Biography
Born in Chicago and a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Jake Johnson has emerged as a captivating actor on the rise with hilarious and engaging performances on both the big and small screen. He stars opposite Zooey Deschanel on Fox's hit comedy series "New Girl,", and was seen on the big screen in Joe Swanberg's independent film "Drinking Buddies" in which he stars opposite Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick and Ron Livingston.
Johnson took part on Luke Greenfield's "Let's Be Cops" for Fox, in which he stars alongside Damon Wayans, Jr. His other credits include co-starring with Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in "21 Jump Street," opposite Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass in Colin Trevorrow's film "Safety Not Guaranteed," alongside Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman in Paramount's "No Strings Attached" directed by Ivan Reitman; the independent film "Ceremony" opposite Uma Thurman and Michael Angarano; and in Nick Jasenovic's "Paper Heart" with Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera.
Provenance Pictures
Actor
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2025 |
Wildwood |
2023 |
Self Reliance |
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse |
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2021 |
Ride the Eagle |
2018 |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
Tag |
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2017 |
Smurfs: The Lost Village |
The Mummy |
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Win It All |
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2016 |
Joshy |
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates |
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2015 |
Digging for Fire |
Jurassic World |
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2014 |
Let's Be Cops |
Neighbors |
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The Lego Movie |
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2013 |
Ass Backwards |
Drinking Buddies |
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The Pretty One |
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2012 |
21 Jump Street |
Junk |
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Safety Not Guaranteed |
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2011 |
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas |
No Strings Attached |
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2010 |
Get Him to the Greek |
Spilt Milk |
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2009 |
Paper Heart |
2008 |
Redbelt |
2007 |
Bunny Whipped |
This Is My Friend (TV movie) |
Documentaries | |
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2017 |
Becoming Bond |
Short | |
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2018 |
To Plant a Flag |
Director
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2023 |
Self Reliance |
Series | |
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2016 |
New Girl |
Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt (S05E05) |
Screenwriter
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2023 |
Self Reliance |
2021 |
Ride the Eagle |
2017 |
Win It All |
2015 |
Digging for Fire |
Producer
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2023 |
Self Reliance |
2021 |
Ride the Eagle |
2017 |
Win It All |
Performer
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2020 |
Movies That Changed My Life |
2019 |
The Kelly Clarkson Show |
2018 |
GMA Day |
2016 |
The Earliest Show |
2014 |
Guys Choice Awards 2014 |
2013 |
The Writers' Room |
2012 |
Steve Harvey |
1994 |
WGN Morning News |