Jesse Heiman was born in Boston on May 23, 1978, moving to Austin, Texas in 1989 where he attended West Ridge Middle School, Westlake High School, and Texas State University. Heiman graduated in May 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and moved to Los Angeles in September.
Heiman began acting as a background extra in November 2000 and has appeared in innumerable films, television shows, commercials, and music videos.
Heiman portrayed Dan Bronson for a Lost-themed viral video during the 2008 Comic-Con.
On March 14, 2011, a video compilation was uploaded to YouTube, showing clips of Heiman's various appearances. Within days of the video being online, the video had over 2 million views.
