Jake Weary
Jake Weary | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jacob Weary February 14, 1990 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | A.C. Weary Kim Zimmer |
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 (2016–2022).[1] Other notable roles include his run as Luke Snyder in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (2005), Vince Keeler in NBC's action-drama series Chicago Fire (2014), and in horror films It Follows (2014) and It Chapter Two (2019). As of 2025, he stars in the Netflix series The Waterfront.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Weary was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Kim Zimmer and actor and director Allen Cudney "A.C." Weary.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]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,[3] he was cast as Luke Snyder on another of CBS's long-running soaps, As the World Turns.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
Weary starred as Deran Cody in the TNT criminal drama Animal Kingdom, based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Weary married his longtime girlfriend Vera Bulder in 2019.[7] They have one child.[8]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Episodes: "Power Equals Power", "The Bird Always Knows"[9] |
| The Waterfront | Cane Buckley | Main role[10] |
Web
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | It's Fred | Kevin (voice) |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jake Weary at IMDb
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