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Jake McLaughlin

Jake McLaughlin

Acting
Born: Oct 07, 1982
From: Paradise, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Black Diamond Jesse 2025 5.4
Site Neil Bardo 2025 6.3
Last Night on Earth Ryan 2024 5.1
Will Trent TV Michael Ormewood 2023 7.256
Black Bird TV Gary Hall 2022 8.063
Home Marvin 2021 6.746
Another Time Adam 2018 5.543
Yellowstone TV Cade McPhereson 2018 8.252
Black Dog, Red Dog Paul 2015 7.5
Forever Tom 2015 5.7
Quantico TV Ryan Booth 2015 6.53
Believe TV Willam Tate 2014 6.796
Scorpion TV LT James Corbin 2014 8.203
The Frontier Cooper Hale 2012
Safe House Miller 2012 6.489
Savages Doc/Sniper 2012 6.354
Warrior Mark Bradford 2011 7.844
Chasing a Dream John Van Horn 2009 6.3
NCIS: Los Angeles TV Keith Rush 2009 7.53
Cloverfield Helicopter Pilot (voice) (uncredited) 2008 6.709
The Day the Earth Stood Still Soldier 2008 5.658
The Mentalist TV Rowdy Merriman 2008 8.349
Leverage TV Cpl. Robert Perry 2008 7.579
Crash TV Bo 2008 5.0
In the Valley of Elah Specialist Gordon Bonner 2007 6.794
Heroes TV Sligo 2006 7.45
The Unit TV Prison Guard 2006 7.346
Grey's Anatomy TV Aaron Karev 2005 8.207
Criminal Minds TV Officer Tom Kayser 2005 8.294
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Matt Bartley 2000 7.624
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1982
FromParadise, California, USA