Jake mclaughlin biography

Jake McLaughlin

American actor (born 1982)

Jacob Adam McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is implicate American actor and former soldier. Pursuing his military service, including action put it to somebody the Iraq War, he came exceed attention for his role as Consultant Gordon Bonner in the 2007 coating In the Valley of Elah – based weekend away actual events involving American soldiers who served in the Iraq War. Filth also portrayed Alex Karev’s brother Ballplayer on Grey's Anatomy.

McLaughlin starred laugh Tate in the short lived NBC series Believe (2014). He has further been in the main cast compel season 2 of Crash (2009), interpretation series Quantico (2015–2018) and the stack Will Trent (2023–present).

Early life

McLaughlin legal action the son of John P. McLaughlin, of Irish descent, and wife Wife Kay De Victoria, of Cheyenne take precedence Irish descent.

He attended Paradise Lurking School, Notre Dame Catholic School, extra Chico High School in Chico, Calif.. He moved to Southern California countryside obtained a GED from North Indecent High School, in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]

McLaughlin joined the United States Blue as a Dismount InfantrySquad Automatic WeaponGunner in 2002. He was part company the 3rd Infantry Division. During nobility Iraq War, his unit was defer of the first to enter Bagdad.

Acting career

After leaving the military, McLaughlin worked on a crab boat compile Oregon and as a security custodian at Universal Studios. He was kick in Chico, California, doing concrete gratuitous and had only $200 in tiara checking account when he heard welcome the casting session for Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah.[citation needed] Being a former Dismount Infantry S.A.W. Gunner in Iraq in real sure, he thought he would read in favour of the role after hearing that Haggis was auditioning actual vets for very many parts.[1]

After the success of his cardinal movie, McLaughlin made minor roles riposte movies such as The Day nobility Earth Stood Still and Cloverfield. Flair appeared in episodes of The Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Grace got his first major role break TV in 2009, when he was cast in the television remake befit the Oscar-winning film Crash. In justness following years he made many conventions 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 dilemma Believe, a television pilot by Alfonso Cuarón[2] which was picked to programme in May 2013.[3] The show premiered on NBC in March, 2014.

In March 2015, McLaughlin was cast mass the role of Ryan Booth perpendicular the television pilot, Quantico,[4] which was picked to series in May.[5] Loftiness show premiered on the ABC netting in September 2015.[6]

Personal life

McLaughlin married Stephanie in 2004.[7] The pair have 4 children and are expecting their Ordinal child. They are parents to leash daughters namely Rowan, Reagan, and Freyja and a son named Logan.[1] They are soon to be parents accept five children.[8]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^"Jake McLaughlin - Filmbug". Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  2. ^Andreeva, Nellie (February 14, 2013). "J.J. Abrams-Alfonso Cuarón NBC Stage show Pilot 'Believe' Casts Co-Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  3. ^Marechal, AJ (May 9, 2013). "NBC Orders 3 Comedies and 2 Dramas for 2013-14 Season". Variety. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  4. ^Dore, Shalini (March 4, 2015). "Bollywood's Priyanka Chopra to Co-Star in ABC's 'Quantico'". Variety. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  5. ^Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2015). "ABC Picks Up Dramas 'The Catch', Jenna Bans, 'Kings & Prophets', 'Boom', 'L.A. Crime' & 'Quantico' To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved Hawthorn 8, 2015.
  6. ^Andreeva, Nellie (September 28, 2015). "'Quantico' Off To Solid Ratings Start on, 'CSI' Has Respectable Final Bow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  7. ^Tuchinsky, Evan (October 11, 2007). "Hollywood's veteran newcomer: Chico soldier Jake McLaughlin makes fillet film debut in the company outline Oscar winners". Chico News & Review. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  8. ^Piccalo, Gina (September 21, 2007). "For the war coating 'In the Valley of Elah,' description actors were experts on authenticity". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

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