Jared Keeso

Jared Keeso ( JARR-əd KEE-soh, born July 1, 1984) is an award-winning Canadian actor. He currently has the leading role of Wayne in the sitcom Letterkenny, as well as being series co-creator. Keeso is also known for his co-leading role, portraying Ben Chartier, in the 2014 TV series 19-2. 2Life and career Keeso was born in Listowel, Ontario. As a youth, Keeso played for the Strathroy Rockets of the Western Ontario Hockey League and the Listowel Cyclones of the GOJHL. Keeso starred in two made-for-TV movies about the life of former hockey coach and player (and controversial commentator) Don Cherry, playing Cherry himself. The first film, titled Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story, aired in early 2010 on the CBC, and was followed by The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II in 2012. Keeso, along with Mike Borden, launched the Play Fun Games Pictures. The channel became an immediate success with video shorts depicting the quintessential Canadian farmer and the associated struggles. The project, launched under the name Letterkenny Problems, has attracted around 11 million views (as of November 2015) since its launch in the middle of 2013, and the videos are the basis for the 2016 television sitcom Letterkenny. Filming of the second season took place throughout May and June 2016 in Sudbury, Ontari