Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his roles as Jake Puckerman on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee and as Brandon Fletcher on the ABC drama-thriller series Quantico.[1][2]
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| Born | October 17, 1992 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life
editArtist was born in Buffalo, New York to Darrell and Judith Artist, and grew up in Williamsville, New York.[3][4] His father is African American, while his mother is of Polish descent.[5] He has a younger sister named Jenna. He took lessons through the Community Music School in Buffalo, New York.[3]
In 2010, Artist graduated from Williamsville South High School a semester early,[6] and was accepted into the Juilliard School for dance. However, he declined Juilliard's offer to pursue an acting career.[7]
Career
editAfter high school graduation, Artist moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in an episode of Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures and in the television film Blue Lagoon: The Awakening.[6] In July 2012, he was cast in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee as Jake Puckerman, the younger half-brother of Noah "Puck" Puckerman. He began appearing in the fourth season premiere and was upgraded to the main cast for the fifth season.[8] At the series' conclusion in 2015, he had featured in 36 episodes.
In 2015, Artist joined the ABC drama-thriller series Quantico, playing the role of Brandon Fletcher, an FBI recruit at the training academy in Quantico, Virginia.[2] Artist guest starred as Todd Connors in the ninth episode of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story: Roanoke.[9] He then starred alongside John Cusack and Ellar Coltrane in the thriller film Blood Money.[10] Artist has a recurring role in the second season of The Arrangement as Wes Blaker.[11]
In 2019, Artist appeared in a recurring role as Isaac in the Starz surreal comedy series Now Apocalypse from pioneering New Queer Cinema filmmaker Gregg Araki.[12] This was the third collaboration between Artist and Araki following his 2014 appearance in Araki's White Bird in a Blizzard as well as the 2015 short film Here Now.[13] He then starred alongside former Quantico co-star Johanna Braddy in the 2020 coming-of-age comedy The Get Together.[14]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | A Man Walks into a Bar | Barman | Short film |
| 2013 | After the Dark | Parker | |
| 2014 | White Bird in a Blizzard | Oliver | |
| 2015 | Here Now | Cowboy | Short film |
| 2017 | Blood Money | Jeff | |
| 2018 | Haunting on Fraternity Row | Jason | |
| 2020 | The Get Together | Damien |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures | Jimmy | Episode: "Epic Babysitters" |
| 2012 | How to Rock | Dean Hollis | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Blue Lagoon: The Awakening | Stephen Sullivan | Television film |
| 2012 | Melissa and Joey | Cameron | Episode: "Wherefore Art Thou Lennox" |
| 2012–15 | Glee | Jake Puckerman | Recurring role (season 4); main role (season 5); Guest star (season 6) 37 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Quantico | Brandon Fletcher | Recurring role (season 1); 14 episodes |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Todd Connors | Episode: "Chapter 9" |
| 2018 | The Arrangement | Wes Blaker | Season 2 (recurring) |
| 2019 | Now Apocalypse | Isaac | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Ausiello, Michael (23 July 2012). "Glee Scoop: Meet the 'Freshman' Class (Including Love Interest For Rachel, Puck's Younger Bro)". TVLine. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ a b Mitovich, Matt (September 11, 2015). "ABC's Quantico Recruits Glee Grad Jacob Artist for Recurring Role". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Neville, Anne (September 11, 2012). "Amherst's Jacob Artist joins 'Glee' cast". Buffalo News. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Q-and-A: Williamsville's Jacob Artist set to debut on 'Glee'". WNYPapers.com. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ Aquino, Tara (May 9, 2013). "Personality Complex: Jacob Artist Is Good At Being Bad (Because He's Good At Everything)". Complex.
- ^ a b Slezak, Michael (September 1, 2012). "Glee Newcomer Jacob Artist on Dancing Dreams, Rap Nightmares and New-Girl Drama". TVLine. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ "Q&A with Jacob Artist". Network Ten. November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 23, 2012). "Two Newcomers Join 'Glee' For Season Four". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 12, 2016). "'American Horror Story' Adds 'Glee' Alum Jacob Artist To Season 6 Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (December 6, 2016). "'Glee's Jacob Artist Joins John Cusack In 'Misfortune'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 11, 2017). "'The Arrangement': 'Glee' Alum Jacob Artist Set To Recur In Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 18, 2018). "'Now Apocalypse': Jacob Artist & Chris Aquilino Set To Recur On Starz Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Diderich, Joelle (July 5, 2015). "Kenzo Premieres Gregg Araki Short Film at Open-Air Theater". WWD. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Staff, TooFab (May 10, 2021). "Jacob Artist Explains Why 'The Get Together' Is a Great Escape (Exclusive)". TooFab. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
External links
edit- Jacob Artist at IMDb
- Jacob Artist on Twitter
- Jacob Artist on Instagram
