Bio

Jesse Boone, though normally known for his friendly demeanor, shameless optimism, and sense of humor is known for playing a dynamic variety of roles. Most recently, he spread his villainous chops as a drug-addicted murderer on the run in the first season of CBS' new show "NCIS: Origins." He also played a diabetic neo-Nazi in CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles," a sleazy law student in Apple TV's third season of "Truth Be Told," and a well-meaning, neighborly police officer in UrbanFlix TV's new show "Cocaine Sisters." Jesse appeared in Investigation Discovery's fourth season of "Betrayed." Jesse plays Chris, a goofy yet friend-zoned pet store employee whose unrequited love interest is eventually murdered by a coworker. Sweet Chris is haunted by the murder, as he never told his crush how he truly felt about her. In addition to those listed, Jesse has a robust resume of almost over 200 credits. In 2018, Jesse won "Best Acting Duo" with Wes Newman at the Independent Short Awards. In 2022, Jesse joined Sword Fights Inc, a professional stunt fighting company specializing in sword fights for film and television. This year alone, Jesse lent his sword fighting skills to the SFI project "Assassins: Iron Winter" and several upcoming shorts. He has filmed many other SFI fights in broadsword, rapier, cutlass, and lightsaber. He comes from a family of musicians that includes his Grammy-award winning mother Christine Vivona and his cruise-ship performing father Rob Boone. Jesse plays bass with them in their family band A Family Affair, which still performs in Arizona from Tucson to Greer. Jesse plays electric bass, upright bass, ukulele bass, and viola. Jesse is also a rising screenwriter. In 2016, he co-wrote and starred in two episodes of the webseries "Fishing For Fine Wine" and one episode of the series "Typecast." He has written the feature-length screenplays for the drama "Re-Imagination," dramedy "The Casino Poet," horror mystery "Spearfinger Whispers," and psychological drama "Mayor Dracula." He has also written scripts for the faith-based short "Talk With Him" and the comedy pilots "Reapr" and "Corpses for Cash." Jesse is an assistant producer at Grow World, the largest online community of cannabis networks and educators. He organizes international tours of cannabis farms and writes voiceover scripts for the company CEO and host. Jesse works with Gia Galligani, a powerhouse authority in the realm of game shows, documentaries, and unscripted reality shows. Partnering with her, Jesse has helped design game shows, docuseries, and reality shows for companies Think Think Go, Tread Lively, and Long Walk Studios. He's written numerous treatments, episodes, pitch decks, ghostwritten and provided feedback on scripts, and facilitated communication with producers and companies across America.