Jesse James Keitel is an actress, writer, and artist from eastern Long Island, NY. She has been an advocate in moving the needle for the LGBTQ+ community's timely representation in Hollywood and was honored with the Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign in 2022. Keitel's groundbreaking casting as Jerrie Kennedy on David E. Kelley's 'Big Sky' made history marking her as ABC's first openly transgender series regular. Jesse attended Pace University in New York City where she received a BFA in Acting.