

Born in O-H-I-O.
Cut teeth in the City of Big Shoulders.
Hustles in Gotham.
You might have caught him on Fallout, Law & Order, Blue Bloods, Shades of Blue, Boardwalk Empire – to name a few.
As a SAG Award nominee and a fixture in the indie film scene, he starred in the critically-acclaimed horror An Unquiet Grave (SHUDDER) and appears in the thriller McVeigh (Tribeca Festival). Upcoming films include the horror short Pandora Inc. (2025) and the trans coming-of-age film Attaboy (2025).
For podcasts lovers, you can hear him on the Playwrights Horizons/Soundstage episodic series, The MS Phoenix Rising, a satirical comedy that The New Yorker called "among the funniest to emerge from the pandemic," from the genius of Trish Harnetiaux.
With his creative team Steel Drum In Space, Jacob co-wrote and stars in the surreal comedy, You Wouldn't Understand (Sundance Film Festival).
Jacob is the co-creator of a mini-documentary series following the creation of the USL professional soccer team, Spokane Velocity FC. He has also written series for HuffPo, HuffPo Live, AOL, RYOT Studio, and Xfinity.