Jake Weary
Jacob Weary (born February 14, 1990) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter and music producer. He is known for his role as Luke Snyder in the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns", Vince Keeler in NBC's action-drama series "Chicago Fire", and for his role as Kevin in "" (2010), its two sequels, and the television adaptation, Nickelodeon's "". He currently stars as Deran Cody in the TNT drama series "Animal Kingdom", based on the Australian film of the same name. Career. Acting. Weary initially made 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 "" 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 was cast as Kevin, a central antagonist in the films "" (2010), "" (2011), "" (2012), and the Nickelodeon television  adaptation, "". Weary has since appeared as Sal in Kaare Anderson's 2010 film "Altitude" and Hugh in the 2015 horror-thriller "It Follows". Weary currently stars as Deran Cody in the TNT criminal drama "Animal Kingdom", based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name. Music. In addition to his acting career, Weary has been writing, producing and recording his own music since the age of 12. Under the pseudonym "Agendas", he released a self-titled EP in July 2011, followed by a sophomore effort titled "Tones" on June 16, 2012. He now currently produces music under his name , with an untitled new album due out in summer 2016. Personal 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. He married his long time girlfriend Vera Bulder in October 2019.