Jake Austin Walker
Walker in 2022
Born (1997-06-24) June 24, 1997 (age 26)
Hickory, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2004–present

Jake Austin Walker (born June 24, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Jared Talbot in the Sundance series Rectify (2013–2016), Henry King Jr.[1] in the DC Universe series Stargirl (2020–2021),[2] and Liam Sadusky in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History.

Life and career

Walker was born in Hickory, Mississippi.[3] He is also a pop musician.[4] Walker began his acting career in 2006 as a child actor when he appeared on the late-night talk show Talkshow with Spike Feresten.[5] The same year, he worked in two series: 'Til Death as Classroom Kid and Bones as Matty. In the 2008 short film Miss Dirt, he played the character of Miss Dirt's Bully. In the 2008 docudrama film, Front of the Class, where he played the antagonist role of Young Brad's Bully.[6][7]

In 2009, Walker made his film debut in the black comedy film I Love You Phillip Morris starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.[8] He played the role of Tim at the age of 10 in the action miniseries Impact.[9] In the 2009 short film The Macabre World of Lavender Williams, he played the antagonist role of Lavender William's bully. He played the uncredited role as Older Orphan Boy in the coming-of-age film Alabama Moon.[10] In 2010, Walker played the character of J.J. in the sci-fi horror film House of Bones..[11][12] He played the role of Trevor in the satirical thriller film Burning Palms and also played the role of Dennis in the comedy film Knucklehead.[13][14]

In 2011, Walker plays Ted in the crime comedy film The Chaperone and in the 2012 horror film No One Lives as Older boy.[15][16] In 2013, Walker played the recurring and main role of Jared Talbot in the drama series Rectify. In the 2015 short film TheCavKid, he played the role of Zack. In 2016, Walker appeared in the horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead as Seth Geary.[17]

In 2018, Walker played the guest role as Sam Stoller in the action drama series Lethal Weapon. He was cast to play the main role in the teen drama web series Five Points alongside Hayley Kiyoko and Madison Pettis, in which he played the character as Alex Baker.[18]

In 2020, Walker appeared on the first season of the DC Universe and The CW series Stargirl alongside Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman, Trae Romano and Meg DeLacy, in which he played the character of Henry King Jr./Brainwave.[19] He played Jeremy in the comedy/drama film Butter starring Alex Kersting, McKaley Miller, Adain Bradley and Jack Griffo, which was released in March 7, 2020[20] and also was released on VOD and select theaters by Blue Fox Entertainment on February 25, 2022.[21]

In 2021, Walker was cast to play the role in the sports film 12 Mighty Orphans, in which he played Hardy Brown.[22] He played one of the guest roles as Kyle Richter in the legal/crime drama series Truth Be Told.[23]

In 2022, Walker was cast to play the main role in the action-adventure series National Treasure: Edge of History alongside Lisette Olivera, Zuri Reed, Antonio Cipriano and Jordan Rodrigues, he played the role of Liam Sadusky.[24] He played the role of Eric Olsen in the comedy drama series Tiny Beautiful Things.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Miss Dirt Miss Dirt's Bully Short film
2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Church Boy Uncredited role
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams Lavender William's bully Short film
Alabama Moon Older Orphan Boy Uncredited role
2010 Burning Palms Trevor
Knucklehead Dennis
2011 The Chaperone Ted
2012 No One Lives Older boy
2015 TheCavKid Zack Short film
2020 Butter Jeremy
2021 12 Mighty Orphans Hardy Brown

