Jesse Leigh was born in Woodland Hills, California. He grew up in Manhattan Beach while attending Orange County School of the Arts for musical theatre. Jesse has been acting since he was very young in plays, musicals, and commercials. He is of Chinese and American descent and an only child. Jesse loves to play dramatic and emotional characters and to dig deep to find the root of their problems and disturbances. He has taken classes at The Groundlings Theatre, 321 Acting Studios, and is signed with the adult division of Paloma Agency.