Jesse Lipscombe facts for kids

Jesse Lipscombe (born 1980) is a Canadian actor. Best known for his role of Mance on Netflix's Black Summer and Coach Allen on My Life With the Walter Boys of the same streaming service. He won a Rosie Award 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 Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards. Lipscombe is also the founder of the #MakeitAwkward campaign, a hashtag movement in Edmonton that promotes anti-racism. He is a best-selling author with his Harper Collins published book, The Art of Doing and Jars, published by Friensen Press.

Early life

Lipscombe was born in West Edmonton, Alberta 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 October 2018, they reside in Queen Mary Park, Edmonton.

Lipscombe is also the grandson of Edmonton Elks football player Rollie Miles. He is nephew to the late, Brett Miles and cousin to Canadian rapper, Cadence Weapon.

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 In May 2023, it was announced that the charge against Lipscombe was withdrawn.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)
• Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
• Lloyd the Conqueror (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)