Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his roles as Jake Puckerman on the

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musical comedy-drama series ''

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'' and as Brandon Fletcher on the

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drama-thriller series '' Quantico''.

Early life

Artist was born in

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to Darrell and Judith Artist, and grew up in

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. His father is

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, while his mother is of

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descent. He has a younger sister named Jenna. He took lessons through the Community Music School in

. In 2010, Artist graduated from

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a semester early, and was accepted into the

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for dance. However, he declined Juilliard's offer to pursue an acting career.

Career

After high school graduation, Artist moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in an episode of '' Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures'' and in the television film '' Blue Lagoon: The Awakening''. In July 2012, he was cast in the

musical comedy-drama series ''

'' as Jake Puckerman, the younger half-brother of Noah "Puck" Puckerman. He began appearing in the fourth season premiere and was upgraded to the main cast for the fifth season. At the series' conclusion in 2015, he had featured in 36 episodes. In 2015, Artist joined the

drama-thriller series '' Quantico'', playing the role of Brandon Fletcher, an

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recruit at the training academy in

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. Artist guest starred as Todd Connors in the ninth episode of the FX horror anthology series '' American Horror Story: Roanoke''. He then starred alongside

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and

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in the thriller film ''

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''. Artist has a recurring role in the second season of '' The Arrangement'' as Wes Blaker. In 2019, Artist appeared in a recurring role as Isaac in the

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surreal comedy series '' Now Apocalypse'' from pioneering

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filmmaker

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. This was the third collaboration between Artist and Araki following his 2014 appearance in Araki's '' White Bird in a Blizzard'' as well as the 2015 short film ''Here Now''. He then starred alongside former '' Quantico'' co-star

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in the 2020

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comedy ''The Get Together''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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