Jake McLaughlin

Jake McLaughlin
Born Jacob Adam McLaughlin
(1982-10-07) October 7, 1982
Paradise, California, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007—present
Spouse(s) Stephanie McLaughlin (m. 2004)
Children 3

Jacob Adam "Jake" McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is an American actor. He is most famous for playing Gordon Bonner in Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah. McLaughlin starred as Tate in the short lived spring 2014 NBC series Believe. He is currently co-starring as Ryan Booth in the ABC thriller Quantico.

Early life

Jake McLaughlin is the son of John P. McLaughlin and Rebecca Kay De Victoria. He attended Notre Dame Catholic School and Chico High School in Chico, California. He moved to Southern California and obtained a GED from North Hollywood High.[1]

McLaughlin joined the U.S. Army in 2002. He was part of the 3rd Infantry Division. His unit was one of the first to enter Baghdad. NBC reporter David Bloom died while embedded with McLaughlin's unit.[2] He served in Iraq for four years but was critically injured.[3] For his efforts, he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal and the Army Achievement Medal fourtimes for his service during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was featured in Soldier of Fortune magazine. He is mentioned in David Zucchino's 2004 book Thunder Run.

Acting career

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.[1] Being a former dismount infantry S.A.W. gunner in Iraq in real life, he thought he would read for the role after hearing that Haggis was auditioning actual vets for several parts.[4]

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[5] which was picked to series in May 2013.[6] The show premiered on NBC in March 2014.

In March 2015, he was cast in the television pilot, Quantico[7] which was picked to series in May.[8]

Personal life

In 2004, McLaughlin married Stephanie McLaughlin.[9] They have three children.[10]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 In the Valley of Elah Specialist Gordon Bonner
2008 Cloverfield Helicopter Pilot
2008 The Day The Earth Stood Still Soldier
2011 Super 8 Merrit
2011 Warrior Mark Bradford
2012 Safe House Miller
2013 Savages Doc
2013 Forever Tom
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Unit Prison Guard 1 episode
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Matt Bartley 1 episode
2012 CSI: Miami Sam Laughlin 1 episode
2008 Leverage Cpl. Robert Perry 1 episode
2008 Criminal Minds Officer Tom Kayser 1 episode
2008 Heroes Sligo 1 episode
2008 Criminal Minds Officer Tom Kayser 1 episode
2009 Cold Case James Addison 2 episodes
2009 Crash Bo Olinville Main role (season 2), 13 episodes
2009 Chasing a Dream John Van Horn TV movie
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Keith Rush 1 episode
2010 Grey's Anatomy Aaron Karev 1 episode
2011 The Mentalist Rowdy Merriman 1 episode
2011 In Plain Sight John Shears/John Stills 1 episode
2012 The Frontier Cooper Hale TV Pilot
2014 Believe Tate Main role, 13 episodes
2014 Scorpion Lt. James Corbett 1 episode
2015–present Quantico Ryan Booth Main role

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