Jacob Wysocki

Jacob Wysocki
Jacob Wysocki
	Wysocki at WonderCon 2015
Born	June 20, 1990 (age 34); Lomita, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	2009–present

Jacob Wysocki (born June 20, 1990) is an American actor and comedian.

Life and career

Wysocki became interested in acting while still in high school. During these years, he also performed with ComedySportz and started to act in school plays.^[1] After graduating, Wysocki got a degree in English but continued performing improv on the side, which was how he was discovered and cast as Dante Piznarski in the ABC Family drama series Huge.^[2]

He took his first leading role in 2011 alongside John C. Reilly in the dramedy Terri,^[3] which was shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.^[4] In 2014, he starred in the horror movie Unfriended. Since 2022, Wysocki has appeared in multiple productions on the streaming service Dropout.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Jack's Box	Jacob	Short film
2010	Sandland: Episode 1 - Summer's Kiss	Lacksee	Short film
2011	Terri	Terri Thompson
2011	Lend Me a Whale	Jacob	Short film
2012	Fat Kid Rules the World	Troy
2012	Pitch Perfect	Justin
2013	Nsfw	"Kayla"	Short film
2014	Unfriended	Ken Smith
2016	Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising	Live Tinder Guy
	Schlep	Jacob
	Good Crazy	Jacob	Short film
2018	An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn	Lawrence Doggi
	Please Stand By	Male Nurse
	Funny Story	Tyler
2024	Tunnel Rave	Nathan	Short film
2024	Breakup Season	Gordon

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Huge	Dante Piznarski	Main role; 10 episodes
2013	Glee	Electra's D.P.	Episode: "Naked"
2013	Super Fun Night	MC	Episode: "Anything for Love"
2014	Interns	Jacob	Television mini-series; 13 episodes
2015	Residents Advisors	Charles	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2015	Key & Peele	Improv #2	Episode: "A Cappella Club"
2016	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Son	Episode: "Kevin Bacon Wears a Blue Button Down Shirt and Brown Boots"
	Quality Sketch		Episode: "Mid-Century Modern Family"
	CollegeHumor Originals	Brad / Hippie Guy	Guest roles; 2 episodes
2016–2018	Loosely Exactly Nicole	Devin	Recurring role (season 1); Main role (season 2)
2017	The UCB Show	Actor	Episode: "Twenty GIFs of Gifts"
2017	I'm Dying Up Here	Male Heckler	Episode: "Pilot"
2019	Apocalypse Goals	Diesel	Episode: "TFW Your Ex Won't Let Go..."
2021	Superstore	Frisco	Episode: "Biscuit"
2022–2024	Make Some Noise	Himself	6 episodes
2022–2024	Game Changer	Himself	6 episodes
2024	Very Important People	Zonton de la Doll, Hayes Steele	2 episodes
2024	Dimension 20 — Never Stop Blowing Up	Andy "Dang" Lightfoot / Greg Stocks	Main role; 10 episodes^[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2011	Gotham Independent Film Awards	Breakthrough Actor	Terri	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b "Terri – Press Notes" (PDF). Visit Films. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
^ Knegt, Peter (October 20, 2011). "Jacob Wysocki: Improv comic on a 'Terri'". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
^ Olsen, Mark (June 30, 2011). "'Terri' star Jacob Wysocki asks, 'Why me?'". Los Angeles Times.
^ Holloway, Dan (November 5, 2019). "Sundance '11: Jacob Wysocki". Backstage. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
^ Polo, Susana (June 5, 2024). "Dimension 20's next season does '80s action movies, Jumanji style". Polygon. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

External links

Jacob Wysocki at IMDb

[TPN-1] "Terri – Press Notes" (PDF). Visit Films. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

[2] Knegt, Peter (October 20, 2011). "Jacob Wysocki: Improv comic on a 'Terri'". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

[3] Olsen, Mark (June 30, 2011). "'Terri' star Jacob Wysocki asks, 'Why me?'". Los Angeles Times.

[4] Holloway, Dan (November 5, 2019). "Sundance '11: Jacob Wysocki". Backstage. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

[5] Polo, Susana (June 5, 2024). "Dimension 20's next season does '80s action movies, Jumanji style". Polygon. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

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