Jacob Wysocki
Jacob Wysocki (born June 20, 1990) is an American actor and comedian.
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.jpg.webp) Wysocki at WonderCon 2015 | |
| Born | June 20, 1990 Lomita, California, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Life and career
Wysocki became interested in acting while still in high school. During these years, he also performed with ComedySportz and started to act in school plays.[1] Afterwards he was cast as Dante Piznarski in the ABC Family drama series Huge.
He took his first leading role in 2011 alongside John C. Reilly in the dramedy Terri.[2] In 2014 he starred in the horror movie Unfriended.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jack's Box | Jacob | Short film |
| 2010 | Roughing It: An Improvised Comedy | Jacob | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Sandland: Episode 1 - Summer's Kiss | Lacksee | Short film |
| 2011 | Terri | Terri Thompson | |
| 2011 | Lend Me a Whale | Jacob | Short film |
| 2012 | Fat Kid Rules the World | Troy | |
| 2012 | Boner Police: The Movie | Buster | Short film |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Justin | |
| 2013 | Nsfw | "Kayla" | Short film |
| 2014 | Unfriended | Ken Smith | |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Live Tinder Guy | |
| 2016 | Schlep | Jacob | |
| 2016 | Good Crazy | Jacob | Short film |
| 2018 | An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn | Lawrence Doggi | |
| 2018 | Please Stand By | Male Nurse | |
| 2018 | Funny Story | Tyler |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Huge | Dante Piznarski | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Bath Boys Comedy | Various | Television film |
| 2013 | Glee | Electra's D.P. | Episode: "Naked" |
| 2013 | Super Fun Night | MC | Episode: "Anything for Love" |
| 2014 | Interns | Jacob | Television mini-series; 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Residents Advisors | Charles | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Key & Peele | Improv #2 | Episode: "A Cappella Club" |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Son | Episode: "Kevin Bacon Wears a Blue Button Down Shirt and Brown Boots" |
| 2016 | Quality Sketch | Episode: "Mid-Century Modern Family" | |
| 2016 | CollegeHumor Originals | Brad / Hippie Guy | Guest roles; 2 episodes |
| 2016–present | Loosely Exactly Nicole | Devin | Recurring role (season 1); Main role (season 2) |
| 2017 | The UCB Show | Actor | Episode: "Twenty GIFs of Gifts" |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here | Male Heckler | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2021 | Superstore (TV series) | Frisco | Episode: "Biscuit" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gotham Independent Film Awards | Breakthrough Actor | Terri | Nominated |
References
- Terri – Press Notes, visitfilms.com, access date 26 April 2015
- 'Terri' star Jacob Wysocki asks, 'Why me?', latimes.com, access date 26 April 201
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