Brett Davern

Brett Davern
Born	1983 (age 40–41) Edmonds, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Tricia Davern
Children	2

Brett Davern is an American actor known for his role as Jake Rosati on the MTV series Awkward.

Early life

Davern was born and raised in Edmonds, Washington in 1983. His love of theater and acting started at Madrona Elementary School in Edmonds. He then attended Edmonds-Woodway High School. During his Sophomore through Senior summers he would travel to Stagedoor Manor Theatrical Training Center in upstate New York. After graduating high school in 2001 Davern enrolled at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.

Career

While living and auditioning in New York City, Davern landed the lead role in his first film as William in Beautiful Ohio, starring alongside William Hurt, Rita Wilson, and Julianna Margulies. He has guest starred on CSI: Miami, Medium, NCIS, In Plain Sight and Cold Case, among other shows.

Since 2011, he played Jake Rosati on Awkward.. The series has been praised as the voice of this generation and won a People's Choice Award for favorite cable comedy in 2013.

Davern has appeared in the films The Pool Boys, Born to Race: Fast Track, Love & Mercy and The Stanford Prison Experiment.

Personal life

In his free time, Davern displays a passion for racing cars. In 2013 he competed in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The race raises funds for Racing for Kids, an organization helping multiple children's hospitals in southern California. After qualifying in 5th position he managed to finish the race in 2nd place. In 2014 he competed again and won after qualifying on the pole with the fastest time.

In addition to his charity work with Racing for Kids, Davern helps Wounded Warrior Project, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Stars for Smiles, and Ronald McDonald House.

He has revealed on podcasts that he is married with two children: a son and a daughter, the latter born in 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Beautiful Ohio	William
2008	Player 5150	Mike
2009	The Pool Boys	Alex Sperling
2010	Case 219	Leonard Gray
2010	Triple Dog	Whisper
2012	Junk	Billy
2013	Movie 43	Bobby Lee Mayflower	Segment: "Victory's Glory" Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo (shared with the entire cast)
2014	Born to Race: Fast Track	Danny Krueger
2014	Love & Mercy	Carl Wilson
2015	The Stanford Prison Experiment	Hubbie Whitlow
2015	The Culling	Sean

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	CSI: Miami	Justin Marsh	Episode: "And How Does That Make You Kill?"
2009	In Plain Sight	Eric	Episode: "Jailbait"
2009–2010	Cold Case	Finn Cooper	Recurring role
2010	The Deep End	Charlie Holloway	Episode: "White Lies, Black Ties"
2010	Medium	Ryan Graff	Episode: "It's a Wonderful Death"
2011–2016	Awkward	Jake Rosati	Main role
2012	NCIS	Kris Taylor	Episode: "The Namesake"
2012	The Finder	Cooper Allison	Episode: "An Orphan Walks Into a Bar"
2016	Chosen	Paul	Episodes: "The Fixers", "The Hunters" and "Collision Course"
2016	Shameless	Larry	Episode: "Be a Good Boy. Come for Grandma"
2016	Major Crimes	Dwight Darnell	4 episodes
2016–2017	Relationship Status	Justin	6 episodes
2017	Party Boat	Max	TV movie
2019	Hell Den	Various	1 episode (voice role)
2019	NCIS: Los Angeles	Petty Officer Stephen Lamb	Episode: "Yellow Jack"

External links

• Brett Davern at IMDb
• Brett Davern Profile on MTV