Jake Weber is a talented actor who has made a name for himself in the film, theatre, and television industries. His impressive filmography includes a wide range of roles in notable movies such as Zach Snyder's remake of Dawn of the Dead, Martin Brest's remake of Meet Joe Black, Jonathan Mostow's U-571, Mike Newell's Pushing Tin, Tarsem Singh's The Cell, Marshall Herskovitz's Dangerous Beauty, Alan J. Pakula's The Pelican Brief, Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us, and Larry Fessendon's Wendigo. His early career was marked by his work on Oliver Stone's Born on the 4th of July.
In addition to his film work, Weber has also had a successful television career, with a string of notable roles in series such as Mind of the Married Man (HBO),American Gothic (CBS),Something Wilder (CBS),starring Gene Wilder, and Medium (NBC),starring Patricia Arquette. He has also recurred in 2 seasons of Hell on Wheels and guested in Joe Swanberg's Easy for Netflix as well as Secrets and Lies on ABC. Most recently, he has a series regular on Homeland.
A theatre veteran, Weber has appeared extensively on and off Broadway and regionally at Williamstown Theatre Festival and Arena Stage.
Weber's educational background is equally impressive, with attendance at Juilliard in New York City, A.S. Neil's Summerhill School in England, Middlebury College in Vermont, where he studied English and Political Science, and The Moscow Art Theatre in the then Soviet Union.
Born in London, Weber has one son, Waylon, born in 2006. In 2017, he married his longtime partner, Korri Culbertson Weber.
