Jack DeSena
John Patrick De Sena (born December 6, 1987), better known by his stage name Jack DeSena, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series All That, and voicing Sokka on the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender and Prince Callum on the Netflix series The Dragon Prince.
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Jack DeSena

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- Name
- Jack DeSena
- Birth Name
- John Patrick De Sena
- Born
- 6 December 1987
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Lisa Bierman (m. 2018)
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Irvine High School
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Jack DeSena • Birth Name — John Patrick De Sena • Born — 6 December 1987 • Birthplace — Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2001–present • Spouse — Lisa Bierman (m. 2018) • Children — 2
Biography
Biography
De Sena was born on December 6, 1987, in Boston, Massachusetts. His family moved to Irvine, California in 1999, where he then attended Irvine High School. After, he attended UCLA. He was a very active member of the international ComedySportz troupe (a comic improvisation team that participates in games as seen on Whose Line Is It Anyway?). Having joined All Thats cast at the start of its 7th season in 2002, he subsequently tied with Logan Lerman for the 2005 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor. He rapidly gained recognition for his skilled and clever ad-libbing from his work as Sokka on Avatar: The Last Airbender and also guest starred as Jimmy Olsen in The Batman. De Sena worked on the online mockumentary web series Dorm Life, a 2008 Webby Honoree for Best Writing and Comedy: Individual Short or Episode. De Sena appeared on an episode of King of the Hill, "Luanne Gets Lucky." De Sena has also appeared in an episode of Generator Rex, "Crash and Burn." In 2012, De Sena appeared on the Hulu original series Battleground. In 2013, he appeared as the judge of the texting competition and later as an airport investigator on the Nickelodeon sitcom Sam & Cat. In 2014, he voiced Robin in the animated film JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time. He has also portrayed "Mr. Roberts" in the television series 100 Things to Do Before High School from 2014 to 2016. Since January 19, 2016, he and his longtime friend Chris W. Smith have been creating and starring in comedy sketches on their YouTube channel "Chris and Jack". From 2018 to 2024, he was the voice of Callum on the Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002–2005 — All That — Regular Performer — 35 episodes • 2004 — Grounded for Life — Jack / Jimmy's Friend — 2 episodes • 2005–2008 — Avatar: The Last Airbender — Sokka (voice) — Main role • 2007 — King of the Hill — Kevin (voice) — Episode: "Luanne Gets Lucky" • 2007 — The Batman — Jimmy Olsen (voice) — Episode: "The Batman/Superman Story" • 2008–2009 — Dorm Life — Shane Reilly — 46 episodes; also writer • 2011 — Generator Rex — Rand, Lance (voice) — Episode: "Crash & Burn" • 2012 — Battleground — Cole Graner — 13 episodes • 2013 — Sam & Cat — Head Judge — Episode: "#TextingCompetition" • 2014 — Melissa & Joey — James — Episode: "My Roof, My Rules" • 2014–2016 — 100 Things to Do Before High School — Mr. Roberts — 22 episodes • 2016 — House of Lies — Bruce — Episode: "Violent Agreement" • 2016 — Legendary Dudas — Wizard Waiter — Episode: "King Sam/Karate Kids" • 2016–present — Chris & Jack — Various roles — 28 episodes; web series • 2017 — Veep — Hayden — Episode: "Omaha" • 2017 — Seven Bucks Digital Studios — Writer — Episode: "The Rock/s Independence Day Backyard Brawl with Wonder Woman's Samantha Jo" • 2018 — Sorry for Your Loss — Unknown — Episode: "A Widow Walks into a Wedding" • 2018–2024 — The Dragon Prince — Prince Callum (voice) — Main role • 2020–2024 — Lego Monkie Kid — Monkie Kid (voice), additional voices — Main role • 2024 — Go! Go! Loser Ranger! — Fighter C (voice) — English dub • 2025 — Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX — Jezzi (voice) — English dub • The Coop — Writer — 2 episodes • The Dragon King — Prince Callum (voice) — In production; funded by a Kickstarter campaign
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 2006 — Avatar: The Last Airbender — Sokka • 2007 — Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth • 2008 — Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno • 2011 — Nicktoons MLB — Dudley Puppy
Podcasts
Podcasts
• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 2021 — StarTripper!! — Dennek Dax — Episode: "013: The DaxxyCo Gig"

Jack DeSena at the 2025 NYCC Avatar 20th Anniversary Panel.
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Jack DeSena, Avatar Universe QA at Animate! Columbus at Columbus, OH in June 2026
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Life and career
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1987
Jack DeSena born at Boston.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — The Wild — Eze — Voice • 2014 — JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time — Robin — Voice, direct-to-video • 2015 — Movies in Space — The CORPLOX Race — Short film • 2016 — The White Room — Mysterious Man — Short film; also co-director and producer • 2016 — The Veil — Christian • 2018 — I Got This — Chris — Short film • 2018 — Missing Words — Unknown — Short film • 2019 — They Won't Last — Alex — Short film • 2019 — How To Get Out of Jury Duty — Unknown — Short film • 2021 — Too Late — David Zeller • 2024 — Me, Myself & the Void — Jack
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- 1.Jack DeSena. Kawaii Kon.
- 2.ComedySportz | Comedy for Everyone that's Played Like a Sport. ComedySportz.
- 3.How Avatar: The Last Airbender's Jack DeSena Feels About Sokka Not Having Bending Abilities. CINEMABLEND. 2021-07-27.
- 4.Battleground. TVGuide.com.
- 5.Melrose, Kevin. REVIEW: THE DRAGON PRINCE IS A CHARMING FANTASY, BUT IT'S NO AVATAR. Comic Book Resources. September 13, 2018.
- 6.Behind The Voice Actors. Jack De Sena (visual voices guide).
- 7.Nelson, Samantha. The Dragon Prince fans have already pledged more than $560K for a spinoff series. Polygon. September 18, 2025.
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