Jeremy Larter

Jeremy Larter is a Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter from Prince Edward Island.[1] 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.[2] Larter also received nominations for Best Direction in a Feature Film and Best Writing in a Feature Film.[3]

Larter had a number of roles as an actor, most notably in the 2012 film S.I.N. Theory, before creating and starring in the web series Just Passing Through in 2013.[4] 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.[5]

His second feature film as a director, Who's Yer Father?, premiered at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival.[6]

  1. ^ "Jeremy Larter on his new film Pogey Beach — and why he's poking fun at P.E.I. stereotypes". Q, February 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Island film wins big at Canadian Comedy Awards". CBC News Prince Edward Island, June 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Alex Cook, "Canadian Comedy Awards: James Mullinger Proud To Be Among Nominees". The East, April 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Josh O'Kane, "Just Passing Through is a remarkable portrait of Canadian regionalism". The Globe and Mail, February 11, 2016.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Shane Ross, "P.E.I. filmmaker proud, and a bit nervous, as premiere for new comedy approaches". CBC News Prince Edward Island, August 26, 2023.