Jake McDorman

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Jake McDorman

Acting 40 July 8, 1986

Dallas, Texas, USA

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 (2015–2…

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American Sniper

American Sniper

7.4 2014 Movie
House

House

8.6 2004 TV Show
Lady Bird

Lady Bird

7.2 2017 Movie
Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

6.6 2007 Movie
Shameless

Shameless

8.2 2011 TV Show
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

7.7 2002 TV Show
Watchmen

Watchmen

7.6 2019 TV Show
Aquamarine

Aquamarine

6.5 2006 Movie
What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows

8.0 2019 TV Show
Happiest Season

Happiest Season

7.1 2020 Movie
Cold Case

Cold Case

7.7 2003 TV Show
Limitless

Limitless

7.3 2015 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Night Always Comes

    Movie Jack

  2. 2023
    Class of '09

    TV show Murphy

  3. 2023
    Mrs. Davis

    TV show Preston Wiley

  4. 2022
    Jerry & Marge Go Large

    Movie Doug

  5. 2021
    Dopesick

    TV show John Brownlee

  6. 2020
    Happiest Season

    Movie Connor

  7. 2020
    The Right Stuff

    TV show Alan Shephard

  8. 2019
    Watchmen

    TV show Nelson Gardner

  9. 2019
    What We Do in the Shadows

    TV show Jeff Suckler

  10. 2018
    Unlovable

    Movie Jesse

  11. 2018
    Murphy Brown

    TV show Avery Brown

  12. 2018
    Ideal Home

    Movie Beau

  13. 2018
    The Escape of Prisoner 614

    Movie Thurman Hayford

  14. 2017
    Lady Bird

    Movie Mr. Bruno

  15. 2016
    Me Him Her

    Movie Griffin

  16. 2015
    Limitless

    TV show Brian Finch

More credits
  1. 2015
    See You In Valhalla

    Movie Magnus Burwood

  2. 2015
    Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

    Movie Charlie MacNeel

  3. 2014
    American Sniper

    Movie Biggles

  4. 2014
    Manhattan Love Story

    TV show Peter

  5. 2012
    The Newsroom

    TV show Tate Brady

  6. 2012
    Are You There, Chelsea?

    TV show Rick Miller

  7. 2011
    Shameless

    TV show Mike Pratt

  8. 2011
    The Craigslist Killer

    Movie Phillip Markoff

  9. 2007
    Greek

    TV show Evan Chambers

  10. 2007
    Live Free or Die Hard

    Movie Jim

  11. 2006
    Bring It On: All or Nothing

    Movie Brad Warner

  12. 2006
    Aquamarine

    Movie Raymond

  13. 2005
    Echoes of Innocence

    Movie Dave

  14. 2004
    House

    TV show Dan

  15. 2004
    Quintuplets

    TV show Parker Chase

  16. 2003
    Cold Case

    TV show Tanner

  17. 2002
    CSI: Miami

    TV show Carl Thornton

  18. —
    One Last Round

    Movie

  19. —
    Spring Bloom

    Movie Chef