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Birthday: Jan 16, 1987
Place of Birth: Toronto, Canada

Jake Epstein

Jake Epstein is a Canadian actor, singer and writer. He is best known for playing Craig in 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' (Gemini Award), Chuck in 'Designated Survivor' and Brian in 'Suits,' along with many other leading roles. On stage, he appeared on Broadway as Peter Parker in 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,' Gerry Goffin in 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' (original Broadway cast), and starred in the US National Tours of Green Day's American Idiot and Spring Awakening. Was guitarist and lead singer in a band called Mind the Gap which he started with four of his best friends. They did a couple of gigs around Toronto. Has one older sister, Gabi Epstein. Some of his favorite bands are: Pink Floyd, System of a Down, The Beatles, Radiohead, and the Headstones (lead singer, Hugh Dillon, played his father on Degrassi). Used to be a brown belt in karate. He directed his first play in 2003 called "The Dead and the Rooster". His favorite acting career was playing in the "Oliver" play at the Royal Alex Theatre as the "Artful Dodger". His acting career shot off after that. He plays drums for a band called Funkasaurus Rex. Attended Earl Haig Secondary School, the same high school as his Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) co-star Stefan Brogren. Appeared with the actor that plays Jimmy's Dad (Conrad Coates) in two different series, first in the "Zack Files" (2000) and in "Degrassi: The Next Generation" (2001). Parents are Ian Epstein and Kathy Kacer. Auditioned for a role on Glee (2009). Plays with his competitive soccer team; the North York Cosmos [March 2003] Appearing as Melchior in the US Tour of Spring Awakening. [July 2009] Appearing on Girls vs. Boys Hawaii [August 2004] Filming season 5 of Degrassi. [May 2005] He is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (from Russia, Slovakia, and Panevezys in Lithuania). He went to Claude Watson School for the Arts with his future Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) co-star Stacey Farber from Grades Four to Eight. He worked with Robert Clark in The Zack Files (2000) and his elder brother Daniel Clark in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001). His favourite film is Forrest Gump (1994). He was born only one day after his The Zack Files (2000) and Degrassi Goes Hollywood (2009) co-star Michael Seater. He played Craig Manning in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and was born only two days before the premiere of the original series Degrassi High (1987). His favourite television series are Family Guy (1999) and Breaking Bad (2008). As a child, he was a fan of X-Men: The Animated Series (1992) and Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994). He was the only one of the three main stars of The Zack Files (2000), the other two being Michael Seater and Robert Clark, who did not subsequently star in Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (2002). Family (2) Spouse Vanessa Smythe (7 July 2018 - present)

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
What We Do for Love Jason Sharpe 2023
Candy Cane Candidate Parker 2021
Eight Gifts of Hanukkah Daniel 2021
Danger Next Door Ben 2021
Charming Christmas Woody 2015
The Wedding Contract Adam 2023
Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi Craig Manning 2005
Sincerely Truly Christmas Robert Riley 2023
Blood Pressure Josh Trestman 2012
Laughing All the Way Mike Baxter 2023
Full Out Pierce 2015
Charlie Bartlett Dustin Lauderbach 2008
Degrassi Spring Break Movie Craig Manning 2008
Degrassi Goes Hollywood Craig Manning 2009
Borealis Fergus 2015
The Last Timbit Shane 2024
FANatic James Douglas 2017
Jesse Jesse Turner 2013
4th Man Out Marc Peters 2015
It Goes There: Degrassi's Most Talked About Moments Himself 2015
A Storybook Christmas Taylor 2019
Mistletoe & Menorahs Jonathan Silver 2019
Mouthpiece Danny 2019
Quints Brad 2000
Christmas at Maple Creek Carter 2020
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire Duffy 2000
Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia's Reunion Benjamin 2024
Unwrapping Christmas: Lily's Destiny Benjamin Hall 2024
Series Cast Year
Angela's Eyes 2006
The Zack Files Cam Dunleavey / Tybalt 2000
Degrassi 2001
Degrassi Unscripted 2004
Radio Free Roscoe 2003
Girls v. Boys 2003
The Eleventh Hour 2002
Real Kids, Real Adventures 1998
The Hardy Boys Mr. Munder 2020
Ricky's Room 1999
Ransom Jasper Edwards 2017
Degrassi Craig Manning 2001
Remedy Dr. Jake Ruben 2014
Frankie Drake Mysteries Bruce Fordham 2017
Hudson & Rex Todd Harvey 2019
Gone 2017
Private Eyes Harrison Kent 2016
Suits Brian Altman (voice) 2011
The Umbrella Academy Alphonso Hargreeves 2019
Suits Brian Altman 2011
My Babysitter's a Vampire David Stachowski 2011
Degrassi: Next Class Craig Manning 2016
Degrassi: Minis Craig Manning 2006
Designated Survivor Chuck Russink 2016
Star Trek: Discovery Dr. Attis 2017
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