Jake Busey

• Name — Jake Busey • Birth Name — William Jacob Busey • Born — 15 June 1971 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Years Active — 1978–present • Occupation — * Actor • Children — 1 • Father — Gary Busey

Busey is the son of Judy Helkenberg and actor Gary Busey.

Busey's motion picture debut was in the 1978 crime film Straight Time with his father Gary, along with Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell. His two most notable appearances are as the murderous religious fanatic opposite Jodie Foster in Contact and as smart-mouthed soldier Ace Levy in Starship Troopers, both in 1997. Additionally, he has had major roles in Peter Jackson's The Frighteners (1996) with Michael J. Fox, Home Fries (1998) with Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson, Tomcats (2001) opposite Jerry O'Connell and Shannon Elizabeth, James Mangold's thriller Identity (2003), The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) with C. Thomas Howell, and Road House 2 (2006). He appeared in H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, one of three 2005 film adaptations of the novel by H. G. Wells, alongside C. Thomas Howell. Busey played the role of "Backfire" in Patrick Durham's movie Cross which was released directly to DVD and download in May 2011, and starred in the independent film Don't Pass Me By (2012). He has also had minor parts in films like The Stoned Age (1994), PCU (1994), I'll Do Anything (1994), Windrunner: A Spirited Journey (1995) starring Jason Wiles, Twister (1996) starring Helen Hunt, Enemy of the State (1998) starring Will Smith, Fast Sofa (2001) with Jennifer Tilly and Natasha Lyonne, Christmas with the Kranks (2004) starring Tim Allen, The Killing Jar (2010), and Reaper (2014) with Danny Trejo and Vinnie Jones. He also had a main role on the television series Shasta McNasty. Busey portrayed Professor Aiden "Sex Machine" Tanner from 2014 to 2016 in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series. He also provided the voice of The Radioman in the 2012 video game Spec Ops: The Line and of the DJ of Resistance Radio in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. Additionally, he voiced Teenage Tom during flashback scenes in the 1989 film Hider in the House which his father, Gary Busey starred in as Tom Sykes. In 2016, Busey starred in the feature film Deserted. In 2018, Busey appeared in two episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. portraying Mack's old friend Tony Caine. He also portrayed Sean H. Keyes in the film The Predator (2018) and the video game Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020). In 2019, Busey joined the cast of Stranger Things in the third season portraying a journalist named Bruce Lowe.

Busey and his girlfriend have a daughter.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 1992 — Cruel Doubt — Student — Television film • 1994 — Motorcycle Gang — Jake — Television film • 1994 — Tales from the Crypt — Frank — Episode: "Surprise Party" • 1999 — Shasta McNasty — Dennis — Main role; 22 episodes • 2001 — Jeremiah — Jake Davenport — Episode: "The Bag" • 2002 — The Twilight Zone — Vincent Hansen — Episode: "Chosen" • 2004 — Charmed — Warlock — Episode: "WitchStock" • 2005 — Code Breakers — Straub — Television film • 2007 — CSI: Miami — Phillip Craven — Episode: "Internal Affairs" • 2008 — Comanche Moon — Tudwal — 2 episodes • 2009 — The Mentalist — Vern Nichols — Episode: "Red Badge" • 2010 — The Good Guys — Brody — Episode: "Dan on the Run" • 2011 — CSI: NY — Randy Davis — Episode: "Keep It Real" • Good Vibes — Dirk Kirk "Turk" Turkpatrick — 12 episodes; voice • 2012 — The Finder — Bobby the Twin — Episode: "Swing and a Miss" • Franklin & Bash — Dr. Doug — Episode: "Waiting on a Friend" • 2013 — Psych — FBI Agent — Episode: "Santabarbaratown 2" • 2014–2016 — From Dusk till Dawn: The Series — Professor Aiden "Sex Machine" Tanner — 26 episodes • 2015 — Justified — Lewis "The Wiz" Mago — Episode: "The Trash and the Snake" • Texas Rising — Samuel Wallace — 2 episodes • 2017 — Day 5 — Carl — 2 episodes • Ray Donovan — Acid Man — 3 episodes • Freakish — Earl — 5 episodes • 2018 — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Tony Caine — 2 episodes • NCIS — Whit Dexter — Episode: "Handle With Care" • 2019 — Stranger Things — Bruce Lowe — 5 episodes • L.A.'s Finest — Bishop Duvall — 5 episodes • Mr. Robot — Freddy Lomax — Episode: "401 Unauthorized" • Swamp Thing — Shaw — Episode: "Loose Ends" • 2022 — The Rookie: Feds — Rusty Filmore — Episode: "Star Crossed" • 2023 — Chaos on the Farm — Lawrence — Television film

List of Jake Busey video games credits • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 2012 — Spec Ops: The Line — Robert "Radioman" Darden — Voice • 2016 — XCOM 2: War of the Chosen — DJ of Resistance Radio — Voice • 2020 — Predator: Hunting Grounds — Sean Keyes — Voice