Jake McDorman

• Name — Jake McDorman • Birth Name — John Allen McDorman IV • Born — 8 July 1986 • Birthplace — Dallas, Texas, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2003–present

McDorman was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Deborah Gale (Stallings) and John Allen McDorman III. He has a younger sister, Morgan, and an older half-sister, Amanda. McDorman studied acting at the Dallas Young Actors Studio and Nancy Chartier's Film and Acting Studio. He attended Richardson High School, Westwood Junior High and Northwood Hills Elementary in Texas.

McDorman starred in the Fox sitcom Quintuplets from 2004 to 2005, and later guest-starred on House, CSI: Miami and Cold Case. He made his film debut in the 2005 thriller Echoes of Innocence, and later has appeared in Aquamarine, Bring It On: All or Nothing and Live Free or Die Hard. From 2007 to 2011, McDorman starred as Evan Chambers in the ABC Family teen drama series Greek. He also played the lead role in the 2011 Lifetime movie The Craigslist Killer. In 2012, McDorman played the male lead role opposite Laura Prepon in the short-lived NBC sitcom Are You There, Chelsea?. He later joined the cast of Showtime comedy-drama, Shameless as Mike Pratt. He starred in the film See You in Valhalla opposite Sarah Hyland, and in 2014 co-starred in Clint Eastwood's film American Sniper. Also in 2014, McDorman was cast in the male lead role opposite Lio Tipton in the ABC romantic comedy series, Manhattan Love Story. In 2015, he starred in CBS's Limitless as Brian Finch, a young man who uses a mysterious drug called "NZT" to enhance his intelligence to help the FBI solve cases. The TV series continued the story of the motion picture of the same name. McDorman went on to play Mr. Bruno in the Academy Award nominated film Lady Bird in 2017. Additionally he was seen as Nelson Gardner on the highly acclaimed episode of HBO's Watchmen entitled "This Extraordinary Being". His main role in 2023's Mrs. Davis reunited him with Watchmen creator Damon Lindelof.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003 — Run of the House — Scott Banks — 2 episodes • 2004–2005 — Quintuplets — Parker Chase — Main role, 22 episodes • 2006 — House — Dan — 1 episode • CSI: Miami — Carl Thornton — 1 episode • 2007 — Cold Case — Tanner — 1 episode • 2007–2011 — Greek — Evan Chambers — Main role, 70 episodes • 2011 — Memphis Beat — Shane Vereen — 1 episode • The Craigslist Killer — Philip Markoff — Television film • 2012 — Are You There, Chelsea? — Rick Miller — Main role, 12 episodes • The Newsroom — Tate Brady — 2 episodes • 2013–2014 — Shameless — Mike Pratt — Recurring role, 10 episodes • 2014 — Manhattan Love Story — Peter — Main role, 11 episodes • 2015–2016 — Limitless — Brian Finch — Main role, 22 episodes • 2018 — Murphy Brown — Avery Brown — Main role, 13 episodes • 2019 — Watchmen — Nelson Gardner / Captain Metropolis — Episode: "This Extraordinary Being" • 2019–2020 — What We Do in the Shadows — Jeff Suckler / Gregor — 4 episodes • 2020 — The Right Stuff — Alan Shepard — Main role, 8 episodes • 2021 — Dopesick — John Brownlee — Miniseries, 8 episodes • 2023 — Mrs. Davis — Wiley — Main role • Class of '09 — Murphy — Main role