Isaiah Lehtinen

Isaiah Lehtinen
Born (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 28)
Other namesHermit[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • rapper
  • record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
Musical career
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresHip hop

Isaiah Lehtinen (born 26 January 1998) is a Canadian actor and musician.[2] He attracted critical acclaim for his performance in Chandler Levack's 2022 film I Like Movies, for which he won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2022.[3]

Since 2015, Lehtinen has released hip hop music under the alias Hermit. He recently released a full length album, titled "Service For Shut-Ins". He has also had supporting or guest roles in the films Freaky Friday and Phil, and the television series Level Up, Deadly Class, Family Law and Pretty Hard Cases.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Story of a Girl Brandon TV Movie [4]
2018 Freaky Friday Karl Carlson TV Movie
2019 Mystery 101: Dead Talk Owen Shea TV Movie
Phil Teen #1
2021 River Boy Blues Ruben Short [5]
2022 I Like Movies Lawrence Kweller
2024 The Death of James Ellery Animated short [6]
Good Cheap Fast
Mile End Kicks Jesse [7]

Television

Year Project Role Notes Ref.
2011-2013 Health Nutz Elijah 6 episodes
2012 Once Upon a Time Gordie 1 episode
2012-2013 Level Up Joaquin Prietto 5 episodes
2015 V.C. Andrews' Dollanganger Saga Big Ears 1 episode
2016 The Flash 1 episode
2017-2024 The Good Doctor Marc [4]
2019 Deadly Class Shabnam [4]
Hudson & Rex Elijah Arneaux
2020 When the Streetlights Go On Jamie 4 episodes
2021 Family Law Aaron Kirkman
2023 Pretty Hard Cases Ray 1 episode

References

  1. ^ https://readrange.com/isaiah-lehtinen-interview
  2. ^ Jackson Weaver, "TIFF 2022 is supported by young talent. Here are some of the stars leading the charge". CBC News, September 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies" Archived 2023-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. Northern Stars, February 14, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Davidson, Sonya (26 September 2022). "Chatting with TIFF Rising Star Isaiah Lehtinen (I Like Movies)". Toronto Guardian.
  5. ^ Smith, Sarah (21 March 2024). "Premiere: River Boy Blues from Jerome Yoo // Drama // Directors Notes". Directors Notes.
  6. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (30 August 2024). "Establishing a secure connection ..." www.animationmagazine.net.
  7. ^ Wagner-Chazalon, Charlie (3 September 2025). "Chandler Levack on her new movie, Mile End Kicks, and her love-hate relationship with Toronto". Toronto Life.