Jack Kesy Explained

Jack Kesy
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	2009–present

Jack Kesy ^[1] is an American actor. On television, he has portrayed Gabriel Bolivar on the FX horror drama The Strain (2014–2016) and Roller Husser on the TNT dark comedy Claws (2017–19). He also played Black Tom Cassidy in the Marvel Comics film Deadpool 2 (2018) and played Anung un Rama/Hellboy in the superhero horror film (2024), being the third actor to portray the character after Ron Perlman and David Harbour.

Early life and education

Kesy studied acting in London at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Emina	Zoran	Video short
2011	Yelling to the Sky		Uncredited role
2011	8:46	Tommy
2012	Morgan	Dean Kagen
2012	Recruiter	Methhead Alan
2013	Empire Gypsy	Ivan
2014	Grand Street	Sal
2015	The Throwaways	Connelly
	Intruders	J.P. Henson
	Tomato Soup	Ellington
2017	Hot Summer Nights	'Ponytail'
	Baywatch	Leon
	Juggernaut	Saxon Gamble
2018	12 Strong	Charles Jones
	Death Wish	Tate 'The Fish' Karp
	Deadpool 2	Black Tom Cassidy		^[3] ^[4]
	Blood Brother	Jake Banning
2020	The Outpost	Sergeant Josh Kirk
2020	Mosquito State	Beau Harris
2021		Connor
2021	Without Remorse	Thunder
2023	Sheroes	Jasper
2023	The Killer	Salesman
2024		Hellboy		^[5]
2025	Bang	William Bang
2025	The Pickup	Banner
TBA		TBA		^[6]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014–2016	The Strain	Gabriel Bolivar / The Master^[7]	Main role (seasons 1–2); recurring role (season 3)
2016	Ray Donovan	Butch	Episode: "Lake Hollywood"
2017–2019	Claws	Roller Husser	Main role (seasons 1–3)
2018	The Alienist	Henry Wolff	Episode: "The Boy on the Bridge"
2020	Deputy	Roman Burgin	Episode: "10-8 Outlaws"
2025	Task	Billy Prendergrast	2 episodes
TBA	12 12 12		Upcoming series

References

Web site: Clayton. Benjamin. March 17, 2014. Jack Kesy Ballonhead (1280 x 720). April 1, 2021.
Web site: JuggernautTheFilm. levelFILM. May 16, 2018. March 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328151631/http://juggernautthefilm.com/category/cast/. dead.
Web site: Deadpool 2's mysterious villain has been cast. 2017-05-25. The Independent. en. 2020-04-07.
Web site: Paramount Tom Clancy Pic 'Without Remorse' Enlists Four For Michael B. Jordan's Navy SEAL Team. D'Alessandro. Anthony. 2019-10-04. Deadline. en. 2020-04-07.
Web site: ‘Deadpool 2’ Star Jack Kesy Cast As Hellboy In Reboot ‘The Crooked Man’. Andreas. Wiseman. Deadline Hollywood. March 2, 2023. March 2, 2023. live. March 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230302210239/https://deadline.com/2023/03/hellboy-deadpool-2-jack-kesy-reboot-crooked-man-claws-strain-1235276984/.
Web site: Stephan . Katcy . 2025-07-21 . Jack Kesy Joins Rohit Karn Batra’s ‘The Gun on Second Street’ in Lead Role (EXCLUSIVE) . 2025-08-03 . Variety . en-US.
Web site: Five Things You Didn't Know About Jack Kesy. Hickey. Tim. 2017-06-20. TVOvermind. en-US. 2020-04-07.