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WORST FRIENDS
(2010, dir: Ralph Arend. AsJerry)
BRO
(2010, dir: Nick Prada. As Louis)
HYPOTHERMIA
(2010, dir: James Felix McKenney. As the fishing host)
STAKE LAND
(2010, dir: Jim Mickle. as bartender)
BITTER FEAST
(Feature, 2009, dir Joe Maggio, as Coley)
THE UNLOVABLES
(webisode, dir Ilya Chaiken, as Frank)
SATAN HATES YOU
(Feature, 2008, dir James Felix McKenney, as Glumac)
BLOOD RED EARTH
(Shorts, 2007, dir JT Petty, as Pale Rider)
HOUSE OF SATISFACTION
(Feature, 2007, dir Jesse Hartman, as Brent)
WENDY AND LUCY
(Feature, 2007, dir Kelly Reichardt, as Man in Park)
I SELL THE DEAD
(Feature, 2007, dir Glenn McQuaid, as Willie Grimes)
CABIN FEVER 2: SPRING FEVER
(Feature, 2007, dir Ti West, as Bill)
THE BRAVE ONE
(Feature, 2007, dir Neil Jordan, as Sandy)
I CAN SEE YOU
(Feature, 2006, dir Graham Reznick, as Mickey Houser)
TRIGGER MAN
(Feature, 2006, dir Ti West)
THE HUNTER
(Short, 2006, dir Benjamin Gray, as Kenny)
THE LAST WINTER
(Feature, 2006, dir Larry Fessenden, as Charles Foster)
MULBERRY STREET
(Feature, 2006, dir Jim Mickle)
THE POD
(Short, 2006, dir Jeremiah Kipp, as Telly)"Fessenden...performs a nice bit of larceny in stealing his scenes with a joyful wash of menace. He is a wonderfully off-kilter presence that fits perfectly in Kipp’s impressively disturbing production." –Phil Hall, FILM THREAT
AUTOMATONS
(Feature, 2006, dir James Felix McKenney, as Enemy)
LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT
(TV episode, October 2005)
THE RESURRECTION APPRENTICE
(Short, 2004, dir Glenn McQuaid, as Willie)"...But without question, it's Fessenden who steals the show here. Not since Dick Van Dyke first professed his unnatural love for cleaning up creosote have we seen such grand-scale cartoon-cockney scenery chewing. Truly magnificent stuff!" –Stuart Andrews, RUE MORGUE
BROKEN FLOWERS
(Feature, 2005, dir Jim Jarmusch, as Will)![]()
HEADSPACE
(Feature, 2005, dir Andrew Van Houten, as Father)
IMAGINARY HEROES
(Feature, 2004, dir Dan Harris, as Storekeeper)
THE ROOST
(Feature, 2004, dir Ti West, as Towtruck Driver)
SATELLITE
(Feature, 2003, dir Jeff Winner, as Jim Mullins)
THE OFF SEASON
(Feature, 2003, dir James Felix McKenney, as Phil)
DRESS REHEARSAL
(Feature, 2004, as The Pornographer)
PROLOGUE
(Short, 2003, dir Douglas Buck, as Jimmy Doyle)
PIONEER THEATER LOGO
(Short, 2002, dir Larry Fessenden)
THIRD WATCH
(TV episode, January 2001)
MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR
(Feature, 2001, dir Ilya Chaiken, as Max)
"with a standout performance by Larry Fessenden" -NY Press
"Fessenden's Max is a complex tangle of contradictory impulses,
alternately protective and reckless, simultaneously devoted and irresponsible" -TV Guide Online![]()
SESSION 9
(Feature, 2001, dir Brad Anderson, as Craig McManus)![]()
BAD DAY FOR A TOW
(Short, 1999, dir Michael Parness)
ANIMAL FACTORY
(Feature, 1999, dir Steve Buscemi, as Benny)![]()
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
(Feature, 1999, dir Martin Scorsese, cokehead - cameo)![]()
YOU ARE HERE*
(Feature, 1999, dir Jeff Winner, as Palichuck)![]()
HAPPY ACCIDENTS
(Feature, 1999, dir Brad Anderson, junkie - cameo)![]()
HAMLET
(Feature, 1999, dir Michael Almereyda, kissing man - cameo)![]()
THE BEACHCOMBER
(Short, 1998, dir Rick Field)
AMC MOVIE NETWORK
(Promo spot, 1998, dr. Rick Field, as Goule-Dad)
Halloween Sweepstakes Ad for TV and Theaters
THE PAPERBOY
(Short, 1998, dir Eric Ogden)
HABIT
(Feature, 1997, 112 mins, dir Larry Fessenden, as Sam)
"Fessenden, who wrote, directed, acted, and edited this film, is a talent to watch. That he is able to see himself with such objectivity is almost frightening; there is not a shred of ego in his performance."
-Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-TimesHABIT | cast | crew | notes | press | storyboard | interview | map | horror | distribution tales | feedback | news & links
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THESE HILLS
(Short, 1997, dir Eric Ogden)
AS THE WORLD TURNS
(Soap Opera, 1997, CBS)
RIVER OF GRASS
(Feature, 1993, 80 mins, dir Kelly Reichardt, as Lee Ray Harold)
"Fessenden puts amusing spin on Lee Ray Harold's increasing claminess" Jay Carr, The Boston Globe
"Fessenden is deliciously authentic as the film's half-wited, never-ran hero." Paul Birchall, Los Angeles Reader
River of Grass | cast | crew | notes | press![]()
BE MEE T.V. PRESENTS:
(1982, 8 episode Public Access Cable TV series Produced by Brendan Mee)
Cable access variety show with your host B. Mee.
HABIT
(Video Feature, 1981, 85 mins, dir: Larry Fessenden)![]()
SCROOGE
(1990-present, Public Theater, Theatre Des Amis, etc, as Scrooge)
Faust
(1997, PS 122, dir John Jesurun, as Faust)
RIDGE THEATER
(1992-95, dir Bob McGrath, cameos)