Jared Keeso Biography

Jared Keeso is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, and producer who rose to prominence with his role as Wayne and Shoresy in the comedy series, Letterkenny. Letterkenny premiered in February 2016 and will air its twelfth and final season on December 25, 2023.

Jared Keeso Career

Keeso rose to prominence with his role as Wayne and Shoresy in the comedy series, Letterkenny. Letterkenny premiered in February 2016 and will air its twelfth and final season on December 25, 2023. Further, he attained more recognition with his roles in 19-2, Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story, and The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II.   

Keeso along with Mike Borden developed a YouTube channel called Play Fun Games Pictures in 2013. The channel attained instantaneous success due to the short sketches that portray the typical Canadian farmer and the related struggles. Letterkenny Problems, a YouTube web series, gained more than 100 million views as of January 2023. The web series later served as the foundation for the sitcom, Letterkenny. Both the series and sketches are shot in Sudbury, Ontario.

In 2014, Keeso appeared in a Heritage Minute about the Winnipeg Falcons who served in the First World War and later secured the nation’s first Olympic gold medal in hockey. After the success of Letterkenny, Keeso developed a spin-off series dubbed Shoresy which follows Shoresy.

In 2014, Keeso starred in the role of Ben Chartier in 19-2, for which he attained a Canadian Screen for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Award. He starred as Nicholas in Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball, Simon in Charlie, and Adam in Lifetime’s Seven Deadly Sins.

Jared Keeso Age

Keeso was born on July 1, 1984, in Listowel, Ontario, Canada. He is 39 years old as of 2023. Keeso celebrates his birthday every July 1st annually.

Jared Keeso Height

Keeso stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 10 inches

Jared Keeso Family

Keeso was born to Anne and Richard Keeso in Listowel, Ontario. His family possessed and ran the Keeso Sawmill Company founded in 1872. For several years Keeso worked there before he started his acting career. However, on September 9, 2018, the sawmill was wrecked by a fire. Additionally, he has a sister named Abigail and a brother named Alan.

Jared Keeso Wife

Keeso married Magali Brunelle in July 2018. Additionally, he has a dog named Tierneh. Brunelle works as an intellectual property attorney in Canada. She has worked for Coveo as a Director of Legal Commercial since January 2022. Brunelle joined Coveo in February 2018 as a senior legal counsel. She held the position for 3 years and 4 months she received a promotion to work as a senior manager for legal where she oversaw all elements of contract negotiation with business partners and customers.

Before Coveo, she worked for Fasken Martineau DuMoulin as a corporate lawyer for a year. She worked for Stikeman Elliott LLP as a corporate lawyer for a year after working as an articling student for 2 years and 3 months.

Magali Brunelle Education

In 2023, Brunelle received her Master Of Law degree in Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Business Law from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. In 2017, she received a certificate in Intellectual Property Licensing and Intellectual Property Law from the institution. She also has a Bachelor of Science degree in International Studies and Political Science from Université de Montréal. From 2009 to 2011, she studied International and Global Studies at the University of Valencia.

Jared Keeso Net Worth

Keeso has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being an actor, screenwriter, and producer.

Jared Keeso Letterkenny

Since 2016, Keeso has played the role of Wayne and Shoresy in the sitcom, Letterkenny. Letterkenny premiered in February 2016 and will air its twelfth and final season on December 25, 2023. Keeso stars in Letterkenny alongside Michelle Mylett and Tyler Johnston. The film was founded on a YouTube web series called Letterkenny Problems which Keeso created and released in 2013. Both the series and sketches are shot in Sudbury, Ontario. It follows the rural Irish-Canadian community living in Letterkenny, a fictional town in Ontario.

Wayne leads the “Hicks” and is considered the toughest guy in Letterkenny. He is protective of his sister, as well as his best friends, Daryl, and Squirrelly Dan. He runs a farm and a produce stand on the property. A conservative man, he does not tolerate disrespect and nonsense. He loves dogs and does not care for children.

Shore “Shoresy” is a lewd-mouthed hockey player who has a high-pitched voice. He played for the Letterkenny Shamrocks and the Irish. Also, he served Shamrockette games as a linesman. A very talented hockey player, he is frequently recruited when the team is in a tight spot.

