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Jake Austin Walker
Walker in 2022
Born	(1997-06-24) June 24, 1997 (age 27) Hickory, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	2004–present

Jake Austin Walker (born June 24, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Jared Talbot in the Sundance series Rectify (2013–2016), Henry King Jr. in the DC Universe series Stargirl (2020–2021), and Liam Sadusky in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History.

Life and career

Walker was born in Hickory, Mississippi. He is also a pop musician. Walker began his acting career in 2006 as a child actor when he appeared on the late-night talk show Talkshow with Spike Feresten. The same year, he worked in two series: 'Til Death as Classroom Kid and Bones as Matty. In the 2008 short film Miss Dirt, he played the character of Miss Dirt's Bully. In the 2008 docudrama film, Front of the Class, where he played the antagonist role of Young Brad's Bully.

In 2009, Walker made his film debut in the black comedy film I Love You Phillip Morris starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. He played the role of Tim at the age of 10 in the action miniseries Impact. In the 2009 short film The Macabre World of Lavender Williams, he played the antagonist role of Lavender William's bully. He played the uncredited role as Older Orphan Boy in the coming-of-age film Alabama Moon. In 2010, Walker played the character of J.J. in the sci-fi horror film House of Bones.. He played the role of Trevor in the satirical thriller film Burning Palms and also played the role of Dennis in the comedy film Knucklehead.

In 2011, Walker plays Ted in the crime comedy film The Chaperone and in the 2012 horror film No One Lives as Older boy. In 2013, Walker played the recurring and main role of Jared Talbot in the drama series Rectify. In the 2015 short film TheCavKid, he played the role of Zack. In 2016, Walker appeared in the horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead as Seth Geary.

In 2018, Walker played the guest role as Sam Stoller in the action drama series Lethal Weapon. He was cast to play the main role in the teen drama web series Five Points alongside Hayley Kiyoko and Madison Pettis, in which he played the character as Alex Baker.

In 2020, Walker appeared on the first season of the DC Universe and The CW series Stargirl alongside Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman, Trae Romano and Meg DeLacy, in which he played the character of Henry King Jr./Brainwave. He played Jeremy in the comedy/drama film Butter starring Alex Kersting, McKaley Miller, Adain Bradley and Jack Griffo, which was released in March 7, 2020 and also was released on VOD and select theaters by Blue Fox Entertainment on February 25, 2022.

In 2021, Walker was cast to play the role in the sports film 12 Mighty Orphans, in which he played Hardy Brown. He played one of the guest roles as Kyle Richter in the legal/crime drama series Truth Be Told.

In 2022, Walker was cast to play the main role in the action-adventure series National Treasure: Edge of History alongside Lisette Olivera, Zuri Reed, Antonio Cipriano and Jordan Rodrigues, he played the role of Liam Sadusky. He played the role of Eric Olsen in the comedy drama series Tiny Beautiful Things.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

EPs

Singles

Other appearances

References

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6. "Miss Dirt". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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8. "I Love You, Philip Morris". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
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18. Pedersen, Erik (October 17, 2017). "'Five Points': Indigenous Media & Kerry Washington's Simpson Street Set Original Series For Facebook Watch". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
19. Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 5, 2022). "The CW Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Plus a Late-Summer Return for Stargirl". TVLine.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
20. "CINEQUEST WORld's PREMIER BUTTER by Iride Aparicio".
21. "Butter (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
22. "12 Mighty Orphans". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
23. Zee, Michaela (2023-01-05). "Apple TV+ Drops 'Truth Be Told' Season 3 Trailer (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
24. "A National Treasure Disney Plus series is in development". www.theverge.com. May 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
25. White, James (March 7, 2023). "Kathryn Hahn Gives Advice (And Could Use Some) In The Tiny Beautiful Things Trailer". Enpireonline.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
26. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (January 12, 2022). "'National Treasure': Lyndon Smith, Zuri Reed, Jake Austin Walker, Antonio Cipriano & Jordan Rodrigues Join Disney+ Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

External links

• Jake Austin Walker at IMDb

• Living people
• American male television actors
• 1997 births
• People from Hickory, Mississippi
• Actors from Mississippi
• Singers from Mississippi