Portrait of Jake McDorman

Jake McDorman

Acting

Biography

John Allen McDorman IV (born July 8, 1986) is an American actor best known for the 2014 film American Sniper and starring on television shows such as CBS' Limitless (2015–2016) and the Disney+ historical drama The Right Stuff as Alan Shepard. He is also well known for his roles on the ABC Family comedy-drama Greek (2007–2011), the fourth season of the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless (2014), the revival of the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (2018), and FX's What We Do in the Shadows. Most recently he was seen on Hulu's award winning Dopesick. He is currently starring in Peacock's A.I. mind-bending drama series Mrs. Davis opposite Betty Gilpin.

Born: July 8, 1986

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

Filmography

2023
Class of '09

as Murphy

2023
Mrs. Davis

as Preston Wiley

2021
Dopesick

as John Brownlee

2020
2020
The Right Stuff

as Alan Shephard

2019
Watchmen

as Nelson Gardner

2019
2018
Unlovable

as Jesse

2018
Murphy Brown

as Avery Brown

2018
Ideal Home

as Beau

2018
The Escape of Prisoner 614

as Thurman Hayford

2017
Lady Bird

as Mr. Bruno

2016
Me Him Her

as Griffin

2015
Limitless

as Brian Finch

2015
See You In Valhalla

as Magnus Burwood

2014
American Sniper

as Biggles

2012
The Newsroom

as Tate Brady

2012
2011
Shameless

as Mike Pratt

2011
The Craigslist Killer

as Phillip Markoff

2007
Greek

as Evan Chambers

2006
2006
Aquamarine

as Raymond

2004
House

as Dan

2004
Quintuplets

as Parker Chase

2003
Cold Case

as Tanner

2002
CSI: Miami

as Carl Thornton