Jake McDorman

Biography

John Allen McDorman IV (born July 8, 1986) is an American actor best known for the 2014 film American Sniper and starring on television shows such as CBS' Limitless (2015–2016) and the Disney+ historical drama The Right Stuff as Alan Shepard. He is also well known for his roles on the ABC Family comedy-drama Greek (2007–2011), the fourth season of the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless (2014), the revival of the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (2018), and FX's What We Do in the Shadows. Most recently he was seen on Hulu's award winning Dopesick. He is currently starring in Peacock's A.I. mind-bending drama series Mrs. Davis opposite Betty Gilpin.

Known For

House

Dan

Shameless

Mike Pratt

CSI: Miami

Carl Thornton

Cold Case

Tanner

What We Do in the Shadows

Jeff Suckler

Greek

Evan Chambers

The Newsroom

Tate Brady

Quintuplets

Parker Chase

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2022	Jerry & Marge Go Large	Doug
2020	Happiest Season	Connor
2018	Unlovable	Jesse
2018	Ideal Home	Beau
2018	The Escape of Prisoner 614	Thurman Hayford
2017	Lady Bird	Mr. Bruno
2016	Me Him Her	Griffin
2015	See You In Valhalla	Magnus Burwood
2015	Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story	Charlie MacNeel
2014	American Sniper	Biggles
2011	The Craigslist Killer	Phillip Markoff
2007	Live Free or Die Hard	Jim
2006	Aquamarine	Raymond
2006	Bring It On: All or Nothing	Brad Warner
2005	Echoes of Innocence	Dave
	Spring Bloom	Chef

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Class of '09	Murphy
2023	Mrs. Davis	Preston Wiley
2021	Dopesick	John Brownlee
2020	The Right Stuff	Alan Shephard
2019	What We Do in the Shadows	Jeff Suckler
2019	Watchmen	Nelson Gardner
2018	Murphy Brown	Avery Brown
2015	Limitless	Brian Finch
2014	Manhattan Love Story	Peter
2012	Are You There, Chelsea?	Rick Miller
2012	The Newsroom	Tate Brady
2011	Shameless	Mike Pratt
2007	Greek	Evan Chambers
2004	House	Dan
2004	Quintuplets	Parker Chase
2003	Cold Case	Tanner
2002	CSI: Miami	Carl Thornton