# Jared Abrahamson

Jared Abrahamson 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

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Tim Warren |
| 2015 | The Submarine Kid | Cooper Koll |
| 2016 | Blowtorch | Dave Willis |
| 2016 | Detour | Paul |
| 2016 | Travelers | Trevor Holden |
| 2016 | Hello Destroyer | Tyson Burr |
| Texas Heart | Roy | |
| 2017 | Be Afraid | Ben Chambers |
| 2017 | Break Night | Jimmy |
| 2017 | Gregoire | Felix |
| 2017 | Gun | Tommy |
| 2017 | Hollow in the Land | Brandon Miller |
| 2017 | Keep Watching | Josh Canfield |
| 2017 | Never Steady, Never Still | Daryl |
| 2017 | Sweet Virginia | Paul Anderson |
| 2018 | American Animals | Eric Borsuk |
| 2020 | The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw | Colm Dwyer |
| 2021 | Like a House on Fire | Danny |
| 2021 | On the Count of Three | Wyatt |
| 2022 | God's Time | Russel |
| 2023 | Bad Things | Brian |
| 2024 | Asleep in My Palm | José |
| 2024 | Venom: The Last Dance | Captain Forrest |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Finding a Family | Alex Chivescu | Television film |
| 2011 | Possessing Piper Rose | Dylan Maxwell | Television film |
| 2012 | The Manzanis | Mikey | Television film |
| 2012 | Seattle Superstorm | Wyatt Foster | Television film |
| 2014–2015 | Awkward | Pete | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Fear the Walking Dead | CPL Cole | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Travelers | Trevor Holden | Main role |
| 2019 | Letterkenny | Jake | Guest |
| 2020 | Ramy | Dennis | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Changeling | Brian West | Main role |
| 2024 | The Penguin | Squid | Recurring |

## Awards and nominations

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