Director, Writer and Producer and more at AFIN

Biography

Jesse Richardson is a visionary Actor/Writer/Director of film and theatre with a passion for historical stories. He is best known for his productions of White Lines, The Pitch (feature) The Club (theatre), Red (theatre) and A Godless Country. Jesse began his journey as an actor, training at the Actors Workshop under the keen eye of master teacher Lynn Kidd. As his career progressed Jesse found a passion for writing, producing and directing his own stories - tales often neglected by mainstream Australian cinema and with a focus on colonial history. In 2013 Jesse wrote, produced and performed in the award winning "White Lines', Australia's first web series based in the world of Australian rules football. White Lines received 9 Australian Webstream Award Nominations (winning one) and gaining 'Official Selection' at the Melbourne Webfest 2014. In 2016 Jesse scored the lead in Michael Holligan's feature 'Battalion' which received world wide distribution. Jesse co-directed the feature film 'The Pitch' (2017) before producing and directing theatre productions of 'The Club'(2019) and 'Red' '2020'. Jesse is now looking to develop A Godless Country into a prequel for a slate of films set in colonial Australia.