WHEN Jerome Meyer’s mother Louise saw her son die on the big screen, it was something which left her depressed for days.
Thankfully the Wellington Point man lived to tell the tale.
The 24-year-old’s nightmarish death was make-believe performed in the independent film Joe Cinque’s Consolation, of which he played the titled character.
The movie is based on the book of the same name, penned by Helen Garner. In it, Ms Garner covered the real-life murder of Canberra man Joe Cinque in 1997 by his crazed girlfriend Anu Singh.
Despite the film’s selection for the Melbourne and Toronto film festivals and inclusion for the Pantalla Pinamar International Film Festival, which is in Argentina later this month, Jerome has hardly paused to take a bow.
The former Wellington Point State High School student, whose list of film credits continues to grow, has now tried script-writing and film production.
He has not only written and co-directed the yet-to-be-finalised web series iAm, but also scripted feature length movie Dad. Jerome said Dad was likely to be shot in Sydney later this year.
“I am trying to do as much stuff as I can so I don’t have to wait around for the phone to ring for the next one,” he said.
While Jerome had plans to become a physiotherapist after leaving school, he said acting had allowed him to be creative.
“I have always needed in my life to be creative,” he said. “I have had to express it in whatever way I could whether it was drawing, building, singing or whatever.”
The career choice, which he said was suggested by his high school drama teacher, left his parents worried their son would be unable to find work.
But their fears have been allayed.
Jerome has scored multiple lead parts in stage and cinematic productions since completing his Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in performance at the Queensland University of Technology four years ago.
Not only was he featured in two episodes of Network Ten series Secrets & Lies, he was a lead in Le Boit Theatre’s Holding the Man and was cast as the romantic lead in the independent film Harmony, which is set for release later this year.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation will be released on DVD in the coming weeks for those wanting to watch.
For more about Joe Cinque’s Consolation, visit here.
Keep up to date with Jerome Meyer’s projects at his public Facebook page here.
