Jake T. Weber (born 12 March 1963) is an English actor. He is known in film for his role as Michael in '' Dawn of the Dead'' and for his role as Drew in '' Meet Joe Black''. On television, he is best known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the popular drama series '' Medium''.
In 2001 and 2002, Weber was a series regular in HBO's '' The Mind of the Married Man'' and made guest appearances on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and ''
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London
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, England, to Susan Ann Caroline (née Coriat), a
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socialite, and husband Thomas Evelyn "Tommy" Weber (originally Thomas Ejnar Arkner), a racing driver who also came from a wealthy family. His father was born in
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, of Danish and English descent. Weber's maternal grandfather, Robert Coriat, who was born in
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,
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schizophrenia
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, and died at age 27 of a drug overdose when Weber was eight years old. His father, who sold various illegal drugs and utilized both his sons in
trafficking
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, sold drugs to numerous international destinations and struggled with substance addiction until his death in 2006 at age 67.
In 1971, Weber's father took him and his brother to stay for a period at Villa Nellcôte, where the
Rolling Stones
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. Later, he went to the
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with the Dissipated Eight and majored in English literature and political science, graduating with a B.A. '' cum laude'' in 1986. He attended
The Juilliard School
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's Drama Division as a member of ''Group 19'' (1986–1990), which also included Laura Linney and Jeanne Tripplehorn. He also studied at
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Cannes film festival
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, as part of the Directors' Fortnight at the launching of the rock 'n roll documentary, '' Stones in Exile'', singer Mick Jagger spoke to the crowd about the months of drug-fuelled recording sessions that produced the Stones' classic 1972 album '' Exile on Main Street''. Jagger joked about the rarely seen original footage that reveals eight-year-old Weber rolling marijuana joints for them. Weber has reportedly stated that his drug-dealing father brought him to Keith Richards's rented French villa, Nellcôte, in the seaside town of Villefranche-sur-Mer near
Nice
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('' A Stranger Among Us'', 1992), Alan J. Pakula ('' The Pelican Brief'', 1993) and Martin Brest ('' Meet Joe Black'', 1998).
He scored one of his premier leads as Dr. Matt Crower, a kindly physician who takes charge of a young boy and protects him from a possessed sheriff in actor-turned-producer
Shaun Cassidy
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's short-lived, but well received,
supernatural
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drama series '' American Gothic'' (1995) on CBS. That programme did not last long; and neither did the Mike Binder
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Patricia Arquette
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), a
psychic
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intermediary who has visions that help her prevent or solve crimes. In 2016, Weber played a recurring guest-star role as the psychotherapist husband of Detective Andrea Cornell (played by series lead Juliette Lewis) on the second season of the ABC murder mystery, '' Secrets and Lies''. The series was picked up for a full second season by ABC after a successful limited run last spring as a midseason replacement. Weber had a recurring part on the Fox series, '' The Following'', and improvised on the Netflix series '' Easy''. Weber also appeared in seasons 6 and 7 of the Showtime series '' Homeland''.
Weber was cast in the 2021 film '' Those Who Wish Me Dead''. He has performed on Broadway and
off-Broadway
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as well.
Personal life
Weber was married to Diane Oreiro from 1995 to 1997.
In 2017, Weber married his longtime girlfriend, Korri Culbertson. Weber has a son, Waylon, from a previous relationship.