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Jake Busey

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  • Producer
  • Music Department
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Jake Busey
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L.A.'s Finest (2019–2020)
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Jake spent his childhood in sunny southern California, as well as a plethora of film sets around the country. His childhood similar to a "military brat", a series of strung-together extended-stay location shoots, alternating with tours on the road with his father's various bands and associates. In a world of gypsies & artists, spending many years on tour buses and side-stage-studying such acts as Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Little Feat, the Band, and Fleetwood Mac, Jake found his passion for music and performing live.

Busey entered the industry at the age of 5 in his first motion picture, Dustin Hoffman's opus, "Straight Time" (1977) playing Son to his father and Cathy Bates, . After finishing high school at Crossroads School, and college in Santa Barbara , Jake returned to L.A to study the craft of acting for film seriously. He started auditioning at 20yrs old, and booked his first role in a PBS film, "Shimmer", shot on location in Iowa. Slowly but surely bit parts playing supporting characters in independent films would follow. After a few years of hard work and little returns, He was Cast as the villain in Showtimes "rebel highway series" Motorcycle Gang, by Director John Milius. The film was part of an 8 film series, and drew great attention amongst the "up and coming actor" buzz of hollywood. He made his true debut to the big screen in 1994 alongside Stephen Dorff and Reese Witherspoon in grind house grunge film "SFW", but that Buzz caught the eye of Robert Zemekis & Peter Jackson which led jake to star opposite Michael J. Fox in the Frighteners. .soon after wrapping, big changes came from a 3 page monologue about religion vs. science, when he landed "Contact" with Jodi Foster and Matthew McConnaghey. Then "Enemy of the State", then Vince Gilligan scribed "Home Fries," and most memorably as the smart-mouthed Private Ace Levy in the Sci-Fi cult classic "Starship Troopers." Jake was a force to be reckoned with in the late 1990's A-list film market. Then in the early 21st century, after the great success of "Identity", Jake took some risks with projects, leaps of faith, stepping up into starring roles in such studio disasters as "Tomcats" and "the First 20million is always the hardest", Films hyped to glory among the Hollywood machine, which failed miserably, and left him needing to reassess his position . It was time for a break.some time away was needed.

After a few-year hiatus from acting as he pursued directing films, "road-tripping" the country , and playing in his band around hollywood, he was ready for his come-back. Jake blasted onscreen as a pyrotechnic specialist in the final season of FX's hit series "Justified", leaving many an audience member aghast, having thought he was a solid new addition to the show...alas, just a masterfully crafted cameo, blowing up in 30 seconds. When Robert Rodriguez cast him as the new Sex Machine for all three seasons of "From Dusk Till Dawn, Things started heating up again. In The History Channel mini-series "Texas Rising", Busey plays Samuel Wallace, the man credited with reciting the legendary warning, "Remember the Alamo!" directed by Roland Joffe.

His recent projects include "Mr. Robot", and Stranger Things", Showtime's "Ray Donovan", CBS television's "NCIS" Episode 346(1516) , ABC's "Marvels agents of S.H.E.I.L.D.., Episode 513 & 519, and in the summer of 2018 he made his return to the summer tent-pole event scene with 20th Century Fox's "the_Predator".

A bit of a modern-day Renaissance man, Jake's passions in life includes fatherhood, acting, desert racing, architecture, playing music, flying planes when necessary, and fabricating anything mechanical in his metal shop. .
BornJune 15, 1971
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  • Awards
    • 4 nominations

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Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Gary Busey, and Jake Busey in Straight Time (1978)
Jake Busey in Stranger Things (2016)
Jake Busey, Michael Park, Olan Montgomery, and Charles Casey in Stranger Things (2016)
Jake Busey in Stranger Things (2016)
Jake Busey in Conan (2010)
Casper Van Dien and Jake Busey in Starship Troopers (1997)
Jake Busey in Texas Rising (2015)
Jake Busey in Texas Rising (2015)
Jake Busey, Clare Hoak, and Adam Storke in Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Jake Busey in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)
Jake Busey, Robert Patrick, and D.J. Cotrona in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)
Jake Busey in The Frighteners (1996)

