Chosen Jacobs is an American actor, singer, songwriter, musician and rapper best known for his recurring role as
Will Grover on the
CBS television series ''
Hawaii Five-0'' and his role as Mike Hanlon in the 2017 film adaptation of the
Stephen King
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novel
''It'', and its follow-up ''
It Chapter Two''.
Life and career
Jacobs was born in
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...
on July 1, but moved at a young age to
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
, where he was raised.
He got his name from when his father heard a baby say something that sounded like "chosen." Jacobs started off as a musician, singing and playing the guitar and piano. He started acting when his mother enrolled him in theatre classes. His first acting role was in a commercial for
Hot Wheels.
In 2015, he moved to
Hollywood to further his music and acting career.
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards and nominations
* Endless Mountains Film Festival
** 2016 — Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie — ''Remnants'' (Won)
** 2018 —
MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (with Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Lieberher, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff and Jeremy Ray Taylor) (Won)
References
External links
*
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Living people
21st-century American male actors
Actors from Springfield, Massachusetts
African-American male child actors
21st-century African-American male actors
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Year of birth missing (living people)