Jake Lacy

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Jake Lacy
Jake Lacy at TCA 2010.jpg
Lacy at the 26th TCA Awards in 2010
Born (1985-02-14) February 14, 1985 (age 39)
Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Lauren Deleo
​
(m. 2015)​
Children2

Jake Lacy (born February 14, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Pete Miller on the ninth and final season of The Office, as Fran Parker in the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's Girls , and his role as Shane Patton on the HBO series The White Lotus , the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Other television roles include those in the ABC sitcom Better with You and the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here . In addition, he played Robert Berchtold in the Peacock miniseries A Friend of the Family .

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In film, he has starred in Obvious Child (2014), Carol (2015), How to Be Single (2016), Christmas Inheritance (2017), Rampage (2018), Being the Ricardos (2021), and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023).

Early life and education

Lacy grew up in Pittsford, Vermont, [1] and attended Otter Valley Union High School, graduating in 2004. [2]

In 2008, Lacy graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in Winston-Salem. After graduation, he worked odd jobs in the state of New York. He worked as a gym receptionist, a bar-back at a club, and a waiter, while going to auditions during the day, until being cast in the role of Casey in Better with You . [3]

Career

Lacy acted in high school and performed on professional stages in the productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius (in Hartford Stage's production), and Much Ado About Nothing as Conrad (in the Oberon Theater Ensemble's production). [1] Lacy played brief roles in a few episodes of Guiding Light before its cancellation. [3] In 2010, he had a lead role in the Columbia thesis film C'est moi. [4]

From 2010 to 2011, Lacy starred as Casey in the ABC sitcom Better with You . [5] He starred as Pete Miller, or "Plop", in the ninth and last season of The Office . [6] His next role was in the independent sports comedy Balls Out , where he played the lead Caleb Fuller who leads an intramural football team. [7] In 2014, he starred in the comedy-drama film Obvious Child opposite Jenny Slate.[ citation needed ] He also appeared in the HBO comedy Girls as Fran, a love interest of Lena Dunham's protagonist Hannah. Lacy starred opposite Rooney Mara in Carol (2015), as Richard, her character's boyfriend. [8]

In 2016, Lacy appeared in the WWII-set dramedy Their Finest , directed by Lone Scherfig, [9] which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, [10] and Miss Sloane , a political thriller directed by John Madden, which had its world premiere at the AFI Fest. [11] [12] In 2017, Lacy co-starred in I'm Dying Up Here , a comedy series on Showtime. [13] In 2019, he appeared as a love interest of Gwen Verdon, played by Michelle Williams, in Fosse/Verdon , on FX.

Personal life

Lacy married longtime girlfriend Lauren Deleo on August 22, 2015, in Dorset, Vermont. [14] The couple has two sons. [15] Lacy supported Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. [16]

Filmography

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Obvious Child Max
2014 Balls Out Caleb Fuller
2015 Carol Richard Semco
2015 Love the Coopers Joe
2016 How to Be Single Ken
2016 Their Finest Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
2016 Miss Sloane Forde
2017 Christmas Inheritance Jake Collins
2018 Rampage Brett Wyden
2018 Diane Brian
2018 Johnny English Strikes Again Jason Volta
2019 Ode to Joy Cooper
2019 Otherhood Paul Halston-Myers
2021 Being the Ricardos Bob Carroll
2022 Significant Other Harry
2023 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Lt. Stephen Maryk

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Guiding Light ChipEpisode 15546
2010–11 Better with You Casey Marion Davenport22 episodes
2012 Royal Pains FloydEpisode: "My Back to the Future"
2012–13 The Office Pete Miller, AKA "Plop"Starring Role (Season 9); 21 episodes
2014 The Michael J. Fox Show ScottEpisode: "Surprise"
2015–16Billy & BillieKeith8 episodes
2015–16 Girls Fran Parker12 episodes
2016 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Miscellaneous Commercial CharacterEpisode: "Encryption"
2017–18 I'm Dying Up Here Nick Beverly16 episodes
2019 Fosse/Verdon Ron5 episodes
2019 Ramy KyleEpisode: "Refugees"
2020 High Fidelity ClydeMain role
2020 Mrs. America Stanley Pottinger2 episodes
2021 The White Lotus Shane Patton [17] Main role (season 1)
2022 A Friend of the Family Robert BerchtoldMiniseries
2024 Apples Never Fall Troy DelaneyMiniseries

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2009 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio Samuel Becket Theatre, Off-Broadway [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryProjectResultRef.
2013 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Office Nominated [19]
2022 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie The White Lotus Nominated [20]

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