Jake Wilson

Jake Wilson was born on May 14th 1982, in South Orange, New Jersey. He's an Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Producer and has worked on many films. He has written to small independant films which were hugely successfull, he has also been involved in compiling soundtracks to various movie's.
===Early Life===
Wilson was born in South Orange, New Jersey to an American family with irish connections. His father was a doctor and his mother was a kindergarten teacher. He has two older brothers and one older sister. He became obsessed with films from the age of 8 and has wanted to work in films since he was 10 years old. He attended the same school as Joey Rhodes and was in all the same classes as him, they soon became best friends and are still very close. 
===Career===
He got his first acting role at the age of 14 in a small independant film called Roses Are Red. He didn't get another acting role until he was 21 and worked at a restaurant while trying to get acting work. He got his big break when he finished the script for a film he had been working on since he was 16, Fox Searchlight agreed to fund the movie and the movie went on to earn $24 million, the film was called Manhattan Sky. He was then given a role in a new TV drama called Lonely Youths, The show aired for 9 seasons and Jake was reportedly earning $350,000 per episode. He recieved an award for the soundtrack to Manhattan Sky and has became just as well known for his soundtracks to his films. He has appeared in a string of high budget films and has also gained praise for his indepent films. He took on a new challenge when he was announced as an A&R man and Executive Vice President for Junction Records.
===Personal Life===
He has lots of famous friends from both music and film. He is close friends with Max Armstrong and Joey Rhodes. He has also dated a couple of famous women in the past. He lives in Manhattan, New York.
He's friends with Danny Allen. In November 2010 he began dating the well known popstar Brittany Knoxville.
===Filmography===
Actor
*Roses Are Red (1996) (Film)
*Manhattan Sky (2003) (Film)
*Lonely Youths (2004 - 2009) (TV Show)
*Darkness Has No Name (2006) (Film)
*Revelations: Young Lust (2009) (Film)
*Revelations: Grace & Dreams (2010) (Film)
*New York Scene (2010) (Film) 
Writer
*Manhattan Sky (2003) (Film)
*Darkness Has No Name (2006) (Film)
*New York Scene (2010) (Film)
Director
*Manhattan Sky (2003) (Film)
*Revelations: Young Lust (2009) (Film)
*Revelations: Grace & Dreams (2010) (Film)
Soundtrack Producer
*Manhattan Sky (2003) (Film)
*Darkness Has No Name (2006) (Film)
*Don't Look Back (2006) (Film)
*Home Sweet Home (2008) (Film)
*Revelations: Young Lust (2009) (Film)
*Revelations: Grace & Dreams (2010) (Film)
===Awards===
*COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist [Manhattan Sky] (2003)
*COFCA Award - Best New Director [Manhattan Sky] (2003)
*Grammy Award - Best Soundtrack [Manhattan Sky] (2003)
*Emmy Award - Best Actor In A Comedy Series [Lonely Youths] (2005), (2007), (2009)
*MTV Awards - Best Male Performance [Revelations: Young Lust] (2009)
*Teen Choice Award - Best Drama [Revelations: Young Lust] (2009)
*Teen Choice Award - Best Soundtrack [Revelations: Young Lust] (2009)