Jake Weber
Jake Weber | |
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 Weber in 2008 | |
| Born | Jake T. Weber 12 March 1963[1] |
| Education | Middlebury College (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouses | Diana Oreiro
(m. 1995; div. 1997)Korri Culbertson (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Jake T. Weber (born 12 March 1963) is an English actor, known in film for his role as Michael in Dawn of the Dead and for his role as Drew in Meet Joe Black. On television, he is best-known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the popular drama series Medium.
In 2001 and 2002, Weber was a series regular in HBO's NCIS: Hawaii, and Homeland.
Early life
Weber was born in
Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet and wife, Emily Harriet Merryweather.[4]
Weber's mother, Susan, was diagnosed with
trafficking, sold drugs to numerous international destinations and struggled with substance addiction until his death in 2006 at age 67.[6]
In 1971, Weber's father took him and his brother to stay for a period at
Rolling Stones were recording Exile on Main St. In a 2010 article for The Times, Weber recalled that his "father used him as a drug mule to bring cocaine out for Mick and Bianca Jagger's wedding."[7]
Weber attended
The Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 19 (1986–1990), which also included Laura Linney and Jeanne Tripplehorn.[9] He also studied at Russia's famed Moscow Art Theatre.[10]
At the 2010
Nice, where the Stones were recording the album.[11]
Career
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Weber's roles were often bit parts in A-list films, beginning with that of Kyra Sedgwick's character's unnamed boyfriend in the Oliver Stone-directed period saga Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and continuing with work for such directors as Sidney Lumet (A Stranger Among Us, 1992), Alan J. Pakula (The Pelican Brief, 1993) and Martin Brest (Meet Joe Black, 1998).
He scored one of his premier leads as Dr. Matt Crower, a kindly physician who takes charge of a young boy and protects him from a
possessed sheriff in actor-turned-producer Shaun Cassidy's short-lived, but well received, supernatural drama series American Gothic (1995) on CBS. That programme did not last long; and neither did the Mike Binder sitcom The Mind of the Married Man (2001), in which Weber played one of the leads, Chicago
newspaper employee Jake Berman.
After his prominent role in the
Secrets and Lies. The series was picked up for a full second season by ABC after a successful limited run last spring as a midseason replacement. Weber had a recurring part on the Fox series, The Following, and improvised on the Netflix series Easy. Weber also appeared in seasons 6 and 7 of the Showtime series Homeland
.
Weber was cast in the 2021 film Those Who Wish Me Dead. He has performed on Broadway[12] and off-Broadway as well.[13]
Personal life
Weber was married to Diane Oreiro from 1995 to 1997.[citation needed] In 2017, Weber married his longtime girlfriend, Korri Culbertson.[14] Weber has a son, Waylon, from a previous relationship.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Donna's Boyfriend | |
| 1991 | Bed & Breakfast | Bobby | |
| 1992 | A Stranger Among Us | Yaakov Klausman | |
| 1993 | Skin Art | Richard | |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Curtis Morgan | |
| 1994 | Cultivating Charlie | Charles Thundertrunk | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son II |
Bo | Television movie |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IV |
Bo | Television movie |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Tolliver Tynan | |
| 1997 | Amistad | Mr. Wright | |
| 1998 | Dangerous Beauty | King Henry | |
| 1998 | Into My Heart | Adam | |
| 1998 | Meet Joe Black | Drew | |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Barry Plotkin | |
| 1999 | In Too Deep | Daniel Connelly | |
| 1999 | Cherry | Dr. Beverly Kirk | |
| 2000 | U-571 | Lieutenant Michael Hirsch, USNR | |
| 2000 | The Cell | FBI Special Agent Gordon Ramsey | |
| 2001 | Wendigo | George | |
| 2002 | Love Thy Neighbor | Man In Adult Section | |
| 2002 | Leo | Ben Bloom | |
| 2002 | 100 Mile Rule | Bobby Davis | |
| 2004 | The Warrior Class | Phil Anwar | |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Michael Shaunessy | |
