Jesse Heiman

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Always the extra, never the star

Some difficult words

• starred
• unnoticeable
• someone who is a master at setting the scene

Exercise 1 - p.56

1. Who is being interviewed?
2. What is this interview about?

Always the extra, never the star

Who is being interviewed?

Jesse Heiman

What is this interview about?

What is this interview about?

Jesse is talking about his life as a background actor, the films he has starred in and his plans for the future.

Exercise 2 - p.56

1. How many films and TV series has Jesse starred in so far?
2. What synonym does he use for "an extra"?
3. How does Jesse describe his job as an extra?
4. What was his first role? In what film or TV series did he play this role?

Always the extra, never the star

How many films and TV series has Jesse starred in so far?

1. more than 65
2. more than 55
3. more than 57
4. more than 60

What synonym does he use for
"an extra"?

How does Jesse describe his job as an extra?

How does Jesse describe his job as an extra?

He's paid minimum wage to walk around in the background of a scene.

What was his first role? In what film or TV series did he play this role?

What was his first role? In what film or TV series did he play this role?

His first role was that of Petey, an unnoticeable

trombone player in American Pie 2.

American Pie 2

The Social Network

Exercise 2 - p.56

5.   Tick the TV series and films that Jesse mentions as part of             his acting experience. 
6.   What film does Jesse think of as his big break? What actress           did he shoot a scene with then?

7.    What are his plans for the future?

8.   What actor does Jesse think of as his role model?

Always the extra, never the star

He played in:

He didn't play in:

The Walking Dead

Glee

Brothers & Sisters

Van Wilder

The Hobbit

Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows

Divergent

NCIS

The OC

Catch Me If You Can

What film does Jesse think of as his big break? What actress did he shoot a scene with then?

What film does Jesse think of as his big break? What actress did he shoot a scene with then?

Spider Man was his big break.

He shot a scene then with Kirsten Dunst.

Jesse Heiman and Kirsten Dunst in Spider Man 3

What are his plans for the future?

What are his plans for the future?

He would really like to be in the foreground more. He thinks he would be a great character actor.

What actor does Jesse think of as his role model?

Jonah Hill

Who is your favourite actor?

Quess the actor/actress