Jacob Latimore

Jacob O'Neal Latimore (born August 10, 1996) is an American actor, singer and rapper from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2016, Latimore released his debut album Connection. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Black Nativity, The Maze Runner, Collateral Beauty and Detroit. He also starred in the Netflix Original movie Candy Jar alongside Sami Gayle.

Jacob Latimore
Latimore at the Listening Party event in 2015
Background information
Birth nameJacob O'Neal Latimore Jr,
Born (1996-08-10) August 10, 1996
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
GenresR&B, pop, hip hop
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels
  • FTE
  • Jacob's Ink
  • EMPIRE (current)
  • Crown World Entertainment
  • RCA (former)
Associated acts

Life and career

Latimore was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Latitia Taylor and Jacob Latimore Sr.[1]

Film

Latimore has co-starred in several major films, including Black Nativity (2013),[2] as Langston, and Ride Along (2014),[3] as Ramon. He also appeared in the movie The Maze Runner,[4] which was released in theaters September 19, 2014. He then starred in the drama film Collateral Beauty, which was released on December 16, 2016, and street magic drama movie Sleight, which was released on April 28, 2017. Latimore is currently starring on Showtime's The Chi as Emmett. In 2019, “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero” was released in which Latimore acted as a voiceover. In 2020, he co-starred in the comedy Like a Boss.

Music

Latimore's first single "Best Friend" was released in 2005. In 2006, "Superstar" was released. In June 2014, he released his hit song "Heartbreak Heard Around The World" ft. T-Pain.[5] His debut album, Connection, was released in 2016. His sophomore effort Connection2, the sequel to Connection, was released on April 26, 2019.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Vanishing on 7th Street James Leary
2013 Black Nativity Langston
2014 Ride Along Ramon
The Maze Runner Jeff
2016 Bilal: A New Breed of Hero Bilal (teen)
Collateral Beauty Raffi / “Time”
2017 Sleight Bashir “Bo” Wolfe
Detroit Fred Temple
Krystal Bobby Bryant
2018 Candy Jar Bennett Russell
2019 Gully Calvin
The Last Summer Alec
2020 Like a Boss Harry
TBA Untitled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel N/A Filming

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 One Tree Hill Kid No. 1 Episode: "Now You Lift Your Eyes to the Sun"
2011 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Dante Episode: "Growing Paynes"
2011 So Random! Himself
2011 Reed Between the Lines Jacob Episode: "Let's Talk About College Boys"[7]
2012 The Finder Young Trey Episode: "Life After Death"
2014 Survivor's Remorse Johnny Miller Episode: "How to Build a Brand"
2018–present The Chi Emmett Main role

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Indie		 US
R&B
Connection 4236
Connection2
  • Released: April 26, 2019
  • Label: FTE, Jacob's Ink, EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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C3
  • Released: May 22, 2020
  • Label: FTE, Jacob's Ink, EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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Mixtapes & EPs
  • I Am the Future (2009)
  • This is Me (2012)[8]
  • This is Me 2 (2013)
  • Leo Season (2020) [9]
  • TBA (With Trevor Jackson)

References
  1. "Milwaukee's Latimore hoping 'Black Nativity' can boost career". Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. "St. Joseph (Character)". Internet Movie Database.
  3. "Ramon (Character)". Internet Movie Database.
  4. Jacob Latimore Discusses The Maze Runner. YouTube. July 29, 2014.
  5. Heartbreak Heard Around the World (feat. T-Pain) - Single by Jacob Latimore, June 10, 2014, retrieved June 5, 2018
  6. https://www.parlemag.com/2019/04/stream-jacob-lattimore-connection-2-album/
  7. "Let's Talk About College Boys". BET.com. December 8, 2011.
  8. "Jacob Latimore - This Is Me". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. "Jacob Latimore - Leo Season". iTunes. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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