Jake began acting in college. He was cast as a member of Out of Bounds Sketch Comedy Group. He was cast in films for Brown Motion Picture, Brown Original Series, and several award-winning independent films.

Jake was born and raised between New York City and Block Island. His passion for sports and playing musical instruments were the first steps to discover the world of performance.

Jake attended Avenues for grammar school, St. Andrews School in Delaware for high school, and graduated Brown university in 2026 with a dual degree in International Relations and Chinese.

Jake is currently living in NYC and attending Columbia University School of the Arts MFA Acting program and will graduate in 2029.

ATHLETICS & MUSIC

Prior to discovering his love for acting, Jake was a serious athlete, musician, and chess player.

He competed in chess nationals where his school team placed third in the country. Jake has been playing piano for 14 years and trumpet for 10 years. He was selected as first trumpet in his high school jazz ensemble.

While at St. Andrews, Jake was captain of the varsity basketball team, varsity soccer team, and was a defensive captain for the varsity lacrosse team. He has continued to play club basketball and soccer at Brown. He also trains in Brazilian jiu jitsu and boxing. Jake also surfs and DJs.

Jake has been studying simplified mandarin Chinese for 14 years and lived in Shanghai for 4 months in 2025.