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Jesse Camacho (born May 29, 1991) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Sheldon Blecher in the television series '' Less Than Kind''."Class of 2010: Jesse Camacho, the whiz kid"
''nightlife.ca'', May 25, 2010.


Early life

The son of actors Mark Camacho and Pauline Little, Camacho was born on May 29, 1991, in
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,
Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada. He began acting in childhood, with his early credits including the television series '' Creepschool'' and ''
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'' and the films '' Hatley High'' and '' 12 and Holding''. He attended
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in
Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
,
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, and briefly attended
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before dropping out to continue his leading role on the HBO Canada series '' Less Than Kind''.


Career

Camacho's other credits have included roles in the television series '' Mother Up!'', '' St. Urbain's Horseman'' and '' Death Comes to Town'', and the films '' The Trotsky'', '' We're Still Together'' and '' Rapture-Palooza''. Also, he provides the voice of Binky in '' Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe'' (2019-present). In 2019, he was cast as Doug Brazelle in the hit
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series '' Locke & Key'' and returned in the show's second season. Camacho was a shortlisted nominee for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the
2nd Canadian Screen Awards The 2nd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 9, 2014, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2013."Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated"
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, January 13, 2014.


Personal life

Since 2013, Camacho has lived in
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,
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, Canada.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camacho, Jesse 1991 births Living people 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian Comedy Award winners Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from Montreal