Bojesse Christopher
Birthplace – San Francisco, California, USA
American actor BoJesse Christopher is based in Los Angeles, CA, but was born and raised in San Francisco. He was named after legendary blues guitarist Bo Diddley and infamous cowboy outlaw Jesse James. BoJesse is best known for his portrayal of Grommet/LBJ, the reckless younger brother of Patrick Swayze in the 20th Century Fox classic original feature film Point Break, directed by Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), released in 1991. In 2016, he also appeared in the Warner Bros. $100 million dollar re-imagined Point Break directed by Ericson Core, as the FBI Director.
Over a thirty year plus span in the industry, BoJesse has appeared in over 70 film and television projects in collaboration with a wide range of notable talent, including Academy Award Winer Mahershala Ali, Keanu Reeves, Norman Reedus, Patrick Swayze, Academy Award Winner Reese Witherspoon, Academy Award Winner J.K. Simmons, Academy Award Winner Christopher Walken, Academy Award Winner Hilary Swank, Stephen Dorff, Christina Applegate, Edgar Rameriz, Jennifer Aniston, Carmen Ejogo, Gary Busy, Teresa Palmer, Delroy Lindo, and Neil Patrick Harris, to name a few. His memorable recurring guest star roles on hit shows include Married with Children, Beverly Hills 90210, Picket Fences, Quantum Leap, High Incident, Land’s End, and more. More recently, BoJesse reoccur guest starred as Roscoe Turner on the BET hit crime drama series The Family Business (S.5), Max Fielder on the CBS hit TV series NCIS Los Angeles (S.12), Detective Johnson on FOX’s hit series Deputy (S.1), and Detective Richard Kitting on HBO’s iconic hit series True Detective (S.3).
His memorable recurring guest star roles on hit tv shows include, FOX’s Married with Children, FOX’s Beverly Hills 90210, CBS’ Picket Fences, NBC’s Quantum Leap, NBC’s Ferris Bueller, CBS’ High Incident, FOX’s Silk Stalkings, USA’s Lands End, to name a few. Plus classic memorable film roles in Stephen Kings Sometimes They Come Back…Again and Sleepwalkers, Meatballs 4, Escape From L.A., Dark Horse, and many more.
BoJesse has also written, produced, and directed a number of projects, such as action crime drama Out In Fifty, starring Mickey Rourke, Christina Applegate, Balthazar Getty, and more.
Mood Elevator Creative Studio is an inspired TV and film company activated by BoJesse in 2020, powered by positive energy. MECS calls to action to embody the healthy spirit of elevated creative flow while exploring the deep meaningful connection, and infinite possibility of life, art and beyond. “Our focus is on developing, strategizing, packaging, activating, and bringing to market – smart, well crafted, meaningful TV and film content. Our motto: “Create, develop, deploy”. As an Executive Producer, BoJesse’s strength is authentically putting unique combinations of creative people together that add meaningful full service value to the project’s objective from start to completion.
BoJesse’s training began with legendary acting coach, Stella Adler, at the prestigious Stella Adler Conservatory Theatre. He continued on to be privately mentored by Academy Award-winning actress Shelley Winters at the Actors Studio West, and is honored to be a lifetime member. Later, BoJesse trained with acclaimed acting coach Sandy Marshall, immersing himself into the Sanford Meisner repetition technique.
In 2012, BoJesse founded Truth Be Told Acting Collective to support disciplined actors in achieving emotionally connected work. His process consists of a strong foundation based on Stanislavski’s preparation of building a character, combined with Strasberg’s method, held together at the heart’s core by Meisner’s repetition exercise. BoJesse offers private, group, and on-set coaching for adult, teen, and child actors. He coaches an impressive assortment of notable and emerging TV and film actors worldwide. BoJesse Christopher Acting Studio was established in 2018 to coach professional, disciplined, tv and film actors to their true potential. “Inspired heart’s, let’s get into the work”! ~ BJC
Filmography
Point Break
Grommet (1991)