Jake McDorman
Born
John Allen McDorman IV

(1986-07-08) July 8, 1986 (age 37)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

John Allen McDorman IV (born July 8, 1986) is an American actor best known for the 2014 film American Sniper and starring on television shows such as CBS' Limitless (2015–2016) and the Disney+ historical drama The Right Stuff as Alan Shepard. He is also well known for his roles on the ABC Family comedy-drama Greek (2007–2011), the fourth season of the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless (2014), the revival season of the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (2018), FX's What We Do in the Shadows (2019), and Peacock's sci-fi comedy drama series Mrs. Davis (2023).

Early life

McDorman was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Deborah Gale (née Stallings) and John Allen McDorman III. He has a younger sister, Morgan, and an older half-sister, Amanda. McDorman studied acting at the Dallas Young Actors Studio and Nancy Chartier's Film and Acting Studio. He attended Richardson High School, Westwood Junior High and Northwood Hills Elementary in Texas.

Career

McDorman starred in the Fox sitcom Quintuplets from 2004 to 2005, and later guest-starred on House, CSI: Miami and Cold Case.[1] He made his film debut in the 2005 thriller Echoes of Innocence, and later has appeared in Aquamarine, Bring It On: All or Nothing and Live Free or Die Hard. From 2007 to 2011, McDorman starred as Evan Chambers in the ABC Family teen drama series Greek. He also played the lead role in the 2011 Lifetime movie The Craigslist Killer.[2][3]

In 2012, McDorman played the male lead role opposite Laura Prepon in the short-lived NBC sitcom Are You There, Chelsea?.[4] He later joined the cast of Showtime comedy-drama, Shameless as Mike Pratt.[5] He starred in the film See You in Valhalla opposite Sarah Hyland,[6] and in 2014 co-starred in Clint Eastwood's film American Sniper.[7] Also in 2014, McDorman was cast in the male lead role opposite Lio Tipton in the ABC romantic comedy series, Manhattan Love Story.[8] In 2015, he starred in CBS's Limitless as Brian Finch, a young man who uses a mysterious drug called "NZT" to enhance his intelligence to help the FBI solve cases. The TV series continued the story of the motion picture of the same name. McDorman went on to play Mr. Bruno in the Academy Award nominated film Lady Bird in 2017. Additionally he was seen as Nelson Gardner on the highly acclaimed episode of HBO's "Watchmen" entitled 'This Extraordinary Being.' His main role in 2023's Mrs. Davis reunited him with Watchmen creator Damon Lindelof.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Echoes of Innocence Dave
2006 Aquamarine Raymond
Bring It On: All or Nothing Brad Warner
2007 Live Free or Die Hard Jim
2008 Moment Man
2010 See You on the Other Side James Short film
2014 See You in Valhalla Magnus Burwood
American Sniper Ryan "Biggles" Job
2015 Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story Charlie MacNeel
2016 Me Him Her Griffin
2017 Lady Bird Mr. Bruno
2018 Ideal Home Beau Brumble
Unlovable Jesse
The Escape of Prisoner 614 Thurman Hayford
2020 Happiest Season Connor
2022 Jerry & Marge Go Large Doug Selbee
TBA Spring Bloom[citation needed] Chef Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Run of the House Scott Banks 2 episodes
2004–2005 Quintuplets Parker Chase Main role, 22 episodes
2006 House Dan 1 episode
CSI: Miami Carl Thornton 1 episode
2007 Cold Case Tanner 1 episode
2007–2011 Greek Evan Chambers Main role, 70 episodes
2011 Memphis Beat Shane Vereen 1 episode
The Craigslist Killer Philip Markoff Television film
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Rick Miller Main role, 12 episodes
The Newsroom Tate Brady 2 episodes
2013–2014 Shameless Mike Pratt Recurring role, 10 episodes
2014 Manhattan Love Story Peter Main role, 11 episodes
2015–2016 Limitless Brian Finch Main role, 22 episodes
2018 Murphy Brown Avery Brown Main role, 13 episodes
2019–2020 What We Do in the Shadows Jeff Sucker / Gregor 4 episodes
2019 Watchmen Nelson Gardner / Captain Metropolis Episode: "This Extraordinary Being"
2020 The Right Stuff Alan Shepard Main role, 8 episodes
2021 Dopesick John Brownlee Miniseries, 8 episodes
2023 Mrs. Davis Wiley Main role
Class of '09 Murphy[10] Main role

References

  1. ^ "Jake McDorman Credits". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  2. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2011-01-02). "The Psychopath Killer in Average-Guy Garb". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  3. ^ "Lifetime's 'Craigslist Killer' uses trite tabloid-to-TV tactics, lacks three-dimensional characters". New York Daily News. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  4. ^ "Are You There, Chelsea?: cancelled, no season two | canceled + renewed TV shows". TVSeriesFinale.com. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  5. ^ "'Shameless' Casts 'Greek' Alum as Fiona's New Boss (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  6. ^ "'Modern Family's' Sarah Hyland to Produce, Star in Indie Dramedy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  7. ^ "'Greek' Star Jake McDorman, Real Navy SEALs Join Bradley Cooper's 'American Sniper' (Exclusive)". TheWrap.com. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2014-02-04). "Jake McDorman To Star In ABC's Jeff Lowell Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  9. ^ "Betty Gilpin and Damon Lindelof on their sci-fi show Mrs. Davis". Digital Trends. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  10. ^ Cordero, Rosy; Petski, Denise (November 10, 2021). "'Class of '09': Raúl Castillo, Jake McDorman, Sepideh Moafi, Brian J. Smith Among 7 Cast In FX Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

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