Jake Manley (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Jack Morton in the

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series '' The Order'', Brad in the

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'', Shane in '' A Dog’s Journey'' (2019), George Waller in ''

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'' (2019), Dean Taylor in '' Infamous'' (2020) and York in ''

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'' (2020).

Early life

Manley was born in

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. During his formative years, he attended River Oaks Public School where he amazed his class mates with his skateboarding tricks and later graduated from Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School.

Career

In 2012, Manley made his acting debut in the CW drama series, '' Beauty & the Beast''. Following on from his first role, Manley won other roles on a variety of TV shows including ''

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'', '' Heroes Reborn'', ''

'' and ''

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''. In 2017, it was reported that Manley would star alongside

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and

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in the film ''

''. On April 17, 2018, it was announced by Deadline that Manley would star in a main role as Jack Morton in the

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series, '' The Order''. In 2019, Manley starred as Willie West in

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's war film '' Midway''. In May 2019, Manley was cast in the Netflix romantic comedy ''

''. In the same month, it was announced that Manley would star alongside

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in the heist thriller film '' Infamous''. The film was released on June 12, 2020.

Personal life

Manley began dating actress Jocelyn Hudon in 2015. The couple got engaged on August 26, 2020. Currently, they reside in

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manley, Jake 1991 births Living people Canadian male television actors Canadian male film actors 21st-century Canadian male actors