Jacob Artist
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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]
Early life
Artist 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 turned Juilliard down to pursue an acting career.[7]
Career
After 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]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | After the Dark | Parker | |
2014 | White Bird in a Blizzard | Oliver | |
2015 | Here and Now | Cowboy | Short film |
2017 | Blood Money | Jeff | |
2018 | Haunting on Fraternity Row | Jason |
Television
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
- ^ Ausiello, Michael. "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. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Neville, Anne (September 11, 2012). "Amherst's Jacob Artist joins 'Glee' cast". Buffalo News. 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. 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.
External links
- Jacob Artist at IMDb
- Jacob Artist on Twitter
- Jacob Artist on Instagram
- 1992 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- African-American male dancers
- African-American dancers
- American male film actors
- African-American male singers
- American male singers
- American people of Polish descent
- American male dancers
- African-American male actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Buffalo, New York
- People from Williamsville, New York
- Musicians from Buffalo, New York
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century male singers