Jake McLaughlin

Known for ActingBorn 1982-10-07 (age 44)Paradise, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Mentalist

Yellowstone

Criminal Minds

Scorpion

Black Bird

Grey's Anatomy

Warrior

CSI: Miami

Leverage

Black Dog, Red Dog

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

NCIS: Los Angeles

Will Trent

Heroes

The Unit

In Plain Sight

Believe

Home

In the Valley of Elah

Cloverfield

Quantico

Safe House

Site

Savages

Chasing a Dream

Forever

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Another Time

Black Diamond

Crash

Last Night on Earth

The Frontier