Jake Weary

Jake Weary
Born Jacob Weary
(1990-02-14) February 14, 1990
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Other names Agendas
Occupation Actor, musician, music producer, singer-songwriter
Years active 2004–present
Parent(s) A.C. Weary
Kim Zimmer

Jacob "Jake" Weary (born February 14, 1990) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter and music producer. He is best known for his roles as Luke Snyder on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, Vince Keeler in NBC's action-drama series Chicago Fire, and for his role as Kevin Dawg in Fred: The Movie (2010) and its two sequels and television adaptation, Nickelodeon's Fred: The Show.[1] He currently stars as Deran Cody in the TNT drama series Animal Kingdom, based on the Australian film of the same name.

Career

Acting

Weary initially made 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 further guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Listen Up!,[2] he was cast as Luke Snyder on another of CBS's long-running soaps, As the World Turns.[3] He would remain with the show until December later that year, when actor Van Hansis stepped into the role after Weary decided to leave in order to focus on his schoolwork.[4]

After making his film debut as a hall monitor in Assassination of a High School President in 2008, Weary was cast as Kevin, a central antagonist in the films Fred: The Movie (2010), Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred 3: Camp Fred (2012), and the Nickelodeon television adaptation, Fred: The Show. Weary has since appeared as Sal in Kaare Anderson's 2010 film Altitude and Hugh in the 2015 horror-thriller It Follows.[5]

Weary currently stars as Deran Cody in the TNT criminal drama Animal Kingdom, based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name.

Music

In addition to his acting career, Weary has been writing, producing and recording his own music since the age of 12. Under the pseudonym "Agendas," he released a self-titled EP in July 2011, followed by a sophomore effort titled Tones on June 16, 2012. He now currently produces music under his name, with an untitled new album due out in summer 2016.

Personal life

Weary was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and is the son of noted Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Kim Zimmer and actor and director Allen Cudney "A.C." Weary.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2008 Assassination of a High School President Hall Monitor
2010 Fred: The Movie Kevin
Altitude Sal
2011 Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Kevin
2012 Fred 3: Camp Fred Kevin
2014 Glove James Short film
Zombeavers Tommy
The Deal Bryce Short film
It Follows Hugh / Jeff
2016 Message from the King Bill Post-production
Tomato Red Sammy Post-production
Smartass Mickey Post-production

Television

Year Film Role Notes
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 58 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Tim Stenton Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours"
Testing Bob Harris Made-for-television movie
Party Planner with David Tutera Himself Episode: "Meet the Soap Stars"
2009 Three Rivers T.J. Russo Episode: "Where We Lie"
2012 Fred: The Show Kevin Main cast (17 episodes)
2013 Escape from Polygamy Micah Made-for-television movie
2014 Chicago Fire Vince Keeler 3 episodes
Stalker Bobby Hughes Episode: "The Haunting"
2014–15 Pretty Little Liars Cyrus Petrillo
2015 A Deadly Adoption Dwayne Tisdale Made-for-television movie
2016–present Animal Kingdom Deran Cody Main cast

Discography

EPs

Year Title Notes
2011 Agendas
2012 Tones
2016 Untitled Debut

References

  1. ↑ "Follow this Pair of UK TV Spots for It Follows - Dread Central". 27 February 2015.
  2. ↑ AOL. "AOL Video - Best in class video content in one place".
  3. ↑ "Anchor Bay gains Altitude for US, UK, Australia".
  4. ↑ "Kim Zimmer Interview". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  5. ↑ "It Follows - Official U.S. Trailer Premiere - Dread Central". 18 December 2014.
  6. ↑ TV.com. "Jake Weary".

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