Jared Abrahamson

Jared Abrahamson (born November 19, 1987 ) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance in the 2016 film Hello Destroyer, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor and won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016.

Early life and education Jared Abrahamson is originally from Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, a mining town of 5,500. Abrahamson spent two years working underground there as a miner before studying acting at the Vancouver Film School.

Career Abrahamson is known for his performance in the 2016 film Hello Destroyer, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor and won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016.

He portrayed Trevor Holden in the Showcase and Netflix series Travelers.

He was named one of the Toronto International Film Festival's Rising Stars of 2016, alongside Grace Glowicki, Mylène Mackay and Sophie Nélisse.

Abrahamson has also appeared in the television series Awkward and Fear the Walking Dead, Letterkenny, and the films The Submarine Kid and Never Steady, Never Still.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2014 Leo Awards Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama Destroyer 2016 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actor in a Canadian Film Hello Destroyer 2017 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Hello Destroyer Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture Hello Destroyer Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actor in a Canadian Film Gregoire 2018 Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture Gregoire 2019 Leo Awards Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture American Animals