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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

Genres

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  1. 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.

  2. 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

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Dawn of the Dead2004 Action, Horror, Sci-Fias Michael

    IMDb rating 7.2291K votes

  2. Meet Joe Black1998 Drama, Fantasy, Romanceas Drew

    IMDb rating 7.2304K votes

  3. Those Who Wish Me Dead2021as Owen Casserly

    IMDb rating 6.082K votes

  4. U-5712000as Lt. Hirsch

    IMDb rating 6.693K votes

  5. Pushing Tin1999as Barry Plotkin

    IMDb rating 6.032K votes

  6. The Haunting of Molly Hartley2008as Robert Hartley

    IMDb rating 3.911K votes

  7. White House Down2013as Agent Hope

    IMDb rating 6.3251K votes

  8. The Beach House2020as Mitch

    IMDb rating 5.39.9K votes

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.

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Films together

Box office

What Jake Weber's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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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. 1
    White House Down2013as Agent Hope
    $205M22.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Pelican Brief1993as Curtis Morgan
    $195M20.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Meet Joe Black1998as Drew
    $143M15.3% of the total
  4. 4
    U-5712000as Lt. Hirsch
    $128M13.7% of the total
  5. 5
    The Cell2000as Gordon Ramsey
    $104M11.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Dawn of the Dead2004as Michael
    $102M10.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Those Who Wish Me Dead2021as Owen Casserly
    $23M2.5% of the total
  8. 8
    In Too Deep1999as Daniel Connelly
    $14M1.5% of the total
Pushing Tin (1999), $8.4 millionDangerous Beauty (1998), $4.6 millionLearning to Drive (2014), $3.4 millionA Stranger Among Us (1992), $3.0 millionChained (2012), $77,839

$19.4 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total