Biography

Cody Kearsley is a Canadian actor, writer, director, producer, and instructor best known for his breakout role as Moose Mason on Riverdale (The CW) and as Turbo Bro Jock in Netflix's cult post-apocalyptic series Daybreak. He will appear in the upcoming seventh season of Virgin River, Netflix's longest-running original series, as Clay, a rodeo hand who grew up in foster care and is now searching for his long-lost sister. Over the past decade, Cody has worked with major networks and platforms including The CW, Netflix, Paramount+, and Lionsgate, sharing the screen with talents such as Joe Manganiello, Bruce Willis, and Matthew Broderick.

As a filmmaker, Cody has produced over a dozen projects, both through Vancouver's Crazy8s Film Society and independently via his production company, Persephone Pictures Inc. His short film Breathe, which he wrote and directed, premiered at international festivals and received critical acclaim, winning Best First-Time Director at both the Vancouver Short Film Festival and the Brussels Capital Film Festival, as well as Best Short Film at the Titan International Film Festival.

Outside of film, Cody is deeply rooted in the theatre community. He has performed with numerous companies in Vancouver and Los Angeles, including Ark Theatre Company, The Blank Theatre, and United Players of Vancouver. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Vagrant Players Theatre Society, where he has produced, directed, and performed in over a dozen productions, including the world premiere of Pot Kettle Black by Bill Marchant.

In 2023, Cody was selected for the Whistler Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship and he is currently completing a BA in Liberal Studies at Antioch University with a focus on Creative Writing and Literature.