Kerson's filmography begins with a role in Paul Duran's debut feature, Flesh Suitcase, which premiered at WorldFest Houston in 1995.

[2] In 2010, Kerson found critical and audience acclaim as the lead in Sean Kirkpatrick's Big Break Movie Contest feature Cost of a Soul.

The gritty drama about a combat soldier who returns to violence on the streets of Philadelphia opened in fifty theaters nationwide and screened at numerous festivals.

Next, Kerson played Gunnar in the Merchants of Menace episode in the 15th season of the hit show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Early billings include Franz Xaver Kroetz's play The Nest[26][27] and Stephan Morrow's Hurry, a sold-out show at the Blue Heron Art Center.