Jake Stormoen is an American actor known for his role as Dagen in the ''
Mythica
''Mythica'' was a never-released massively multiplayer online role-playing game (or "MMORPG") based on Norse mythology. It was under development by Microsoft Game Studios (MGS) for Windows-running PCs until it was cancelled in early 2004. The game ...
'' film series and as Captain Garret Spears in the fantasy-adventure drama television series ''
The Outpost
Outpost may refer to:
Places
* Outpost (military), a detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main force or formation, usually at a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
* Border outpost, an outpost maintained by a so ...
.''
Early life and career
Jacob Leif Stormoen was born in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota, US.
to parents of Norwegian descent. Stormoen grew up in Minneapolis along with his younger sister Anna Stormoen.
After graduating from high school in the U.S, he enrolled at the
University of Southern Queensland in
Toowoomba,
, Australia,
where he obtained a Bsc Arts in Creative Media.
After being a waiter for 6 months, he returned to the United States, to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting.
Stormoen is friends with
Kristian Nairn, the actor who plays Hodor in ''
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
'',
the friendship developed online whilst in High school, playing World of Warcraft (World of Warcraft, WoW).
Stormoen later co-starred with Nairn in the Kurt Knight horror thriller film ''The Appearance'' in 2018.
In 2015, Stormoen won the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ award at the Utah Film Festival for his performance as Airk in the fantasy film ''The Christmas Dragon''.
Apart from acting, he has also worked as a writer and associate producer in a couple of short films.
In 2014, Stormoen landed his first major role as Dagen in the Arrowstorm fantasy-adventure drama film ''Mythica: A Quest for Heroes'',
a franchise where he starred in 4 more films, ''Mythica: The Necromancer'' and ''Mythica: The Darkspore'' in 2015,
then ''Mythica: The Godslayer'' and ''Mythica: The Iron Crown'' in 2016.
Stormoen's inherent love for and being a life-long fan of fantasy and science fiction, is the main reason why he enjoys working for the Utah-based production company, Arrowstorm Entertainment, because they specialise in that genre.
In 2018, Stormoen continued his success with Arrowstorm Entertainment in a lead role as Captain Garret Spears in The CW's fantasy-adventure drama television series ''
The Outpost
Outpost may refer to:
Places
* Outpost (military), a detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main force or formation, usually at a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
* Border outpost, an outpost maintained by a so ...
'', alongside Jessica Green (actress), Jessica Green and Anand Desai-Barochia.
The CW announced that series 3 of ''
The Outpost
Outpost may refer to:
Places
* Outpost (military), a detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main force or formation, usually at a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
* Border outpost, an outpost maintained by a so ...
'' will be extended by a further 13 episodes in 2020.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Video
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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21st-century American actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Minneapolis
Male actors from Minnesota
Actors from Minneapolis
People from Minnesota
University of Southern Queensland alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)