Jack Innanen

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Jack Innanen
Born (1999-04-07) April 7, 1999 (age 26)
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)comedian, actor
Years active2023-present

Jack Innanen is a Canadian comedian and actor.

Early life

Innanen was raised in Cambridge, Ontario, where he attended Galt Collegiate Institute. [1]

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Career

Innanen first came to prominence for creating viral TikTok videos which earned him more than three million followers on the platform, which became a full-time job in 2022. He later moved to New York to pursue an acting career. [2] [3] [4]

He had his first television role on Canadian sketch comedy series The Dessert . [5] He also appeared in Crave comedy series The Office Movers in 2024. [6]

He portrays Paul Baker in FX comedy series Adults (originally developed under the name Snowflakes), created by The Tonight Show writers Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and executive produced by Nick Kroll, about five housemates in Queens, New York but filmed in Toronto. [7] [8] [9] His character Paul Baker was initially conceived as from Colorado but was re-written as Canadian. [2] It was only the second show he had auditioned for after moving to the United States. [10]

In August 2025, he was announced as part of Netflix comedy series Big Mistakes . [11]

Personal life

He studied astrophysics at the University of Toronto. He made Minecraft YouTube videos when he was younger. He became a fan of playing chess online during the Covid-19 pandemic and is a fan of the work of Kurt Vonnegut. [12] [13] He has worked with brands such as Ralph Lauren and Louis Vuitton. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 The Dessert
2024 The Office Movers Mike the Bike3 episodes
2025 Adults Paul Baker8 episodes
TBA Big Mistakes Max [14]

References

  1. "Four Cambridge high school students to attend top achievers camp". cambridgetimes.ca. Cambridge Times. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Simonpillai, Radheyan (30 May 2025). "Gen Z TikTok star Jack Innanen tackles generational tension head on in Adults". cbc.ca. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. "Jack Innanen on new ventures after TikTok rise". ABC News. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 Jarvey, Natalie (20 Nov 2024). "Next Gen Creators 2024: 15 Rising Influencers Who Are Taking Social by Storm". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. Berenz, Ryan (May 20, 2025). "Meet the Cast of FX's New Comedy 'Adults'". TV Insider. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. Whittock, Jesse (19 Dec 2024). "Crave Calls On 'The Office Movers' To Make Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2024). "FX Orders 20-Something Ensemble Comedy Series 'Snowflakes'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  8. Rankin, Seija (30 May 2025). ""Wait, I'm Slapping a Teenager Who's Getting An Abortion?": How the Cast of 'Adults' Pulled Off Their Boundary-Pushing Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  9. Hussain, Tania (30 May 2024). ""It Completely Just Derailed": 'Adults' Cast and Showrunners on Charlie Cox's Wildly Messy and Chaotic Episode". Collider. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  10. "How Jack Innanen Went from Social Media Star to FX's 'Adults'". Newsweek. May 23, 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  11. Shanfeld, Ethan (Aug 13, 2025). "Dan Levy's Netflix Crime Comedy Gets Title, Casts Jack Innanen, Elizabeth Perkins and More". Variety. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. Silva, Christianna (22 August 2024). "From a thrift store meltdown to TV stardom, Jack Innanen turns chaos into comedy". Mashable.com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  13. Zornosa, Laura (May 15, 2025). "Meet the 20-something 'Adults' who are still trying to figure it out". LA Times. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  14. Petski, Denise (August 13, 2025). "Dan Levy's Netflix Comedy Series 'Big Mistakes' Rounds Out Cast With 8 As Production Begins". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 14, 2025.