Andrew Jenkins (actor) explained

Andrew Jenkins
Birth Date:28 December 1988
Birth Place:Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Education:University of British Columbia, Wharton Business School, William Esper Studio
Occupation:Actor, Businessman
Height:5'10"
Years Active:2007–present

Andrew Jenkins (born December 28, 1988) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur.

Early life

Jenkins graduated from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business, with a degree in Commerce and specialization in Entrepreneurship and completed executive education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School. He trained at the Esper Studio with William Esper in New York City.[1]

Career

Jenkins has appeared on stage, as well as in numerous film and television roles. His first on screen appearance was in the Saving Grace pilot episode in 2007.[2] Two years later, he starred in the science fiction television series Stormworld (2009).[3] In 2012, he played Scott in the indie film Locked in a Garage Band. In 2013 he had a recurring role as Cody in season 3 of The Killing. In 2015, he played Sir Percival in three episodes of Once Upon a Time. Andrew played Doug Pownall in nine episodes of the Freeform television series Siren in 2018 and 2019.[4]

Teaming up with director Chris Scheuerman, he wrote, produced and acted in psychological thriller Lost Solace.[5] [6] [7] The film premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose in 2016 and screened at the Cannes Film market where it sold in May, 2016.[8]

Jenkins won the 2011 Young Artist Awards for his recurring role on Tower Prep. He also received two LEO award nominations for his leading performances in Stormworld and Lost Solace.[9]

He was the CEO of zenGOT, an on-demand marketplace platform for home services until the company sold in 2020, and is on the executive team at IAP Career College, He is the founder and CEO of Next Generation Indie Film Awards, a not-for-profit organization that has honored filmmakers including Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne, and is executive producer of the organization’s annual galas.[10] Jenkins is a partner and advisor at the Canadian solar energy company Energy Economics.[11] [12] [13]

In 2022 Jenkins produced and acted in the two-person David Ives play Venus in Fur in Vancouver, British Columbia with Leah Gibson.[14]

Filmography

Film

Notes
2009Zombie PunchInfobrat74
2011data-sort-value="Trailer Park Holiday, The" The Trailer Park HolidayGunner
2012Locked in a Garage BandScott
2013data-sort-value="Guerilla Picture Show, The" The Guerilla Picture ShowJason
2013Nowhere But HereDanny
2014Date and SwitchCountry singerUncredited
2016Lost SolaceSpence
2016data-sort-value="Orchard, The" The OrchardAccordion player
2017FreefallIvan
2018data-sort-value="Predator, The" The PredatorLieutenantUncredited

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Saving GraceEddie AustinEpisode: "Pilot"
2007Aliens in AmericaRob2 episodes
2009StormworldJason26 episodes
2010Tower PrepJeremy / Odin2 episodes
2012data-sort-value="Firm, The" The FirmNateEpisode: "Chapter Seven"
2013data-sort-value="Killing, The" The KillingCody3 episodes
2013SupernaturalPeter JenkinsEpisode: "Slumber Party"
2015Wayward PinesTed Laufer2 episodes
2015Once Upon a TimeSir Percival3 episodes
2016Sandra Brown's White HotDeputy ScottTelevision film
2016data-sort-value="Time to Dance, A" A Time to DanceMatt
2017ImpostersBobbyEpisode: "Frog-Bikini-Eiffel Tower"
2018–2019SirenDoug Pownall9 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copland . Ruth . September 3, 2016. Special Arts Report: Director Chris Scheuerman and Award-Winning Actor Andrew Jenkins from 'Lost Solace' Cinequest 2016 Official Selection Film. It's a Question of Balance.
  2. Web site: Copl . Ruth . September 3, 2016 . Special Arts Report: Director Chris Scheuerman and Award-Winning Actor Andrew Jenkins from 'Lost Solace' Cinequest 2016 Official Selection Film . November 16, 2022 . It's A Question of Balance with Ruth Copland . en-US.
  3. Web site: Stormworld actress up for US award. David . Knox. tvtonight.com. February 28, 2010.
  4. Web site: Once Upon a Time casts its Merlin, Guinevere, and Percival. July 10, 2015. ew.com.
  5. Web site: September 14, 2017 . Chris Scheuerman Discusses the Catharsis of Lost Solace . November 16, 2022 . The Horror Entertainment Magazine . en-US.
  6. Web site: Heilbronn . Leora . January 29, 2018 . Interview: Lost Solace's Andrew Jenkins . November 16, 2022 . Brief Take . en-CA.
  7. Web site: January 31, 2018 . A Vancouver psycho steals our hearts in Lost Solace . November 16, 2022 . The Georgia Straight . en.
  8. Web site: First Look at Raven Banner's Upcoming Thriller 'Lost Solace'. Chris . Savage . horror-movies.ca . January 18, 2018. October 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223121/http://www.horror-movies.ca/2018/01/first-look-raven-banners-upcoming-thriller-lost-solace/. October 7, 2018. dead.
  9. Web site: 2017 LEO Awards, Nominees & Winners by Name . November 16, 2022 . Leoawards.com.
  10. Web site: Next Generation Indie Film Awards Celebrates 2022 Winners . December 25, 2022 . finance.yahoo.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: zenGOT . zenGOT Breaks Through as a "Marketplace for Getting Things Done" . November 16, 2022 . www.newswire.ca . en.
  12. Web site: Andrew Jenkins . November 16, 2022 . Dream Career Certificate Courses Online . IAP Career College . en-US.
  13. Web site: Awards . Next Generation Indie Film . Next Generation Indie Film Awards Celebrates 2022 Winners . November 16, 2022 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  14. Web site: Power dynamics at the centre of Railtown Lab's latest theatrical production . December 25, 2022 . vancouversun . en-CA.