Jesse Plemons Bio | Wiki
Jesse Plemons is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a career breakthrough with his major role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2011.
Subsequently, Jesse portrayed Todd Alquist in season 5 of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and its sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. For his role as Ed Blumquist in season 2 of the FX anthology series Fargo, Jesse received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won a Critics’ Choice Television Award.
Jesse Plemons Age
Jesse was born on April 2, 1988, in Dallas, Texas, United States. He is 34 years old.
Jesse Plemons Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx. 1.78 m).
Jesse Plemons Family
He was born in Dallas, to his parents Jim Bob Plemons and Lisa Beth Cason. He grew up in Mart, Texas, near Waco, alongside his older sister named Jill.
Jesse Plemons Wife | Kirsten Dunst
Jesse began a relationship with his Fargo co-star, Kirsten Dunst, in 2016. The couple became engaged in 2017. Their son was born in 2018. In 2021, Dunst gave birth to the couple’s second child. In February 2022, both were nominated for Academy Awards for their roles in The Power of the Dog. Jesse and Dunst were married in July 2022.
Jesse Plemons Education
In 2007, he graduated from the Texas Tech University Independent School District, a distance learning program, which allowed him to earn his high school diploma. Jesse attended schools in Mart, playing football in middle school, junior high, and at Mart High School until he received more acting jobs and shifted to the online program.
Jesse Plemons Breaking Bad | Matt Damon
From 2012 to 2013, he portrayed the psychopathic Todd Alquist during the final season of the AMC drama series Breaking Bad. Jesse was a recurring cast member in Season 5A and was promoted to series regular for Season 5B.
Fans of Breaking Bad nicknamed him “Meth Damon”, due to Jesse’s resemblance to actor Matt Damon. One of his first film roles, at age 12, was playing the younger version of Damon’s character in the film All the Pretty Horses (2000). Jesse also reprised his role as Todd Alquist in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
Jesse Plemons Movies And Tv Shows
2012–2013 Breaking Bad
2014, 2016, 2018 Drunk History
2014 Olive Kitteridge
2015 Fargo
2017 No Activity
2017 Black Mirror
2020 Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short
2020 I’m Thinking of Ending Things
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah
2021 Jungle Cruise
2022 Windfall
Jesse Plemons Friday Night Lights
In 2006, when he was 18, Jesse joined the ensemble cast of NBC’s television series Friday Night Lights, filmed in Austin, Texas. It detailed the fictional events surrounding a high school football team in fictional Dillon, Texas. In the show’s first season, Jesse’s character Landry Clarke provided comic relief as the best friend of football quarterback Matt Saracen, though Landry himself was not on the team.
Jesse Plemons Black Mirror
In December 2017, Jesse appeared in “USS Callister”, an episode in the fourth series of the anthology show Black Mirror. He played Robert Daly, the episode’s main character and a sadistic introvert. Jesse received acclaim for his performance and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Jesse Plemons Fargo
In late 2015, he co-starred in the second season of the TV show Fargo. Jesse portrayed Ed Blumquist, a butcher and the husband of Peggy Blumquist (Kirsten Dunst). For his performance, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Jesse Plemons Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Jesse’s estimated net worth is $8 million.
Who Is Jesse Plemons Married To
Jesse married his Fargo co-star Kirsten Dunst in July 2022. They started dating in 2016 and have two children.