Jesse Leigh

Jesse Leigh is an American actor, known for portraying Bobbie Yang on the Peacock sitcom Rutherford Falls.

Early life

Leigh was born in Woodland Hills, in Los Angeles, California.[1]

They attended Orange County School of the Arts for high school.

Leigh graduated in 2020 as a Communication studies major at University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

In 2018, they had a role on the Paramount Network series Heathers.[2] They also appeared on the shows Foursome, Superstore, and Henry Danger.[3]

In August 2020 it was announced Leigh was joining the main cast of the sitcom Rutherford Falls, starring Ed Helms.[4] When Leigh auditioned for Rutherford Falls, the character of Bobbie was intended to be masculine, but was rewritten as nonbinary for Leigh.[2]

In an early review of Rutherford Falls for the web-site Decider, critic Joel Keller called Leigh the show's "sleeper star," writing, "Every time Jesse Leigh opens up their mouth as Bobbie, something funny comes out. We hope to see more of them during the first season."[5]

Personal life

Leigh identifies as nonbinary and goes by they/them pronouns.[6][2][7]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Murder Among Friends Runner Episode: "Friend Fatale"
2016 Cast Me Title Sequence Actor 6 episodes
2016 Henry Danger Dodger Dawg #1 Episode: "Dodging Danger"
2017 Advocates Oscar Television film
2018 Foursome Rubin 10 episodes
2018 Heathers Peter Dawson
2019 Kingpin Katie Teen 1 Episode: "Fake-Ass"
2019 Superstore Mason Episode: "Mall Closing"
2021-2022 Rutherford Falls Bobbie Yang 18 episodes

References
  1. "Deck the Falls: Jesse Leigh Talks New Comedy with Ed Helms". NBC New York. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. Rudolph, Christopher (2021-04-22). "Jesse Leigh Is the Witchy, Nonbinary Bestie We All Need in Our Lives". New Now Next. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  3. "Rutherford Falls Cast: Where You've Seen The Peacock TV Show Actors Before". Cinema Blend. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  4. Petski, Denise (2020-08-10). "'Rutherford Falls': Jana Schmieding, Michael Greyeyes, Jesse Leigh & Dustin Milligan Join Ed Helms In Peacock Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  5. Keller, Joel (2021-04-22). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Rutherford Falls' On Peacock, Where Ed Helms And Michael Schur Team For A Comedy About A Town In The Middle Of A Culture Clash". Decider. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  6. "jesse.leigh". Instagram. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  7. "Jesse Leigh: A Non-Binary Actor on Finding Roles That Resonate With Them". Pulse Spikes. Retrieved August 30, 2021.


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