The son of a painter, he attended private school and university in his native Toronto, then went on to do graduate work at the American Film Institute's Centre for Advanced Film Studies in Los Angeles.

Jeremy is the writer, director and co-producer of two critically acclaimed films: The Five Senses and Eclipse. The former premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival in the prestigious Director's Fortnight section. It won several Canadian Film Awards and also screened in Edinburgh and San Sebastian Film Festivals.

Eclipse screened in Berlin, Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals among many others. Both films received notable theatrical releases around the world. Jeremy also directed the CTV movie After the Harvest (which was nominated for 8 Gemini Awards including Best Director) starring Sam Shepard, as well as numerous episodes of Six Feet Under, Queer as Folk, Traders and North of 60.

Additionally, he has directed numerous music videos and performing arts specials for television. Jeremy's other shorts include: The Susan Smith Tapes, 24 fps, Nion, and David Roche Talks To You About Love.