Jake McLaughlin
Jacob Adam McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is an American actor and former soldier and veteran. He's known for his roles as Michael Ormewood on the series Will Trent, Ryan Booth on Quantico, and William Tate on Believe. After leaving the military, McLaughlin worked on a crab boat in Oregon and as a security guard at Universal Studios. He was living in Chico, California, doing concrete work and had only $200 in his checking account when he heard about the casting session for Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah. Being a former dismount infantry S.A.W. gunner in Iraq in real life, he read for the role after hearing that Haggis was auditioning actual vets for several parts. He then starred as Specialist Gordon Bonner in the 2007 film In the Valley of Elah – based on actual events involving American soldiers who served in the Iraq War. After the success of his first movie, McLaughlin made cameo appearances in movies such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Cloverfield. He appeared in episodes of The Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He got his first major role on TV in 2009, when he was cast in the television remake of the Oscar-winning film, Crash. In the following years he made many appearances 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 in Believe, a television pilot by Alfonso Cuarón which was picked to series in May 2013. The show premiered on NBC in March 2014. In March 2015, he was cast in the television pilot, Quantico which was picked to series in May.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Black Diamond as
- 2024 · Last Night on Earth as Ryan
- 2023 · Will Trent as Michael Ormewood
- 2022 · Black Bird as Gary Hall
- 2021 · Home as Marvin
- 2018 · Yellowstone as Cade McPhereson
- 2018 · Another Time as Adam
- 2015 · Forever as Tom
- 2015 · Quantico as Ryan Booth
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Paul
- 2014 · Scorpion as LT James Corbin
- 2014 · Believe as Willam Tate
- 2012 · Savages as Doc/Sniper
- 2012 · Safe House as Miller
- 2012 · The Frontier as Cooper Hale
- 2011 · Warrior as Mark Bradford
- 2009 · Chasing a Dream as John Van Horn
- 2008 · The Day the Earth Stood Still as Soldier
- 2008 · Leverage as Cpl. Robert Perry
- 2008 · Crash as Bo
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Rowdy Merriman
- 2008 · Cloverfield as Helicopter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
- 2007 · In the Valley of Elah as Specialist Gordon Bonner
- 2006 · Heroes as Sligo
- 2006 · The Unit as Prison Guard
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Officer Tom Kayser
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Aaron Karev
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Matt Bartley
- Future · Site as Neil Bardo