Jesse Leigh is an American actor, known for portraying Bobbie Yang on the Peacock sitcom Rutherford Falls.
Early life Leigh was born in Woodland Hills, in Los Angeles, California.
They attended Orange County School of the Arts for high school.
Leigh graduated in 2020 as a Communication studies major at University of California, Los Angeles.
Career In 2018, they had a role on the Paramount Network series Heathers. They also appeared on the shows Foursome, Superstore, and Henry Danger.
In August 2020, it was announced Leigh was joining the main cast of the sitcom Rutherford Falls, starring Ed Helms. When Leigh auditioned for Rutherford Falls, the character of Bobbie was intended to be a male, but was rewritten as nonbinary for Leigh.
In an early review of Rutherford Falls for the web-site Decider, critic Joel Keller called Leigh the show's "sleeper star", writing, "Every time Jesse Leigh opens up their mouth as Bobbie, something funny comes out. We hope to see more of them during the first season."
Personal life Leigh is non-binary and goes by they/them pronouns.
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2016Murder Among FriendsRunnerEpisode: "Friend Fatale"2016Cast MeTitle Sequence Actor6 episodes2016Henry DangerDodger Dawg #1Episode: "Dodging Danger"2017AdvocatesOscarTelevision film2018FoursomeRubin10 episodes2018HeathersPeter Dawson2019Kingpin KatieTeen 1Episode: "Fake-Ass"2019SuperstoreMasonEpisode: "Mall Closing"2021-2022Rutherford FallsBobbie Yang18 episodes
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