Awards

For his performance, he received two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Comedy Series, Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series, and a nomination for a Canadian Screen Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role Award. Further, he received the Writers Guild of Canada Best Writing in a TV Comedy Award and the Leo Best Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series Award. Also, he attained a nomination for the Writers Guild of Canada Best Script from a Rookie Series Award.

Jared Keeso Shoresy

Since 2022, Keeso has played the role of Shoresy in the TV comedy series, Shoresy. A spinoff of Letterkenny, the film follows Shoresy as he relocates to Sudbury to join the Sudbury Bulldogs, a striving Triple-A-level ice hockey team. Aside from playing the titular role, he wrote and created the film.

Jared Keeso Tooth/Missing Tooth

Keeso had his tooth surgically removed for the role of Shoresy in the TV comedy series, Shoresy.

Jared Keeso Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story/ The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II  

In 2010, Keeso starred in the role of Don Cherry in CBC’s Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story in early 2010, and The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II in 2012. Don is a coach, a former ice hockey player, and a TV commentator. The films follow Don’s life including his long career as a minor-league hockey player, the conclusion of his coaching term for the Boston Bruins, and a short assortment of additional recent occasions.

For his performance as Don, he attained a Leo Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama Award and a Gemini Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award.

Did Jared Keeso Play Hockey?

When he was younger, Keeso played junior hockey before playing for the Strathroy Rockets of the Western Ontario Hockey League and the Listowel Cyclones of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Initially, he thought that he would play hockey in college on a scholarship or in the NHL. When he stopped thinking of hockey in his future, he decided to pursue a career in acting since it was the only other thing he was good at.

Jared Keeso Wolverine

There was a petition signed by several thousand signatures over a period of days that called for Keeso to play the role of Wolverine after Hugh Jackman announced his departure from the show. Fans drew similarities between him and the character as well as cited Keeso’s familiarity with playing a tough guy.

Jared Keeso Smallville

In 2004, Keeso starred in the role of Nate Pratt in the Smallville episode, Facade and Devoted. Nate studied at Smallville High School and previously served the Crows football team as the wide receiver. When Clark Kent joined the team, Nate was harsh to him because he felt that Clark was replacing him.

Jared Keeso Supernatural

In 2006, Keeso starred in the role of Matt Harrison in the Supernatural episode, Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things. Matt was in a romantic relationship with Angela Mason before he cheated on her with Lindsey, her roommate. After seeing them, she left agitated and passed in a car crash. As a result, Matt was grieved and started rewatching videos of them together. However, when she is brought back to life by Neil, she pursues revenge on him and cuts his throat.

Jared Keeso Tattoos

On his right bicep, Keeso has tattooed a portrait of his dog. He has a tattoo of the logo of their sawmill company, J.H. KEESO, on his left bicep.

Jared Keeso Elysium

In 2013, Keeso starred in the role of Rico in the dystopian sci-fi, Elysium. Rico

Jared Keeso Workout

Keeso has not shared his workout or diet plans that he does to keep fit. However, we will update this information once it is available to the public.

Jared Keeso 19-2

From 2014 to 2017, Keeso starred in the role of Ben Chartier in the police procedural crime, 19-2. A rookie of the Montreal Police in Station 19, Ben previously worked as a member of the provincial police force in Morin Heights for eight years. When he joins Station 19, he is paired up with Nick Barron after his previous partner, Jean-Pierre Harvey, is shot in the head while responding to a burglary call.

For his performance, he received a Canadian Screen for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Award. Also, he received nominations for the Leo Best Lead Performance By a Male in a Dramatic Series Award, the Canadian Screen Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Award, and the Leo Best Lead Performance By a Male in a Dramatic Series Award.

Jared Keeso Movies and TV Shows

Keeso has acted in a number of films and TV shows during his career such as

• Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
• Shock to the System
• The 4400
• The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
• White Noise: The Light
• Monster Warriors
• The Secret Circle
• The Guard
• I Love You, Beth Cooper
• The Marine 3: Homefront
• Preggoland
• The Death & Life of John F. Donovan