Occupation Actor, singer, dancer Height 1.88 m Years active 2011–present Nationality American | Name Jacob Artist Siblings Anthony Artist Role Actor | |
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Born October 17, 1992 (age 31) ( 1992-10-17 ) Buffalo, New York Movies Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Parents Judith Artist, Darrell Artist Similar People Blake Jenner, Becca Tobin, Melissa Benoist, Alex Newell, Chord Overstreet Profiles | ||
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Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He joined the cast of the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee in the fourth season, portraying Jake Puckerman. Recently, he starred in the role of Brandon Fletcher in the drama-thriller series Quantico on ABC.
Contents
- Glee rapid fire jenna chord jacob
- Glee Interview with Jacob Artist and Melissa Benoist
- Early life
- Career
- Filmography
- References
Glee - Interview with Jacob Artist and Melissa Benoist
Early life
Artist was born in Williamsville, New York to Darrell and Judith Artist. His father is African American, while his mother is of Polish descent. He has a younger sister named Jenna. He took voice lessons through the Community Music School in Buffalo, New York.
In 2010, Artist graduated from Williamsville South High School a semester early, and was accepted into the Juilliard School for dance. However, he turned Juilliard down to pursue an acting career.
Career
After graduation, Artist moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in an episode of Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures and in the television film Blue Lagoon: The Awakening. In July 2012, he was cast in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee as Jake Puckerman, the younger half-brother of Noah "Puck" Puckerman. He began appearing in the fourth season premiere, and was upgraded to the main cast for the fifth season. At the series' conclusion in 2015, he had featured in 36 episodes.
In 2015, Artist joined the ABC drama-thriller series Quantico, playing the role of Brandon Fletcher, an FBI recruit at the training academy in Quantico, Virginia. Artist guest starred as Todd Connors in the ninth episode of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story: Roanoke. He will star alongside John Cusack in the thriller film Blood Money. Artist will have a recurring role in the upcoming second season of The Arrangement as Wes Blaker.