Jake Weary | |
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Born | Jacob Weary February 14, 1990 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse | Vera Bulder (m. 2019) |
Children | 1 [1] [2] |
Parent(s) | A.C. Weary Kim Zimmer |
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Weary in 2014 |
Jacob Weary (born February 14, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for starring as Deran Cody in the TNT drama series Animal Kingdom . [3] Other notable roles include his run as Luke Snyder in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns , Vince Keeler in NBC's action-drama series Chicago Fire , and in horror films It Follows (2014) and It Chapter Two (2019).
Weary was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Kim Zimmer and actor and director Allen Cudney "A.C." Weary. [4]
Weary's first acting roles included a guest appearance on the long-running CBS soap opera Guiding Light in 2002, in which his mother, actress Kim Zimmer, portrayed Reva Shayne. After guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Listen Up , [5] he was cast as Luke Snyder on another of CBS's long-running soaps, As the World Turns . [6] He would remain with the show until December 2005, when actor Van Hansis stepped into the role after Weary left to focus on his schoolwork. [7]
After making his film debut as a hall monitor in Assassination of a High School President in 2008, Weary has since appeared as Sal in Kaare Anderson's 2010 film Altitude and Hugh in the 2015 horror-thriller It Follows . [8]
Weary starred as Deran Cody in the TNT criminal drama Animal Kingdom , based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name.
Weary married his longtime girlfriend Vera Bulder in 2019. [9] They have one child. [10] [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Assassination of a High School President | Hall Monitor | |
2010 | Altitude | Sal | |
2014 | Zombeavers | Tommy | |
It Follows | Hugh / Jeff | ||
2016 | Message from the King | Bill | |
2017 | Tomato Red | Sammy | |
Smartass | Mickey | ||
2019 | Finding Steve McQueen | Tommy Barber | |
It Chapter Two | John "Webby" Garton | ||
2021 | The Ultimate Playlist of Noise | Benjie | |
The Birthday Cake | Agent Pete | ||
Rushed | Steven Croission | ||
2022 | How to Blow Up a Pipeline | Dwayne | |
Measure of Revenge | Curtis | ||
Alone at Night | Jake | ||
2023 | Bleeding Love | Kip | |
2024 | Trigger Warning | Elvis | |
Oh, Canada | Stanley |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Guiding Light | Jake | 1 episode |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Shane Madden | Episode: "Head" |
Listen Up | Slacker Kid | Episode: "Grandmaster of the Wolfhunt" | |
2005 | As the World Turns | Luke Snyder | 60 episodes |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tim Stenton | Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours" | |
Testing Bob | Harris | Television movie | |
Party Planner with David Tutera | Himself | Episode: "Meet the Soap Stars" | |
2009 | Three Rivers | T.J. Russo | Episode: "Where We Lie" |
2010 | Fred: The Movie | Kevin Lebow | Television movie |
2011 | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Television movie | |
2012 | Fred 3: Camp Fred | Television movie | |
Fred: The Show | Main cast | ||
2013 | Escape from Polygamy | Micah | Television movie |
2014 | Chicago Fire | Vince Keeler | Episodes: "Keep Your Mouth Shut", "Virgin Skin", "Tonight's the Night" |
Stalker | Bobby Hughes | Episode: "The Haunting" | |
2014–2015 | Pretty Little Liars | Cyrus Petrillo | Recurring role (season 5; 4 episodes) |
2015 | A Deadly Adoption | Dwayne Tisdale | Television movie |
2016–2022 | Animal Kingdom | Deran Cody | Main cast |
2025 | The Walking Dead: Dead City | Christos | Episode #2.1 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011–2012 | It's Fred | Kevin (voice) |
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"I'm about to have my first baby," said the actor during our recent virtual interview.