Kerr Hewitt
Kerr Hewitt, also credited professionally as Kjartan Hewitt, is a Canadian actor and writer. He won the Best Actor award at the Sicily Web Festival for his performance in the YouTube web series Clusterfuck (2018).
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Hewitt began working in the entertainment industry as a teenager, on television series for the CBC and YTV. When he was 17, he began writing plays and musicals. He then went on to study a BA in English literature. He made an appearance in Edgar Wright's[1] Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) as Jimmy.[2] Jimmy was the boyfriend of Scott Pilgrim's sister before being seduced by Pilgrim's roommate Wallace at a "Crash and the Boys" (a fictional version of Toronto band Broken Social Scene)[3] concert and appearing in recurring gags with Wallace.[4] Hewitt starred in a larger role in another feature film in 2010, This Movie Is Broken, playing Blake, the best friend of a young Toronto man who tries to impress a girl by taking her to a Broken Social Scene concert with them.[5] The concert in the film was the real 2009 Harbourfront Centre concert, around which part of the plot revolves.[5]
In 2018, he starred in the YouTube web series Clusterfuck, which follows the lives of millennials in downtown Toronto. Hewitt won the Best Actor award for his role at the Sicily Web Festival, where the series was given a premiere,.[6]
Hewitt has starred most prominently in works with a strong Toronto identity: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, This Movie Is Broken, and Clusterfuck.[7][5][6]
Writing
[edit]He studied the Features program at Canadian Film Centre, turning one of his old plays – Claire, From the Bus – into a film and completing the course in 2017 at the age of 30.[1] Claire, From the Bus had debuted on the Toronto theatre circuit in 2013, starring Bryn McAuley as Claire,[8][9] with positive reception for Hewitt's writing.[10] The film, directed by Jordan Canning, was released in 2016.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Capote | Danny Burke | |
| 2008 | Max Payne | Kid | |
| 2010 | This Movie Is Broken | Blake | |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Jimmy | |
| 2013 | Nurse 3D | Orderly | |
| 2014 | Debug | Mel | |
| 2015 | Anxietyville | Mr. Nobody | |
| 2015 | Cold Deck | Ben | |
| 2017 | Molly's Game | Player | |
| 2017 | Clusterf*ck | Brian | |
| 2019 | Goalie | Cal Gardiner | |
| 2019 | Demons Inside Me | Toby Hunter | |
| 2020 | Learning to Love Again | Chris |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Children of My Heart | Nikolai | Television film |
| 2003 | 2030 CE | Dr. Manno Susik | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story | High School Boy | Television film |
| 2004 | The Winning Season | Program Boy | |
| 2004 | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Tad | |
| 2009 | The Listener | Baggy | Episode: "Lisa Says" |
| 2009 | The Future Life of Jake | Aaron | Television film |
| 2009 | Being Erica | Martin | Episode: "Papa Can You Hear Me?" |
| 2010 | Unnatural History | Milo Pheiffer | Episode: "Public School Enemies" |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | Dale | Episode: "Hot and Bothered" |
| 2011, 2015 | Murdoch Mysteries | Matthew Trent / Corporal Young | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | Peter Pupkins | Television film |
| 2012 | King | Stephen Ennis | Episode: "Justice Calvin Faulkner" |
| 2013 | Bomb Girls | Karl | Episode: "Guests of Honour" |
| 2013 | Cracked | Damian | Episode: "The Light in the Black" |
| 2013 | State of Syn | Gabriel | Episode #1.5 |
| 2014 | Darknet | Darren | Episode: "Darknet 2" |
| 2014 | Reign | Eduard | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | Graeme | Episode: "All the Pretty Horses" |
| 2015 | Dark Matter | Sergeant Voss | Episode: "Pilot - Part 2" |
| 2015 | Swept Under | Dennis | Television film |
| 2016 | Houdini & Doyle | Reverend Farley | Episode: "The Pall of LaPier" |
| 2017 | The Beaverton | Brice Larson | Episode #1.7 |
| 2017 | The Strain | Jeremiah | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Condor | Harold Floros | |
| 2018–2019 | Blackout | Ethan Reed | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Killjoys | Sylas Robbel | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Umbrella Academy | Hal | Episode: "The Frankel Footage" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kjartan Hewitt". cfccreates.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Episode 16: Kjartan Hewitt". www.iheart.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (30 June 2010). "Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning Talks Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Every Musical Performance (feat. Sex Bob-Omb & The Clash at Demonhead). Universal Pictures. Event occurs at 00:49–01:50. Retrieved 10 August 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c "This Movie Is Broken". Shedoesthecity. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Mississauga Director Launches Gritty and Exciting New Web Series". www.insauga.com. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Sacks, Rebecca (13 August 2010). "Exactly How Canadian Is Scott Pilgrim vs. the World?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Claire, From the Bus". The Toronto Theatre Database. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Torontoist (15 February 2013). "Urban Planner: February 15, 2013". Torontoist. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Mooney, Sam (18 February 2013). "Review: Claire, From the Bus (Liars Theatre co.)". Mooney on Theatre. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "CLAIRE, FROM THE BUS". www.cfccreates.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kjartan Hewitt at IMDb
- Kerr Hewitt and Kjartan Hewitt on Rotten Tomatoes
- Kerr Hewitt[dead link] and Kjartan Hewitt[dead link] at the BFI
- Kerr Hewitt at Northern Stars.ca