John Patrick De Sena (; born December 6, 1987), better known by his stage name Jack DeSena, is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series '' All That'', and voicing

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on the

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series '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and Prince Callum on the

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series '' The Dragon Prince''.

Biography

De Sena was born on December 6, 1987, in

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. His family moved to

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in 1999, where he then attended Irvine High School. After, he attended

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. He was a very active member of the international ComedySportz troupe (a comic improvisation team that participates in games as seen on ''

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''). Having joined '' All That''s cast at the start of its 7th season in 2002, he subsequently tied with Logan Lerman for the 2005 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor. He rapidly gained recognition for his skilled and clever ad-libbing from his work as

on '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and also guest starred as

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in '' The Batman''. De Sena worked on the online mockumentary web series '' Dorm Life,'' a 2008 Webby Honoree for Best Writing and Comedy: Individual Short or Episode. De Sena appeared on an episode of ''

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'', "Luanne Gets Lucky." De Sena has also appeared in an episode of ''

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,'' "Crash and Burn." In 2012, De Sena appeared on the

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original series ''

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''. In 2013, he appeared as the judge of the texting competition and later as an airport investigator on the

sitcom '' Sam & Cat''. In 2014, he voiced Robin in the animated film '' JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time''. He is also portrayed "Mr. Roberts" in the television series '' 100 Things to Do Before High School'' from 2014 to 2016. Since January 19, 2016, he and his longtime friend Chris W. Smith have been creating and starring in comedy sketches on their

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channel "Chris and Jack". Since September 14, 2018 he is the voice of Callum on the

animated series '' The Dragon Prince''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Podcasts

References

External links

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