Jake McLaughlin

Jake McLaughlin

Birth : 1982-10-07, Paradise, California, USA

History

Jacob Adam McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is an American actor and former soldier and veteran. He's known for his roles as Michael Ormewood on the series Will Trent, Ryan Booth on Quantico, and William Tate on Believe. After leaving the military, McLaughlin worked on a crab boat in Oregon and as a security guard at Universal Studios. He was living in Chico, California, doing concrete work and had only $200 in his checking account when he heard about the casting session for Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah. Being a former dismount infantry S.A.W. gunner in Iraq in real life, he read for the role after hearing that Haggis was auditioning actual vets for several parts. He then starred as Specialist Gordon Bonner in the 2007 film In the Valley of Elah – based on actual events involving American soldiers who served in the Iraq War. After the success of his first movie, McLaughlin made cameo appearances in movies such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Cloverfield. He appeared in episodes of The Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He got his first major role on TV in 2009, when he was cast in the television remake of the Oscar-winning film, Crash. In the following years he made many appearances on television. In 2011, he was cast in Warrior which was followed by a supporting role in Safe House. In February 2013, McLaughlin was cast as the male lead in Believe, a television pilot by Alfonso Cuarón which was picked to series in May 2013. The show premiered on NBC in March 2014. In March 2015, he was cast in the television pilot, Quantico which was picked to series in May.

Profile

Jake McLaughlin
Jake McLaughlin
Jake McLaughlin

Movies

Home
Marvin
An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
Another Time
Adam
Just because a journey leads you somewhere you didn't expect, doesn't mean you ended up in the wrong place.
Forever
Tom
An investigative reporter finds the will to live again after discovering an enigmatic commune.
Black Dog, Red Dog
Paul
Follows the life of Stephen Dobyns as he deals with life, women, and his move from journalism to poetry.
Savages
Doc/Sniper
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
The Frontier
Cooper Hale
Set in the 1840s, show centers on a group that follows their dreams and heads west from Missouri across the uncharted country.
Warrior
Mark Bradford
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Chasing a Dream
John Van Horn
When high school football player Cam Stiles loses his best friend, he decides to drop football and focus on attaining his friend's goal of running a mile in under four minutes. Cam's decision tears apart his relationship with former teammates and his father—who happens to be his demanding football coach.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Soldier
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.
Cloverfield
Helicopter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.
In the Valley of Elah
Specialist Gordon Bonner
A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Black Diamond
Follows a young woman whose idyllic life with her hedge funder boyfriend turns it into a deadly triangle of lust, obsession and murder after meeting a local cowboy handyman.
Homestead
Ryan
A young couple who have fled the city in search of peace and serenity in the mountains must contend with dangers both close to home as well as on a much larger scale.