Jeremy Larter

{{Short description|Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter}} '''Jeremy Larter''' is a Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter from Prince Edward Island.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/tuesday-feb-5-2019-esi-edugyan-jeremy-larter-and-more-1.5005000/jeremy-larter-on-his-new-film-pogey-beach-and-why-he-s-poking-fun-at-p-e-i-stereotypes-1.5005012 "Jeremy Larter on his new film Pogey Beach — and why he's poking fun at P.E.I. stereotypes"]. ''Q'', February 5, 2019.</ref> He is most noted for his 2018 film ''Pogey Beach'', which won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Feature Film at the 19th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2019.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-island-film-comedy-best-feature-1.5163314 "Island film wins big at Canadian Comedy Awards"]. CBC News Prince Edward Island, June 5, 2019.</ref> Larter also received nominations for Best Direction in a Feature Film and Best Writing in a Feature Film.<ref>Alex Cook, [https://www.theeastmag.com/2019/04/14/canadian-comedy-awards-james-mullinger-proud-to-be-among-nominees/ "Canadian Comedy Awards: James Mullinger Proud To Be Among Nominees"]. ''The East'', April 14, 2019.</ref>

Larter had a number of roles as an actor, most notably in the failed 2012 film ''S.I.N. Theory'', before creating and starring in the web series ''Just Passing Through'' in 2013.<ref>Josh O'Kane, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/just-passing-through-is-a-remarkable-portrait-of-canadian-regionalism/article28727102/ "Just Passing Through is a remarkable portrait of Canadian regionalism"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', February 11, 2016.</ref> The series won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Web Series at the 17th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2016.

''Pogey Beach'', his theatrical feature debut, expanded on the in-universe story of a fictional television show watched by the main characters in ''Just Passing Through''.<ref>Aly Thomson, "P.E.I's Just Passing Through to big screen; East Coast web series to become movie Pogey Beach based on E.I collectors". ''Halifax Chronicle-Herald'', July 22, 2016.</ref>

His second feature film as a director, ''Who's Yer Father?'', premiered at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival.<ref>Shane Ross, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-comedy-film-whos-yer-father-1.6948717 "P.E.I. filmmaker proud, and a bit nervous, as premiere for new comedy approaches"]. CBC News Prince Edward Island, August 26, 2023.</ref>

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