Jake Weary

Jake Weary
Born
Jacob Weary

(1990-02-14) February 14, 1990 (age 34)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Vera Bulder
(m. 2019)
Children1[1][2]
Parent(s)A.C. Weary
Kim Zimmer
External image
image icon Weary in 2014

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.[3] Other notable roles include his run as Luke Snyder in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, Vince Keeler in NBC's action-drama series Chicago Fire, and in horror films It Follows (2014) and It Chapter Two (2019).

Early life

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Weary was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Kim Zimmer and actor and director Allen Cudney "A.C." Weary.[4]

Career

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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,[5] he was cast as Luke Snyder on another of CBS's long-running soaps, As the World Turns.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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

Personal life

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Weary married his longtime girlfriend Vera Bulder in 2019.[9] They have one child.[10][2]

Filmography

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Film

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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

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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 Episode #2.1

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2011–2012 It's Fred Kevin (voice)

References

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  1. ^ "@verabulder on Instagram: "9 + months of being someone's home. 🕗🕒🕙🕑"". Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Milliken, Paul (June 17, 2022). "Stars talk final season of TNT hit 'Animal Kingdom'". Fox 5 Atlanta. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2024. "I'm about to have my first baby," said the actor during our recent virtual interview.
  3. ^ Moore, Debi (February 27, 2015). "Follow this Pair of UK TV Spots for It Follows". Dread Central. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  4. ^ TV.com. "Jake Weary". Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  5. ^ "Best in class video content in one place". AOL Video. 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2019.[dead link]
  6. ^ Hazelton, John (May 21, 2010). "Anchor Bay gains Altitude for US, UK, Australia". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Limited. Archived from the original on May 24, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  7. ^ McGarry, Mark. "Kim Zimmer Interview". Soap Opera Digest. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  8. ^ Barton, Steve (December 18, 2014). "It Follows - Official U.S. Trailer Premiere". Dread Central. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Mutuku, Ryan (April 22, 2021). "Animal Kingdom cast and characters: names, photos and roles". Tuko.co.ke. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Vera Bulder on Instagram: "Who's mans is this 😎mine"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
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