John Patrick De Sena (; born December 6, 1987), better known by his stage name Jack DeSena, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series All That, and voicing Sokka on the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender and Prince Callum on the Netflix series The Dragon Prince.
Biography De Sena was born on December 6, 1987, in Boston, Massachusetts. His family moved to Irvine, California in 1999, where he then attended Irvine High School. After, he attended UCLA. He was a very active member of the international ComedySportz troupe (a comic improvisation team that participates in games as seen on Whose Line Is It Anyway?). Having joined All Thats cast at the start of its 7th season in 2002, he subsequently tied with Logan Lerman for the 2005 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor. He rapidly gained recognition for his skilled and clever ad-libbing from his work as Sokka on Avatar: The Last Airbender and also guest starred as Jimmy Olsen in The Batman.
De Sena worked on the online mockumentary web series Dorm Life, a 2008 Webby Honoree for Best Writing and Comedy: Individual Short or Episode. De Sena appeared on an episode of King of the Hill, "Luanne Gets Lucky." De Sena has also appeared in an episode of Generator Rex, "Crash and Burn." In 2012, De Sena appeared on the Hulu original series Battleground. In 2013, he appeared as the judge of the texting competition and later as an airport investigator on the Nickelodeon sitcom Sam & Cat. In 2014, he voiced Robin in the animated film JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time.
He has also portrayed "Mr. Roberts" in the television series 100 Things to Do Before High School from 2014 to 2016.
Since January 19, 2016, he and his longtime friend Chris W. Smith have been creating and starring in comedy sketches on their YouTube channel "Chris and Jack".
From 2018 to 2024, he was the voice of Callum on the Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2006The WildEzeVoice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2014JLA Adventures: Trapped in TimeRobinVoice, direct-to-video2015Movies in SpaceThe CORPLOX RaceShort film2016The White RoomMysterious ManShort film; also co-director and producer2016The VeilChristian2018I Got ThisChrisShort film2018Missing WordsShort film2019They Won't LastAlexShort film2019How To Get Out of Jury DutyShort film2021Too LateDavid Zeller2024Me, Myself & the VoidJack
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes2002–2005All ThatRegular Performer35 episodes2004Grounded for LifeJack / Jimmy's Friend2 episodes2005–2008Avatar: The Last AirbenderSokka (voice) Main role2007King of the HillKevin (voice)Episode: "Luanne Gets Lucky"2007The BatmanJimmy Olsen (voice)Episode: "The Batman/Superman Story"2008–2009Dorm LifeShane Reilly46 episodes; also writer2011Generator RexRand, Lance (voice)Episode: "Crash & Burn"2012BattlegroundCole Graner13 episodes2013Sam & CatHead JudgeEpisode: "#TextingCompetition"2014Melissa & JoeyJamesEpisode: "My Roof, My Rules"2014–2016100 Things to Do Before High SchoolMr. Roberts22 episodes2016House of LiesBruceEpisode: "Violent Agreement"2016Legendary DudasWizard WaiterEpisode: "King Sam/Karate Kids"2016–presentChris & JackVarious roles28 episodes; web series2017VeepHaydenEpisode: "Omaha"2017Seven Bucks Digital StudiosWriterEpisode: "The Rock/s Independence Day Backyard Brawl with Wonder Woman's Samantha Jo"2018Sorry for Your LossEpisode: "A Widow Walks into a Wedding"2018–2024The Dragon PrincePrince Callum (voice) Main role2020–2024Lego Monkie KidMonkie Kid (voice), additional voices Main role2024Go! Go! Loser Ranger!Fighter C (voice)English dub2025Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXJezzi (voice)English dubWriter2 episodesPrince Callum (voice)In production; funded by a Kickstarter campaign
Video games YearTitleVoice roleNotes2006Avatar: The Last AirbenderSokka2007Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth2008Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno2011Nicktoons MLBDudley Puppy
Podcasts YearTitleVoice roleNotes2021StarTripper!!Dennek DaxEpisode: "013: The DaxxyCo Gig"
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