Jesse Lipscombe (born 1980) is a Canadian actor. Best known for his role of Mance on Netflix's Black Summer and Coach Allen on

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of the same streaming service. He won a

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for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor for his performance in the 2017 film, '' It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway''. and was one of the executive producers of the sketch comedy show '' Tiny Plastic Men'' for which he was nominated for a

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at the

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that promotes anti-racism. He is a best-selling author with his Harper Collins published book
The Art of Doing
an
Jars
published by Friensen Press.

Early life

Lipscombe was born in West Edmonton,

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to mother Monica (née Miles) Lipscombe and father Richard Lipscombe. He was raised in St. Albert.

Personal life

Lipscombe is married to Julie LeConte Lipscombe. He was previously married to Shannon Tyler. He is the father of three sons. The first two sons, Chile and Tripp, he had with ex-wife Shannon; the third son, Indiana, he had with Julia. As of 2022, they reside in Vancouver, BC. Lipscombe is also the grandson of

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football player

Rollie Miles Elmer Roland "Rollie" Miles (February 16, 1927 – August 17, 1995) was a professional football player for the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Edmonton Eskimos. Miles played offence (running back), defence (linebacker, defensive back), and sp ...

. He is nephew to the late, Brett Miles and cousin to Canadian rapper,

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. In November 2022, Lipscombe was charged with aggravated assault against Rameen Peyrow which allegedly occurred in May that year. In May 2023, it was announced that the charge against Lipscombe was withdrawn.

Select filmography

*'' Children of the Dust'' (1995) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Mutant World'' (2014) * '' It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway'' (2017) * '' #Roxy'' (2018) * ''In Plainview'' (2018) * '' Black Summer'' (2021) * ''Jonesin' '' (2021)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipscombe, Jesse Living people Black Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of African-American descent Male actors from Edmonton 21st-century Canadian male actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 1980 births