John Allen McDorman IV (born July 8, 1986) is an American actor. On television, he headlined the

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comedy-drama '' Limitless'' (2015–2016) and was the male lead of the sitcoms ''

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'' (2012) and ''

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'' (2014). He was also a series regular on the

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comedy-drama ''

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'' (2007–2011), the fourth season of the

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comedy-drama '' Shameless'' (2014), the revival of the CBS sitcom ''

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'' (2018), and the

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historical drama '' The Right Stuff'' (2020) as

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Early life

McDorman was born in

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, the son of Deborah Gale (

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Stallings) and John Allen McDorman III. He has a younger sister, Morgan, and an older half-sister, Amanda. McDorman studied acting at the Dallas Young Actors Studio and Nancy Chartier's Film and Acting Studio. He attended

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, Westwood Junior High and Northwood Hills Elementary in

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Career

McDorman starred in the

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sitcom ''

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'' from 2004 to 2005, and later guest-starred on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He made his film debut in the 2005 thriller ''

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'', and later has appeared in '' Aquamarine'', '' Bring It On: All or Nothing'' and ''

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''. From 2007 to 2011, McDorman starred as Evan Chambers in the

teen drama series ''

''. He also played the lead role in the 2011

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''. In 2012, McDorman played the male lead role opposite

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in the short-lived

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sitcom ''

''. He later joined the cast of

comedy-drama, '' Shameless'' as Mike Pratt. He starred in the film ''See You in Valhalla'' opposite

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, and in 2014 co-starred in

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's film ''

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''. Also in 2014, McDorman was cast in the male lead role opposite

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in the

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romantic comedy series, ''

''. In 2015, he starred in CBS's '' Limitless'' as Brian Finch, a young man who uses a mysterious drug called "NZT" to enhance his intelligence to help the

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solve cases. The TV series continued the story of the motion picture of the same name. The show was cancelled after one season.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McDorman, Jake 1986 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Dallas 21st-century American male actors