Editing Kyle Kessenna

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|Box title = Kyle Kessenna
|Image file = Kyle Kessenna in Only 70 Dollars.jpg
|Image size = 275px
|Row 1 title = Birth name
|Row 1 info = Kyle Geoffrey Kessenna
|Row 2 title = Born
|Row 2 info = May 29, 1971 (age 47)
|Row 3 title = Occupation
|Row 3 info = Actor
|Row 4 title = Years active
|Row 4 info = 1990-present
|Row 5 title = Spouse(s)
|Row 5 info = [[Julia Forran-Hill]] (1997-present)
}}
'''Kyle Geoffrey Kessenna''' (born May 29, 1971) is an actor known for his roles in ''[[Highway to Spickle]]'' (1991) and ''[[Jord Stone: Tall Order]]'' (2003).  He is also known for his role on the long-running TV series ''[[Jord, Thomas, & Hyll]]'' from 1994 to 2001.

==Early life and family==

Kessenna was born on May 29, 1971, to Stella Kessenna (nee Wecklenstaff) and Joshua Kessenna.  He was a fan of the [[Richez Brothers]] as a child.  He played football and baseball in high school.  He graduated from high school in the late 1980s and thought about attending college, but in 1990, he decided to be an actor.

==Career==

Kessenna made his acting debut in 1990, when he was cast in a low-budget film.  Soon, he caught the attention of director [[Keith Sorpels]], who cast him in the film ''[[Highway to Spickle]]''.  Kessenna played Blake Geasler in the film.  Kessenna then went on to play a professional baseball player in 1992's ''[[John Foorstone]]''.  Kessenna went on to star in the TV series ''Jord, Thomas, & Hyll'', in which he starred from 1994 to 2001.  He played Simon Greenlee on the show.  While the series was running, Kessenna also starred in three films.  Those films are ''[[Great N' Proud]]'' (1995), ''[[That's Frouth]]'' (1996), and ''[[Done Working with Them]]'' (1997).  

In 2001, ''Jord, Thomas, & Hyll'' ended, and Kessenna went looking for another project.  In 2002, he was considered for a supporting role in the film ''[[Governor of Mylo (film)|Governor of Mylo]]'', but he turned it down, saying that he did not star in films about politics.  In 2003, he was cast in the film ''[[Jord Stone: Tall Order]]'', which also starred [[John Carrita]] and [[David Monzer]].  In 2004, Kessenna made a guest appearance in the [[Peter Swayde]] sitcom ''[[Hangin' Out with Petey]]''.  In 2005, he was cast to star in the [[Harry Joe Morris]] biopic ''[[HJM:  About the Man]]'', in which he played [[Shaggai Duart]].  He went on to have appearances in films such as ''[[War in Yatesburgh]]'' (2007), ''[[Finding the Way Out (2008 film)|Finding the Way Out]]'' (2008), and ''[[Sizzlin' Sacal]]'' (2009).  He has stated plans to appear in the upcoming film ''[[Highway to Spickle III: Quest to Be Famous]]'', reprising his role from the first ''Highway to Spickle'' film.

==Filmography==

===Television===

{| border="2"
! Series !! Year !! Role
|-
| ''[[Jord, Thomas, & Hyll]]'' || 1994-2001 || Simon Greenlee
|-
| ''[[Hangin' Out with Petey]]'' || 2004 || Phil Ostrappe
|}

===Film===

{| border="2"
! Film !! Year !! Role !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Highway to Spickle]]'' || 1991 || Blake Geasler || Supporting role
|-
| ''[[John Foorstone]]'' || 1992 || John Foorstone || Title role
|-
| ''[[Great N' Proud]]'' || 1995 || Chris Histalchel || Main role
|-
| ''[[That's Frouth]]'' || 1996 || William Brimmer || Supporting role
|-
| ''[[Done Working with Them]]'' || 1997 || Donald "Don" Greyhall || Main role
|-
| ''[[Jord Stone: Tall Order]]'' || 2003 ||  || Supporting role
|-
| ''[[HJM: About the Man]]'' || 2005 || [[Shaggai Duart]] || Main role
|-
| ''[[War in Yatesburgh]]'' || 2007 || Jordson Sawyer || Supporting role
|-
| ''[[Finding the Way Out (2008 film)|Finding the Way Out]]'' || 2008 || Xavier Tylt || Minor role
|-
| ''[[Highway to Spickle III: Quest to Be Famous]]'' || 2010/2011 || Blake Geasler || Supporting role
|}

==Personal life==

Kessenna is married to actress [[Julia Forran-Hill]].  They have two children, Edith and James.  He is a nonsmoker and also does not drink any alcohol; the reason for this, he said in an interview in 2008, is that his uncle died from smoking and drinking.

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