- Born
- Birth nameJacob Lee Epstein
- Height1.88 m
- Jake recently starred in a recurring role on Netflix's UMBRELLA ACADEMY as well as THE HARDY BOYS on Hulu. He can also recently be seen starring in the Hallmark Movie, THE WEDDING CONTRACT. On TV, Jake has recurred on ABC's DESIGNATED SURVIVOR, USA's SUITS, and NBC's GONE. Epstein is best known for his role as Craig Manning on DEGRASSI, which earned him a Gemini Award. His other film work most recently includes EIGHT GIFTS OF HANUKKAH for Hallmark as well as the independent film TERROR IN THE COUNTRY, and he will next star in the feature films WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE, LAUGHING ALL THE WAY and SINCERELY CHRISTMAS. On Broadway, he starred as Gerry Goffin in the Tony-nominated, Grammy-winning musical, BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL. His other stage work includes SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), touring with SPRING AWAKENING (Melchior), Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT (Will) and BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL (Tony).- IMDb mini biography by: Burstein Company
- SpouseVanessa Smythe(July 7, 2018 - present) (1 child)
- RelativesGabi Epstein(Sibling)
- Auditioned for a role on Glee (2009).
- 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.
- He is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (from Russia, Slovakia, and Panevezys in Lithuania).
- He plays drums for a band called Funkasaurus Rex.
- Attended Earl Haig Secondary School, the same high school as his Degrassi: La nouvelle génération (2001) co-star Stefan Brogren.
- I am an ordinary teenager. I fall in love like everyone else.
- I try to keep my private life private. But I will say I am happy with her. (commenting on his relationship with his girlfriend of one year.)
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