# Jake Weary

Jacob Weary (born February 14, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for starring as Deran Cody in the TNT drama series Animal Kingdom. Other notable roles include his run as Luke Snyder in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, Vince Keeler in NBC's action-drama series Chicago Fire, and in horror films It Follows (2014) and It Chapter Two (2019).

## Early life

Weary was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Kim Zimmer and actor and director Allen Cudney "A.C." Weary.

## Career

Weary's first acting roles included a guest appearance on the long-running CBS soap opera Guiding Light in 2002, in which his mother, actress Kim Zimmer, portrayed Reva Shayne. After guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Listen Up, he was cast as Luke Snyder on another of CBS's long-running soaps, As the World Turns. He would remain with the show until December 2005, when actor Van Hansis stepped into the role after Weary left to focus on his schoolwork.
After making his film debut as a hall monitor in Assassination of a High School President in 2008, Weary has since appeared as Sal in Kaare Anderson's 2010 film Altitude and Hugh in the 2015 horror-thriller It Follows.
Weary starred as Deran Cody in the TNT criminal drama Animal Kingdom, based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name.

## Personal life

Weary married his longtime girlfriend Vera Bulder in 2019. They have one child.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008 | Assassination of a High School President | Hall Monitor |
| 2010 | Altitude | Sal |
| 2014 | Zombeavers | Tommy |
| 2014 | It Follows | Hugh / Jeff |
| 2016 | Message from the King | Bill |
| 2017 | Tomato Red | Sammy |
| 2017 | Smartass | Mickey |
| 2019 | Finding Steve McQueen | Tommy Barber |
| 2019 | It Chapter Two | John "Webby" Garton |
| 2021 | The Ultimate Playlist of Noise | Benjie |
| 2021 | The Birthday Cake | Agent Pete |
| 2021 | Rushed | Steven Croission |
| 2022 | How to Blow Up a Pipeline | Dwayne |
| 2022 | Measure of Revenge | Curtis |
| 2022 | Alone at Night | Jake |
| 2023 | Bleeding Love | Kip |
| 2024 | Trigger Warning | Elvis |
| 2024 | Oh, Canada | Stanley |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Guiding Light | Jake | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Shane Madden | Episode: "Head" |
| 2004 | Listen Up | Slacker Kid | Episode: "Grandmaster of the Wolfhunt" |
| 2005 | As the World Turns | Luke Snyder | 60 episodes |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tim Stenton | Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours" |
| 2005 | Testing Bob | Harris | Television movie |
| 2005 | Party Planner with David Tutera | Himself | Episode: "Meet the Soap Stars" |
| 2009 | Three Rivers | T.J. Russo | Episode: "Where We Lie" |
| 2010 | Fred: The Movie | Kevin Lebow | Television movie |
| 2011 | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Kevin Lebow | Television movie |
| 2012 | Fred 3: Camp Fred | Kevin Lebow | Television movie |
| 2012 | Fred: The Show | Kevin Lebow | Main cast |
| 2013 | Escape from Polygamy | Micah | Television movie |
| 2014 | Chicago Fire | Vince Keeler | Episodes: "Keep Your Mouth Shut", "Virgin Skin", "Tonight's the Night" |
| 2014 | Stalker | Bobby Hughes | Episode: "The Haunting" |
| 2014–2015 | Pretty Little Liars | Cyrus Petrillo | Recurring role (season 5; 4 episodes) |
| 2015 | A Deadly Adoption | Dwayne Tisdale | Television movie |
| 2016–2022 | Animal Kingdom | Deran Cody | Main cast |
| 2025 | The Walking Dead: Dead City | Christos | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011–2012 | It's Fred | Kevin (voice) | |