Jake Weber
Biography
Jake Weber is an English actor who worked in film, television, and theater after training at the Juilliard School. Born in London, he began with small parts in major films, including an unnamed boyfriend in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989), then worked for directors Sidney Lumet on A Stranger Among Us (1992), Alan J. Pakula on The Pelican Brief (1993), and Martin Brest on Meet Joe Black (1998), playing Drew. He took a lead as Dr. Matt Crower in the supernatural series American Gothic (1995) and later starred as Jake Berman in The Mind of the Married Man. Weber became known for Michael in Dawn of the Dead (2004) and for Joe DuBois on Medium. His other television work includes The Following, Homeland, Hell on Wheels, NCIS: Hawaii, Easy, and he appeared in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) and has performed on Broadway and off-Broadway.
63years old
Turns 64 on March 12in 150 days
- Born London
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 29 years1992 to 2021
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Early training
Jake Weber trained at The Juilliard School as a member of Group 19 from 1986 to 1990, in a class that also included Laura Linney and Jeanne Tripplehorn.
Big break
Weber took one of his first leading roles as Dr. Matt Crower, a physician protecting a boy from a possessed sheriff, in Shaun Cassidy's American Gothic on CBS.
Jake Weber movies on Netflix
Every Last One of Themas Nichols
Those Who Wish Me Deadas Owen Casserly
What Josiah Sawas Boone
The Beach Houseas Mitch
Head Full of Honeyas Dr. Edwards
Learning to Driveas Ted
White House Downas Agent Hope
Chainedas Brad Fittler
The Haunting of Molly Hartleyas Robert Hartley
Dawn of the Deadas Michael
100 Mile Ruleas Bobby Davis
Wendigoas George
The Cellas Gordon Ramsey
U-571as Lt. Hirsch
In Too Deepas Daniel Connelly
Pushing Tinas Barry Plotkin
Dangerous Beautyas King Henry
Meet Joe Blackas Drew
What the Deaf Man Heardas Tolliver Tynan
The Pelican Briefas Curtis Morgan
A Stranger Among Usas Yaakov
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Stanley Tucci2 films together, 1993 to 1999
Stanley Tucci's page In Too Deep1999IMDb rating 6.2Weber as Daniel ConnellyTucci as Preston D'Ambrosio
The Pelican Brief1993IMDb rating 6.7Weber as Curtis MorganTucci as Khamel
Vincent D'Onofrio2 films together, 2000 to 2012
Patricia Clarkson2 films together, 2002 to 2014
Patricia Clarkson's page Learning to Drive2014IMDb rating 6.4Weber as TedClarkson as Wendy
Wendigo2002IMDb rating 5.1Weber as GeorgeClarkson as Kim
Jacqueline Bisset2 films together, 1998 to 2018
Jacqueline Bisset's page Head Full of Honey2018IMDb rating 5.6Weber as Dr. EdwardsBisset as Vivian
Dangerous Beauty1998IMDb rating 7.1Weber as King HenryBisset as Paola Franco
Angelina Jolie2 films together, 1999 to 2021
Angelina Jolie's page Those Who Wish Me Dead2021IMDb rating 6.0Weber as Owen CasserlyJolie as Hannah Faber
Pushing Tin1999IMDb rating 6.0Weber as Barry PlotkinJolie as Mary Bell
Claire Forlani2 films together, 1998 to 2018
Claire Forlani's page Head Full of Honey2018IMDb rating 5.6Weber as Dr. EdwardsForlani as Headmistress
Meet Joe Black1998IMDb rating 7.2Weber as DrewForlani as Susan Parrish
Also two films together3 more actors
- Ron CanadaThe Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) and In Too Deep (1999)
- Lance ReddickWhite House Down (2013) and What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
- Rebecca Tilney100 Mile Rule (2002) and U-571 (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jake Weber's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$935 million
13 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 13 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$205M22.0% of the total
- 2$195M20.9% of the total
- 3$143M15.3% of the total
- 4$128M13.7% of the total
- 5$104M11.1% of the total
- 6$102M10.9% of the total
- 7$23M2.5% of the total
- 8$14M1.5% of the total
Online
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