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Talkshow with Spike Feresten Co-Star Episode: "Fred Willard"
2007 'Til Death Classroom Kid Episode: "I Heart Woodcocks"
Bones Matty Episode: "Mummy in the Maze"
2008 Front of the Class Young Brad's Bully TV movie
2009 Impact Tim - 10 Years Old Episode 2
2010 House of Bones J.J. TV movie
2013-2016 Rectify Jared Talbot Recurring role (season 1)
Main role (seasons 2–4)
2016 Fear the Walking Dead Seth Geary Episode: "We All Fall Down"
2018 Lethal Weapon Sam Stoller Episode: "Frankie Comes to Hollywood"
Five Points Alex Baker Main role (season 1)
2020-2021 Stargirl Henry King Jr. Main role (season 1)
Guest role (season 2)
2021 Truth Be Told Kyle Richter Episode: "Brick by Brick It Also Falls"
2022 National Treasure: Edge of History Liam Sadusky [26]
2023 Tiny Beautiful Things Eric Olsen Episode 5 “The Nose”

Discography

EPs

List of extended plays
Title Details
Lost Nights
  • Released: September 18, 2020
  • Label: Santa Monica Recordings
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Album
"I'm Ready" 2017 non-album singles
"Rolling Stones" 2018
"Last Dance"
"Fuck Love"
"Need You Now"
"Company" 2019
"Over You" 2020
"Not Ok" Lost Nights
"Magnolia" Non-album single
"Magnolia" 2023 TBA

Other appearances

Title Year Other artists Album
"Be Brave" 2023 — National Treasure: Edge of History (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Hey Dreamer"
"Suspicious Minds"
"I Miss That Van"
"Shame on Me"
"Beside Me, Besides You

References

  1. ^ Morrison, Matt (6 July 2020). "Stargirl's Legacy Telepath Explained: Who Is Brainwave Jr?". Screen Rant. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ Campbell, Jake (21 May 2019). "Jake Austin Walker Rumored To Play Brainwave Jr. On 'Stargirl'". Full Circle Cinema. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ Miss O staff (7 July 2014). "Bones Actor Jake Austin Walker shares his dating do's and dont's". Miss O and Friends. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ Vigil, Dom (9 April 2018). "Jake Austin Walker Shares Music Video for "Rolling Stones"". Prelude Press. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Talkshow with Spike Feresten". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ^ "Miss Dirt". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  7. ^ "Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Movie about Tourette Syndrome to Air in December 2008: True Story Based on Brad Cohen's Life to Air on CBS". Tourette Syndrome Association. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "I Love You, Philip Morris". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  9. ^ "TV Preview: ABC Miniseries 'Impact' Has Natasha Henstridge, David James Elliott". washingtonpost.com. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  10. ^ "Alabama Moon - Press". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  11. ^ "House of Bones SyPy Movie". Movie. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  12. ^ House of Bones. "House of Bones: Charisma Carpenter, Corin Nemec, Jeffery Scott Lando: Movies & TV". Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  13. ^ "Burning Palms". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  14. ^ "Knucklehead – International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  15. ^ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Chaperone" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  16. ^ "The Chaperone". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  17. ^ Keveney, Bill (August 17, 2016). "Mexico stars as 'Fear the Walking Dead' returns". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  18. ^ Pedersen, Erik (October 17, 2017). "'Five Points': Indigenous Media & Kerry Washington's Simpson Street Set Original Series For Facebook Watch". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  19. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 5, 2022). "The CW Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Plus a Late-Summer Return for Stargirl". TVLine.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "CINEQUEST WORld's PREMIER BUTTER by Iride Aparicio".
  21. ^ "Butter (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "12 Mighty Orphans". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  23. ^ Zee, Michaela (2023-01-05). "Apple TV+ Drops 'Truth Be Told' Season 3 Trailer (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  24. ^ "A National Treasure Disney Plus series is in development". www.theverge.com. May 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  25. ^ White, James (March 7, 2023). "Kathryn Hahn Gives Advice (And Could Use Some) In The Tiny Beautiful Things Trailer". Enpireonline.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  26. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (January 12, 2022). "'National Treasure': Lyndon Smith, Zuri Reed, Jake Austin Walker, Antonio Cipriano & Jordan Rodrigues Join Disney+ Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

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