Acting
Jake McDorman
Born 1986-07-08
Dallas, Texas, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
John Allen 'Jake' McDorman IV (born July 8, 1986) is an American actor best known for the 2014 film American Sniper and starring on television shows such as CBS' Limitless (2015–2016) and the Disney+ historical drama The Right Stuff as Alan Shepard. He is also well known for his roles on the ABC Family comedy-drama Greek (2007–2011), the fourth season of the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless (2014), the revival of the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (2018), and FX's What We Do in the Shadows.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Jake McDorman
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American Sniper
2014
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House
2004
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Lady Bird
2017
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Live Free or Die Hard
2007
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Shameless
2011
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CSI: Miami
2002
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Watchmen
2019
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Aquamarine
2006
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Happiest Season
2020
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What We Do in the Shadows
2019
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (35 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Night Always Comes | Jack | Movie | 2025 |
 | Class of '09 | Murphy | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Mrs. Davis | Preston Wiley | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Jerry & Marge Go Large | Doug | Movie | 2022 |
 | Dopesick | John Brownlee | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Happiest Season | Connor | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Right Stuff | Alan Shephard | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Watchmen | Nelson Gardner | TV Series | 2019 |
 | What We Do in the Shadows | Jeff Suckler | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Unlovable | Jesse | Movie | 2018 |
 | Murphy Brown | Avery Brown | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Ideal Home | Beau | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Escape of Prisoner 614 | Thurman Hayford | Movie | 2018 |
 | Lady Bird | Mr. Bruno | Movie | 2017 |
 | Me Him Her | Griffin | Movie | 2016 |
 | Limitless | Brian Finch | TV Series | 2015 |
 | See You In Valhalla | Magnus Burwood | Movie | 2015 |
 | Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story | Charlie MacNeel | Movie | 2015 |
 | American Sniper | Biggles | Movie | 2014 |
 | Manhattan Love Story | Peter | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Newsroom | Tate Brady | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Are You There, Chelsea? | Rick Miller | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Shameless | Mike Pratt | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Craigslist Killer | Phillip Markoff | Movie | 2011 |
 | Greek | Evan Chambers | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Live Free or Die Hard | Jim | Movie | 2007 |
 | Bring It On: All or Nothing | Brad Warner | Movie | 2006 |
 | Aquamarine | Raymond | Movie | 2006 |
 | Echoes of Innocence | Dave | Movie | 2005 |
 | House | Dan | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Quintuplets | Parker Chase | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Cold Case | Tanner | TV Series | 2003 |
 | CSI: Miami | Carl Thornton | TV Series | 2002 |
| Spring Bloom | Chef | Movie | — | |
 | One Last Round | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |