# Jake Austin Walker

Jake Austin Walker (born June 24, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Jared Talbot in the Sundance series Rectify (2013–2016), Henry King Jr. in the DC Universe series Stargirl (2020–2021), and Liam Sadusky in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History.

## Life and career

Walker was born in Hickory, Mississippi. He is also a pop musician. Walker began his acting career in 2006 as a child actor when he appeared on the late-night talk show Talkshow with Spike Feresten. The same year, he worked in two series: 'Til Death as Classroom Kid and Bones as Matty. In the 2008 short film Miss Dirt, he played the character of Miss Dirt's Bully. In the 2008 docudrama film, Front of the Class, where he played the antagonist role of Young Brad's Bully.
In 2009, Walker made his film debut in the black comedy film I Love You Phillip Morris starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. He played the role of Tim at the age of 10 in the action miniseries Impact. In the 2009 short film The Macabre World of Lavender Williams, he played the antagonist role of Lavender William's bully. He played the uncredited role as Older Orphan Boy in the coming-of-age film Alabama Moon. In 2010, Walker played the character of J.J. in the sci-fi horror film House of Bones.. He played the role of Trevor in the satirical thriller film Burning Palms and also played the role of Dennis in the comedy film Knucklehead.
In 2011, Walker plays Ted in the crime comedy film The Chaperone and in the 2012 horror film No One Lives as Older boy. In 2013, Walker played the recurring and main role of Jared Talbot in the drama series Rectify. In the 2015 short film TheCavKid, he played the role of Zack. In 2016, Walker appeared in the horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead as Seth Geary.
In 2018, Walker played the guest role as Sam Stoller in the action drama series Lethal Weapon. He was cast to play the main role in the teen drama web series Five Points alongside Hayley Kiyoko and Madison Pettis, in which he played the character as Alex Baker.
In 2020, Walker appeared on the first season of the DC Universe and The CW series Stargirl alongside Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman, Trae Romano and Meg DeLacy, in which he played the character of Henry King Jr./Brainwave. He played Jeremy in the comedy/drama film Butter starring Alex Kersting, McKaley Miller, Adain Bradley and Jack Griffo, which was released in March 7, 2020 and also was released on VOD and select theaters by Blue Fox Entertainment on February 25, 2022.
In 2021, Walker was cast to play the role in the sports film 12 Mighty Orphans, in which he played Hardy Brown. He played one of the guest roles as Kyle Richter in the legal/crime drama series Truth Be Told.
In 2022, Walker was cast to play the main role in the action-adventure series National Treasure: Edge of History alongside Lisette Olivera, Zuri Reed, Antonio Cipriano and Jordan Rodrigues, he played the role of Liam Sadusky. He played the role of Eric Olsen in the comedy drama series Tiny Beautiful Things.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Miss Dirt | Miss Dirt's Bully | Short film |
| 2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Church Boy | Uncredited role |
| 2009 | The Macabre World of Lavender Williams | Lavender William's bully | Short film |
| 2009 | Alabama Moon | Older Orphan Boy | Uncredited role |
| 2010 | Burning Palms | Trevor | |
| 2010 | Knucklehead | Dennis | |
| 2011 | The Chaperone | Ted | |
| 2012 | No One Lives | Older boy | |
| 2015 | TheCavKid | Zack | Short film |
| 2020 | Butter | Jeremy | |
| 2021 | 12 Mighty Orphans | Hardy Brown | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Talkshow with Spike Feresten | Co-Star | Episode: "Fred Willard" |
| 2007 | 'Til Death | Classroom Kid | Episode: "I Heart Woodcocks" |
| 2007 | Bones | Matty | Episode: "Mummy in the Maze" |
| 2008 | Front of the Class | Young Brad's Bully | TV movie |
| 2009 | Impact | Tim - 10 Years Old | Episode 2 |
| 2010 | House of Bones | J.J. | TV movie |
| 2013-2016 | Rectify | Jared Talbot | Recurring role (season 1) Main role (seasons 2–4) |
| 2016 | Fear the Walking Dead | Seth Geary | Episode: "We All Fall Down" |
| 2018 | Lethal Weapon | Sam Stoller | Episode: "Frankie Comes to Hollywood" |
| 2018 | Five Points | Alex Baker | Main role (season 1) |
| 2020-2021 | Stargirl | Henry King Jr. | Main role (season 1) Guest role (season 2) |
| 2021 | Truth Be Told | Kyle Richter | Episode: "Brick by Brick It Also Falls" |
| 2022-2023 | National Treasure: Edge of History | Liam Sadusky | |
| 2023 | Tiny Beautiful Things | Eric Olsen | Episode: "The Nose" |

## Discography
### EPs

List of extended plays :
| Title | Details |
| Lost Nights | Released: September 18, 2020 Label: Santa Monica Recordings Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Thinking Backwards | Released: June 7, 2024 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "I'm Ready" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Rolling Stones" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Last Dance" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Fuck Love" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Need You Now" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Company" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Over You" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Not Ok" | 2020 | Lost Nights |
| "Magnolia" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "The Best Thing" | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Changed Man" | 2024 | Thinking Backwards |
| "Lullaby" | 2024 | Thinking Backwards |
| "Suffer" | 2024 | Thinking Backwards |

### Other appearances

| Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
| "Be Brave" | 2023 | — | National Treasure: Edge of History (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Hey Dreamer" | 2023 | — | National Treasure: Edge of History (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Suspicious Minds" | 2023 | — | National Treasure: Edge of History (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "I Miss That Van" | 2023 | — | National Treasure: Edge of History (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Shame on Me" | 2023 | — | National Treasure: Edge of History (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Beside Me, Besides You | 2023 | — | National Treasure: Edge of History (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |