Jake Manley (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Jack Morton in the
Netflix
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Holidate
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'' (2020).
Early life
Manley was born in
Oakville, Ontario
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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 ''
Cracked
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American Gods
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''.
In 2017, it was reported that Manley would star alongside Gage Munroe and
Dylan Everett
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in the film '' Brotherhood''.
On April 17, 2018, it was announced by Deadline that Manley would star in a main role as Jack Morton in the
Netflix
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drama
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series, '' The Order''.
In 2019, Manley starred as Willie West in
Roland Emmerich
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's war film '' Midway''.
In May 2019, Manley was cast in the Netflix romantic comedy ''
Holidate
''Holidate'' is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by John Whitesell and written by Tiffany Paulsen. It stars Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Jake Manley, Jessica Capshaw, Andrew Bachelor, Frances Fisher, Manish Dayal and Kristin Chenowe ...
''. In the same month, it was announced that Manley would star alongside
Bella Thorne
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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
Jocelyn Hudon (born November 18, 1994) is a Canadian actress.
Hudon trained at the National Ballet School of Canada. The couple got engaged on August 26, 2020. They eloped in Las Vegas on Halloween 2021. Currently, they reside in
Los Angeles, California
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