birth_place name birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
worthing , sussex , england jonathan cake 31 august 1967 julianne children nicholson -lrb- 2004 -- present -rrb- ; 2 1993 - present jonathan cake
 jonathan james cake actor
jonathan cake

jonathan james cake -lrb- born 31 august 1967 -rrb- is an english actor who has worked on various tv programmes and series .
his notable screen roles include jack favell in `` rebecca '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , oswald mosley in `` mosley '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , japheth in the nbc television film `` noah 's ark '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , tyrannus in the abc miniseries `` empire '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , cole barker in the nbc tv show chuck and det. chuck vance on the abc hit drama-series desperate housewives -lrb- 2011 -- 2012 -rrb- .
he has also appeared in `` the tenant of wildfell hall '' , `` the jump '' , `` the american embassy '' , `` six degrees '' , `` law & order : criminal intent '' and `` law & order '' , among other tv programs .
his film credits include `` first knight '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , `` true blue '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , `` the one and only '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , `` brideshead revisited '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- and `` krews '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- .
cake has also performed with the royal shakespeare company and made his broadway debut in `` medea '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .
other stage productions he has appeared in include `` the mill on the floss '' , tennessee williams ' `` baby doll '' , `` doubt '' , `` coriolanus '' and `` cymbeline '' .
