Acting · Dallas, Texas, USA · Born July 8, 1986
John Allen 'Jake' McDorman IV (born July 8, 1986) is an American actor best known for the 2014 film American Sniper and starring on television shows such as CBS' Limitless (2015–2016) and the Disney+ historical drama The Right Stuff as Alan Shepard. He is also well known for his roles on the ABC Family comedy-drama Greek (2007–2011), the fourth season of the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless (2014), the revival of the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (2018), and FX's What We Do in the Shadows.
MovieNight Always Comes
2025
as Jack
TVClass of '09
2023
as Murphy
TVMrs. Davis
2023
as Preston Wiley
MovieJerry & Marge Go Large
2022
as Doug
TVDopesick
2021
as John Brownlee
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2020
as Connor
TVThe Right Stuff
2020
as Alan Shephard
TVWatchmen
2019
as Nelson Gardner
TVWhat We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Jeff Suckler
MovieUnlovable
2018
as Jesse
TVMurphy Brown
2018
as Avery Brown
MovieIdeal Home
2018
as Beau
MovieThe Escape of Prisoner 614
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as Thurman Hayford
MovieLady Bird
2017
as Mr. Bruno
MovieMe Him Her
2016
as Griffin
TVLimitless
2015
as Brian Finch
MovieSee You In Valhalla
2015
as Magnus Burwood
MovieAlways Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
2015
as Charlie MacNeel
MovieAmerican Sniper
2014
as Biggles
TVManhattan Love Story
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as Peter
TVThe Newsroom
2012
as Tate Brady
TVAre You There, Chelsea?
2012
as Rick Miller
TVShameless
2011
as Mike Pratt
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2011
as Phillip Markoff
TVGreek
2007
as Evan Chambers
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2007
as Jim
MovieBring It On: All or Nothing
2006
as Brad Warner
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2006
as Raymond
MovieEchoes of Innocence
2005
as Dave
TVHouse
2004
as Dan
TVQuintuplets
2004
as Parker Chase
TVCold Case
2003
as Tanner
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Carl Thornton
Spring Bloom
as Chef
MovieOne Last Round
