Jake Thomas (born January 30, 1990) is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Matt McGuire, the title character's younger brother, in the Disney Channel show ''

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'' (2001–04). In 2002, he won a

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for supporting actor for his performance in ''

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'' (2001). He also appeared in ''

Cory in the House ''Cory in the House'' is an American television sitcom which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007, to September 12, 2008, and was a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the Disney Channel show ''That's So Raven''. The show focuses on C ...

'' (2007–08), playing the role of Jason Stickler.

Biography

Thomas was born in

Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...

, the son of Kim Simmons Thomas, a television reporter and writer, and Bob Thomas, a radio personality, actor and writer. The youngest of three children, he has two older siblings. Thomas attended

Farragut High School Farragut High School, located at 11237 Kingston Pike, serves as a high school in Farragut, a suburb of Knoxville, Tennessee. Knox County Schools, the unified Knox County, Tennessee school district, operates the school. The school serves the ma ...

, and graduated from

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

with a degree in screenwriting and Japanese. He is best known for his role as Matt McGuire, the younger brother on ''

'', which ran from 2001 to 2004 on

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...

. He was set to reprise the role in the series’ continuation on

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although the show was later cancelled in December 2020 before it could be released. Thomas has appeared in numerous television shows and movies, including playing Eric Miller in the ''

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'' episode "Wannabe", a young

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in the television movie ''Hefner: Unauthorized'', ''

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'' and had a recurring role in ''

'' as

Jason Stickler ''Cory in the House'' is an American television sitcom which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007, to September 12, 2008, and was a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the Disney Channel show ''That's So Raven''. The show focuses on C ...

. Thomas also works as a commercial photographer and director. Thomas travels between Los Angeles and

Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Jake 1990 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Tennessee Farragut High School alumni People from Knoxville, Tennessee 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors