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Jesse Cilio

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Jesse Cilio
Born1984/10/17
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Jesse Cilio[1] is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and artist.[2]

Cilio started his career as a child actor by being featured on an episode of You Can't Do That on Television as well as in the 1995 film Kids.[3]

His first acting role as an adult was in the 2008 film The Story of Your Life, which was also written and directed by Cilio.[3]

In 2016, he co-wrote the screenplay for The Perfect Weapon[4] and also wrote & directed the short film Yours Truly, which premiered at the Militello Independent Film Fest.[5]

In 2017, Cilio wrote & directed the short film Blurred Lines, which premiered at the Raindance Film Festival,[5] and he also co-wrote Kill 'Em All.[3][6]

He was featured as a voice actor in the 2021 live-action stop-motion animated mockumentary Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, directed by Dean Fleischer Camp.[7]

In August 2022, it was announced that Cilio would star as Bob Marley's father Norval Marley in the upcoming biopic Bob Marley: One Love, starring Lashana Lynch and Kingsley Ben-Adir.[8]

Cilio co-wrote the upcoming feature Punching John Mayer, currently in development with Point Grey Pictures and Joint Effort.[9]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Credited as
Director Writer Actor Notes
1990 You Can't Do That on Television No No Yes TV Series
1995 Kids No No Yes Feature Film
2008 The Story of Your Life Yes Yes Yes Feature Film
2011 Pioneer No No Yes Short
2015 The Boy No No Yes Feature Film
2016 The Perfect Weapon No Yes No Feature Film
2017 Kill 'em All No Yes No Feature Film
2017 Blurred Lines Yes Yes No Short
2017 Yours Truly Yes Yes No Short
2017 World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts No No Yes Short
2020 Watermelon Yes Yes Yes Short
2021 Marcel the Shell with Shoes on No No Yes Feature Animated Film
2022 Rabbit Hole No No Yes Feature Film
TBA Bloodlands Trail No Yes Yes Pre-production
TBA Pure Heroin Yes Yes No Pre-production
TBA Lower Lake No Yes Yes Pre-production

References[edit]

  1. Wheat, Phil (February 8, 2018). "Kill 'Em All DVD Review". Nerdly.co.uk.
  2. Mundell, Nat (November 9, 2020). "Meet Jesse Cilio - Screenwriter". Shoutout LA.
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  4. "The Perfect Weapon - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Meet Jesse Cilio of @nordicjones in Melrose Hill". VogueLA. 11 September 2018.
  6. "Jesse Cilio". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. "Cast & Crew". Mubi.
  8. Mendelsohn, Jon (August 4, 2022). "Lashana Lynch Cast as Rita, Bob Marley's Wife, in Upcoming Biopic". Collider.com.
  9. ""Punching John Mayer" in Active Development by Evan Goldberg". Tales from the Collection. 30 December 2022.

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