Jesse Swenson born November 13, 1986, is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 best known for his role as Asher Hornsby in Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl (TV series)

Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...

on The CW

The CW Television Network

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. Swenson was also a cast member of the Broadway show, Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of...

where he performed as an ensemble member. Jesse is also the lead vocalist in his band, Bubble & Squeak. Currently, he is appearing on Broadway in The Addams Family

The Addams Family (musical)

The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for...

  as Lucas Beineke, Wednesday's love interest.

Filmography

• Fade to White (2008) (post-production) - Cal
• Gossip Girl
  Gossip Girl
  Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...
  
   - Asher Hornsby
• Army Wives
  Army Wives
  Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
  
  - Quinn

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