Known for

Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers
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  • Ace Levy
  • 1997
Identity (2003)
Identity
7.3
  • Robert Maine
  • 2003
Michael J. Fox in The Frighteners (1996)
The Frighteners
7.1
  • Johnny Bartlett
  • 1996
Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
Contact
7.5
  • Joseph
  • 1997

Credits

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Actor

  • The Legend of Johnny Jones
    • Deputy Godwin (rumored)
    • Pre-production
    • 2023
  • The Delano Files
    • Smith
    • Post-production
    • 2024
  • Black Zone
    • Dr. William Roberts
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • The Great American Action Hero
    • Senator MIchael Berry
    • Post-production
  • It Wants Blood 2
    • Veal Armstrong
    • In Production
  • Alask'Car
    • Billie
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Warriors of Stone
    • Idris
    • Pre-production
  • Man in the Long Black Coat
    • Owen Gibbons
    • Post-production
  • Scalper
    • Detective Hayden
    • Post-production
  • The Heavy
    • Tom
    • Pre-production
  • Jake Busey, Clare Kramer, Billy Armstrong, and Brook Sill in Chaos on the Farm (2023)
    Chaos on the Farm
    • Lawrence
    • TV Movie
    • 2023
  • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
    The Rookie: Feds
    • Rusty Filmore
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Pig Killer (2022)
    Pig Killer
    • Willy
    • 2022
  • Brooklin Michelle in Shooting Star (2022)
    Shooting Star
    • Mr. York
    • 2022
  • A Tale of Two Guns (2022)
    A Tale of Two Guns
    • McCloskey (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Bluegrass Spirits (2021)
    Bluegrass Spirits
    • Nicholas
    • 2021
  • DIVOS! (2020)
    DIVOS!
    • Mr. Kelly
    • 2020
  • Neal Bledsoe in A Soldier's Revenge (2020)
    A Soldier's Revenge
    • Captain McCalister
    • 2020
  • Rami Malek in Mr. Robot (2015)
    Mr. Robot
    • Freddy Lomax
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Adventures of Dally & Spanky (2019)
    Adventures of Dally & Spanky
    • Aaron
    • 2019
  • Swamp Thing (2019)
    Swamp Thing
    • Shaw
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    • Bruce
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ghost in the Graveyard (2019)
    Ghost in the Graveyard
    • Charlie Sullivan
    • 2019
  • Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union in L.A.'s Finest (2019)
    L.A.'s Finest
    • Bishop Duvall
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • The Predator (2018)
    The Predator
    • Keyes
    • 2018

Producer

  • The Heavy
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Cross (2011)
    Cross
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2011
  • The Rain Makers (2005)
    The Rain Makers
    • associate producer
    • 2005

Music Department

  • TORC: The Off-Road Championship (2010)
    TORC: The Off-Road Championship
    • performer: theme song
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Upside Down the Rabbit Holes of "Stranger Things"
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Upside Down the Rabbit Holes of "Stranger Things"
What We Know About "Stranger Things" Season 3... So Far
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What We Know About "Stranger Things" Season 3... So Far
What 'The Predator' Trailer Doesn't Show
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What 'The Predator' Trailer Doesn't Show
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Last Man Club
Last Man Club
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Last Man Club
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jacob Busey
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • June 15, 1971
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Parents
      Judy Busey
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Like his actor-father Gary, Jake is an instrument-rated private pilot. He earned his license in September 1997, after meeting the pilots of the helicopter he flew onscreen in Home Fries (1998).
  • Quotes
    [on his younger half-brother] Luke is an amazing uncle. He does a great job of keeping Autumn [Jake's daughter] safe and out of trouble. What can I say? Some kids grow up long before others; if it comes to that, they'll know...and that's when they step up.
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      His wicked smile

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