Jacob Weary (born February 14, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for his role as
Luke Snyder in the
CBS soap opera ''
As the World Turns'', Vince Keeler in
NBC's action-drama series ''
Chicago Fire'', and for his role as Kevin Lebow in ''
Fred: The Movie'' (2010), its two sequels, and the television adaptation,
Nickelodeon's ''
Fred: The Show''. He currently stars as Deran Cody in the
TNT drama series ''
Animal Kingdom'', based on the Australian
film of the same name.
Career
Acting
Weary initially made a guest appearance on the long-running
CBS soap opera ''
Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...
'' in 2002, in which his mother, actress
Kim Zimmer, portrayed
Reva Shayne. After guest appearances on ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''
Listen Up!'', he was cast as
Luke Snyder on another of CBS's long-running soaps, ''
As the World Turns''. He would remain with the show until December 2005, when actor
Van Hansis stepped into the role after Weary left to focus on his schoolwork.
After making his film debut as a hall monitor in ''
Assassination of a High School President
''Assassination of a High School President'' is a 2008 American neo noir comedy film directed by Brett Simon and starring Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Emily Meade and Michael Rapaport. It was written by Tim Calpin and Kevin Jak ...
'' in 2008, Weary was cast as Kevin Lebow, a central antagonist in the films ''
Fred: The Movie'' (2010), ''
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred'' (2011), ''
Fred 3: Camp Fred'' (2012), and the
Nickelodeon television adaptation, ''
Fred: The Show''. Weary has since appeared as Sal in Kaare Anderson's 2010 film ''
Altitude'' and Hugh in the 2015 horror-thriller ''
It Follows''.
Weary currently stars as Deran Cody in the
TNT criminal drama ''
Animal Kingdom'', based on the 2010 Australian
film of the same name.
Personal life
Weary was born in
Trenton, New Jersey, to
Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress
Kim Zimmer and actor and director Allen Cudney "A.C." Weary. He married his longtime girlfriend Vera Bulder in October 2019.
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
References
External links
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1990 births
Male actors from New Jersey
American male child actors
American male film actors
American hip hop musicians
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
Living people
Musicians from Trenton, New Jersey
Actors from Trenton, New Jersey
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American musicians