob to an agent, he was cast in 8 commercials for Comcast. Shortly after at age 20, Jacob moved to Seattle, WA and began his career in the film industry pursuing a career in producing web and broadcast video & documentary production.
His experience spans 12 years of devotion to the industry where he's built his career from the ground up starting as a PA and several years of experience with coordinating and 2nd/2nd 2nd AD work before moving to producing. He has produced and line produced multiple feature documentaries, web episodic television, short films & commercials.
Jacob was born on October 2, 1986 in Spokane, WA. Jacob was exposed at a young age to the entertainment industry. He began snowboarding at age 10 and was an avid snowboarder until he began working in the film industry at age 20. During the summers Jacob's father would take him around the west coast from British Columbia to San Diego and Hawaii following the Unlimited Hydroplane race circuit. Jacob worked on the race boats from ages 12 to 17 at first sweeping the tarps and washing the boats until apprenticing in propellers, rudders and gear boxes. During the winters Jacob worked as a snowboard instructor at Silver Mountain in Kellogg, Idaho with his long time best friend and actor Ryan Sanson. In high school, Sanson and Jacob were in a rock band Seattle based producer, Ryan Lewis. In 2006 after meeting actor Armand Jalayeri, who introduced Jacob to an agent, he was cast in 8 commercials for Comcast. Shortly after at age 20, Jacob moved to Seattle, WA and began his career in the film industry pursuing a career in producing web and broadcast video & documentary production.
His experience spans 12 years of devotion to the industry where he's built his career from the ground up starting as a PA and several years of experience with coordinating and 2nd/2nd 2nd AD work before moving to producing. He has produced and line produced multiple feature documentaries, web episodic television, short films & commercials.
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