Jake Picking Explained

Jake Picking
Birth Place:Erlangen, Germany
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2013–present

Jake Picking (born [1]) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Rock Hudson in the Netflix series Hollywood (2020), created by Ryan Murphy.[2] He is also known for playing the role of Sean Collier in Patriots Day (2016), and appearing in (2022).[3] [4] [5] In 2022, he starred as young Gerald Ford in the Showtime series The First Lady.

Biography

Jake Picking was born in Erlangen, Germany, where his father, a member of the United States Army from West Point, was stationed (though some claim he was born in Massachusetts). He grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[6] At New York University, Picking was a winger on the New York ice hockey team.[7] He dropped out of business school after a year because he was more interested in acting and student film projects.[8] As an ice hockey player, Picking appeared in an NHL commercial before his acting career.

Picking's high school math teacher encouraged him to try out acting, and he took lessons with Carolyn Pickman, a casting agent who also represented Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

Picking finally began attending auditions in Boston,[6] in 2013 he made his feature film debut with a role in the youth film The Way, Way Back with Steve Carell. This was followed by guest appearances in the series Ironside (2013) and Chasing Life (2014). To start a professional acting career, he moved to Los Angeles, where he initially studied old Hollywood films with stars such as James Dean, Paul Newman, Marlon Brando or Montgomery Clift in his one-room apartment out of loneliness. He preferred moving to the West Coast to a possible acting course at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, although he had no contacts whatsoever in Los Angeles.[8]

In the next years Picking was regularly in movie productions but mostly subscribed to support roles. In 2016, he was part of the ensemble of the drama Goat,[9] which deals with physical and psychological violence in the American college fraternity landscape. In the role of the sadistic oath master Dixon, Picking tormented Brett, played by Nick Jonas. In the same year he appeared in the thriller Patriots Day, which dramatizes the attack on the Boston Marathon. Here he played the part of policeman Sean Collier, who is shot by the bombers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev (played by Alex Wolff and Themo Melikidze).

In 2022, Picking appeared in the Top Gun sequel as Lt. Brigham "Harvard" Lennox.

Filmography

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2013The Way, Way BackChad
2016Dirty GrandpaCody[10]
GoatDixon Rowley
Patriots DaySean Collier
2017Only the BraveAnthony Rose[11]
2018BlockersKyler[12]
Shawn[13]
2020Horse GirlBrian[14]
2022Spin Me RoundJake[15]
Lieutenant Brigham "Harvard" Lennox
The Greatest Beer Run EverRick Duggan[16]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013IronsideNateEpisode: "Pilot"
2014SalvationNoah ThompsonTV movie
Chasing LifeSean2 episodes
2018Angie TribecaEmerson Lake-PalmerEpisode: "Behind the Scandalabra"
2020HollywoodRock HudsonMain role[17]
2022The First LadyGerald Ford (young)2 episodes[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-05-05 . 'Hollywood' Star Jake Picking Had the Same Boston Teacher as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck . 2024-07-17 . Men's Health . en-US.
  2. Web site: ‘Hollywood’: Dylan McDermott, Samara Weaving, Jim Parsons, Maude Apatow & Joe Mantello Among Netflix Series Cast Additions. Denise. Petski. Nellie. Andreeva. 2019-09-27. Deadline. en. 2020-04-17.
  3. Web site: 'Top Gun: Maverick' Sets Final Seven For Cast, Including Kara Wang As A Pilot. D'Alessandro. Anthony. 2018-10-03. Deadline. en. 2020-04-22.
  4. News: Sweeney. Emily. Jake Picking joins 'Patriots Day' cast. Boston Globe. 2016-05-05. 2018-03-07.
  5. News: Cappadona. Bryanna. Boston Marathon bombings movie casts actors for MIT Officer Sean Collier, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wife. Boston Globe. 2016-05-05. 2018-03-07.
  6. Web site: Rock-solid Jake Picking's journey from Boston to 'Hollywood'. 2020-04-30. Boston Herald. en-US. 2020-05-07.
  7. Web site: Jake Picking Felt Rock Hudson's Presence on the Set of "Hollywood". Janes. DeAnna. 2020-05-01. Oprah Magazine. en-US. 2020-05-07.
  8. Web site: Hollywood's Jake Picking on Playing Beefcakes, Receiving "Cruise Cakes". W Magazine Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. en-US. 2020-05-07.
  9. Web site: Jaafar. Ali. 2016-02-15. 'Goat' Clip: Nick Jonas Gives Breakthrough Performance In Frat Hazing Drama- Berlin. 2021-03-28. Deadline. en-US.
  10. Web site: Jake Picking: 9 facts about the Hollywood actor you need to know. 2021-05-12. PopBuzz. en.
  11. Web site: 2017-10-17. Josh Brolin, Miles Teller Head Up Cast That Retells Tragic Story of Heroism in 'Only the Brave'. 2021-03-28. Front Row Features. en-US.
  12. Web site: Jake Picking: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday eTimes. 2021-03-28. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  13. Web site: Clair. Josh St. 2020-05-05. 'Hollywood' Star Jake Picking Had the Same Boston Teacher as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. 2021-03-28. Men's Health. en-US.
  14. Web site: Jake Picking has a love for rapping as well as acting. 2021-03-28. PopBuzz. en.
  15. Web site: Fleming. Mike Jr.. 2021-05-06. Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Alessandro Nivola Top Ensemble Comedy 'Spin Me Round' From Limelight & Duplass Brothers. 2022-02-02. Deadline. en-US.
  16. Web site: 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever': Peter Farrelly's Apple Original Adds Jake Picking, Will Ropp, Archie Renaux And Kyle Allen. Grobar. Matt. September 28, 2021.
  17. Web site: Janes. DeAnna. 2020-05-01. Jake Picking Felt Rock Hudson's Presence on the Set of "Hollywood". 2021-03-28. Oprah Magazine. en-US.
  18. Web site: 'The First Lady': Aya Cash, Jake Picking, Ben Cook Among 8 Cast In Showtime Anthology Series. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. March 10, 2021. March 10, 2021.