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Jake McLaughlin

Jake McLaughlin

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 07, 1982 (43)
Birthplace Paradise, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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2025

as Neil Bardo

Last Night on Earth

Last Night on Earth

2024

as Ryan

Home

Home

2021

as Marvin

Another Time

Another Time

2018

as Adam

Black Dog, Red Dog

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015

as Paul

Forever

Forever

2015

as Tom

The Frontier

The Frontier

2012

as Cooper Hale

Savages

Savages

2012

as Doc/Sniper

Safe House

Safe House

2012

as Miller

Warrior

Warrior

2011

as Mark Bradford

Chasing a Dream

Chasing a Dream

2009

as John Van Horn

Cloverfield

Cloverfield

2008

as Helicopter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)

In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah

2007

as Specialist Gordon Bonner

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Quantico

as Ryan Booth

Episodes: 57

First Aired: Sep 27, 2015

Will Trent

as Michael Ormewood

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Jan 03, 2023

Believe

as Willam Tate

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 10, 2014

Black Bird

as Gary Hall

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 07, 2022

Crash

as Bo

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 17, 2008

Yellowstone

as Cade McPhereson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 20, 2018

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Matt Bartley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Heroes

as Sligo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2006

The Mentalist

as Rowdy Merriman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2008

Scorpion

as LT James Corbin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2014

Grey's Anatomy

as Aaron Karev

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

The Unit

as Prison Guard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 07, 2006

Leverage

as Cpl. Robert Perry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 07, 2008

Criminal Minds

as Officer Tom Kayser

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Keith Rush

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

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