| 2004 | Haven | Officer Powell | |
| 2008 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | Robert Hartley | |
| 2012 | Chained | Brad Fittler | |
| 2013 | Redemption Trail | John Stubbs | |
| 2013 | White House Down | Secret Service Agent Ted Hope | |
| 2014 | Hungry Hearts | Dr. Bill | |
| 2014 | Learning to Drive | Ted | |
| 2017 | Wetlands | Sergeant McCulvey | |
| 2017 | Thank You for Your Service | Colonel Plymouth | |
| 2019 | The Beach House | Mitch | [15] |
| 2019 | Midway | Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance | |
| 2021 | Those Who Wish Me Dead | Owen Casserly | |
| 2021 | Every Last One of Them | Nichols | |
| 2024 | Peter Five Eight | TBA |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Law & Order | Wesley Parker | Episode 8: "Poison Ivy" |
| 1994–1995 | Something Wilder | Richie Wainwright | 15 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | American Gothic | Dr. Matt Crower | 15 episodes |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Bill Walsh[16] | Episode: "Girl Talk" |
| 1997 | Liberty! The American Revolution |
Virginia Officer | 5 episodes |
| 2001 | The $treet |
Peter Dearborn | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | The Mind of the Married Man | Jake Berman | 20 episodes |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Carl Atwood | Episode: "One" |
| 2005–2011 | Medium | Joe Dubois | 130 episodes Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama |
| 2011 | Human Target | Bill Fickner | Episode: "Marshal Pucci" |
| 2012 | Royal Pains | Gabe Gleason | Episode: "Bottoms Up" |
| 2012 | House | Joe Reese | Episode: "Man of the House" |
| 2013 | Elementary | Geoffrey Silver | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |
| 2014 | The Following | Micah | 3 episodes |
| 2014, 2016 | Hell on Wheels | John Allen Campbell | 15 episodes |
| 2015 | Tyrant | Jimmy Timmons | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | The Blacklist |
Raymond Reddington/Gregory Devry | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Easy | Wally | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Secrets and Lies |
Ethan | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Homeland | Brett O’Keefe | Recurring Season 6, Starring Season 7 |
| 2018–2019 | 13 Reasons Why | Barry Walker | Recurring role (Season 2–3) |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Discovery | Zareh | Guest role (Season 3) |
| 2022 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bob Flynn | Episode: "Video Killed The Radio Star" |
| 2023 | NCIS: Hawaii
|
Jim Carter | Season 2 |
References
- ISBN 9781557832030– via Google Books.
- ^ Wilner, Paul (21 May 2009). "Legends of the Fall: Carmel author's new book is a tale of the rise and demise of two British dreamers". Monterey County Weekly. Monterrey, California: Milestone Communications Inc. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.
- ^ Jones, Oliver (21 September 2009). "Medium's Jake Weber: My Wild Childhood". People. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0306816222.
- ^ "Jake Weber". IMDb.
- ^ Jones, Oliver (11 September 2009). "INSIDE STORY: Medium Star Jake Weber's Rock 'N' Roll Childhood". People. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Rolling Stones' long party: documentary film tells of children". TimesOnline.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Arts Fact Sheet" (PDF). Middlebury College. 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Jake Weber | Actor/ Director".
- ^ 'Stupid' Mick Jagger mouths off at Cannes, smh.com.au. Accessed 19 January 2018.
- ^ Jake Weber's Internet Broadway Database profile, IBDb.com; retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Jake Weber". Lortel Archives Internet Off-Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "Jake Weber and family". Crushable.com. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ Kurland, Daniel (9 July 2020). "[Review] 'The Beach House' is a Cosmic, Trippy Triumph That Will Bury You In Its Tide". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Girl Talk". IMDb.com. 19 March 1996. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links
- Jake Weber at IMDb
- Jake Weber at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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