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Jesse Plemons Biography

Birth Place:
Dallas, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Movie career began at age 10 with 1999's Finding North and Varsity Blues
  • Résumé includes TV appearances on Judging Amy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Grey's Anatomy
  • Received his G
  • E
  • D
  • at the age of 16 and graduated three years later through a distance-learning program offered by Texas Tech University High School
  • While initially used as comic relief on the critically acclaimed football drama Friday Night Lights, he proved worthy of earning meatier story lines for his featured character, Landry Clarke

Awards

  • 2021Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2017Independent Spirit Awards-Best Male Lead: nominated
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated

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