John Patrick De Sena (/dəˈsɛnə/; born December 6, 1987), better known by his stage name Jack DeSena, is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series All That, and voicing Sokka on the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender and Prince Callum on the Netflix series The Dragon Prince.[1]
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 DeSena at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024 | |
| Born | John Patrick De Sena December 6, 1987 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Lisa Bierman (m. 2018–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editDe Sena was born on December 6, 1987, in Boston, Massachusetts. His family moved to Irvine, California in 1999, where he attended Irvine High School. After, he attended UCLA. He was a very active member of the international ComedySportz troupe (a comic improvisation team that participates in games as seen on Whose Line Is It Anyway?).[2] Having joined All That's cast at the start of its 7th season in 2002, he subsequently tied with Logan Lerman for the 2005 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor. He rapidly gained recognition for his skilled and clever ad-libbing from his work as Sokka on Avatar: The Last Airbender[3] and also guest starred as Jimmy Olsen in The Batman.
De Sena worked on the online mockumentary web series Dorm Life, a 2008 Webby Honoree for Best Writing and Comedy: Individual Short or Episode. De Sena appeared on an episode of King of the Hill, "Luanne Gets Lucky." De Sena has also appeared in an episode of Generator Rex, "Crash and Burn." In 2012, De Sena appeared on the Hulu original series Battleground.[4] In 2013, he appeared as the judge of the texting competition and later as an airport investigator on the Nickelodeon sitcom Sam & Cat. In 2014, he voiced Robin in the animated film JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time.
He is also known as "Mr. Roberts" in the television series 100 Things to Do Before High School, a role he played from 2014 to 2016.
Since January 19, 2016, he and his longtime friend Chris W. Smith have been creating and starring in comedy sketches on their YouTube channel "Chris and Jack".
Since September 14, 2018 he is the voice of Callum on the Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Wild | Eze | Voice[6] |
| 2014 | JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time | Robin | Voice, direct-to-video[6] |
| 2015 | Movies in Space | The CORPLOX Race | Short film |
| 2016 | The White Room | Mysterious Man | Short film; also co-director and producer |
| 2016 | The Veil | Christian | |
| 2018 | I Got This | Chris | Short film |
| 2018 | Missing Words | Unknown | Short film |
| 2019 | They Won't Last | Alex | Short film |
| 2019 | How To Get Out of Jury Duty | Unknown | Short film |
| 2021 | Too Late | David Zeller |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–05 | All That | Regular Performer | 35 episodes |
| 2004 | Grounded for Life | Jack / Jimmy's Friend | 2 episodes |
| 2005–08 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Sokka | Voice, main role[6] |
| 2007 | King of the Hill | Kevin | Voice, episode: "Luanne Gets Lucky" |
| 2007 | The Batman | Jimmy Olsen | Voice, episode: "The Batman/Superman Story"[6] |
| 2008–09 | Dorm Life | Shane Reilly | 46 episodes; also writer |
| 2011 | Generator Rex | Rand / Lance | Voice, episode: "Crash & Burn" |
| 2012 | Battleground | Cole Graner | 13 episodes |
| 2013 | Sam & Cat | Head Judge | Episode: "#TextingCompetition" |
| 2014 | Melissa & Joey | James | Episode: "My Roof, My Rules" |
| 2014–16 | 100 Things to Do Before High School | Mr. Roberts | 22 episodes |
| 2016 | House of Lies | Bruce | Episode: "Violent Agreement" |
| 2016 | Legendary Dudas | Wizard Waiter | Episode: "King Sam/Karate Kids" |
| 2016–present | Chris & Jack | Jack / Paul / Agent Seventeen / Holfax | 28 episodes (web series) |
| 2017 | Veep | Hayden | Episode: "Omaha" |
| 2017 | Seven Bucks Digital Studios | Writer | Episode: "The Rock/s Independence Day Backyard Brawl with Wonder Woman's Samantha Jo" |
| 2018 | Sorry for Your Loss | Unknown | Episode: "A Widow Walks into a Wedding" |
| 2018–present | The Dragon Prince | Prince Callum | Voice, main role[6] |
| 2020–present | Lego Monkie Kid | Monkie Kid | Voice, main role[6] |
| TBA | The Coop | Writer | 2 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Sokka[6] | |
| 2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth | ||
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | ||
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | Dudley Puppy[6] |
Podcasts
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | StarTripper!! | Dennek Dax | Episode: "013: The DaxxyCo Gig" |
References
edit- ^ "Jack DeSena". Kawaii Kon. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ https://www.comedysportz.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ Laura Hurley (July 27, 2021). "How Avatar: The Last Airbender's Jack DeSena Feels About Sokka Not Having Bending Abilities". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Battleground". TVGuide.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Melrose, Kevin (September 13, 2018). "REVIEW: THE DRAGON PRINCE IS A CHARMING FANTASY, BUT IT'S NO AVATAR". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jack DeSena (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 26, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
External links
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- Jack DeSena at IMDb