{{short description|American actor and singer (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Jack Falahee | image = Jack Falahee.jpg | caption = Falahee in 2015 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|2|20}} | birth_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2012–present | alma_mater = New York University (BFA) | television = ''How to Get Away with Murder'' }} '''Jack Falahee'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ktla.com/morning-news/entertainment/jack-falahee-on-the-success-of-htgawm/|title=Jack Falahee on the Success of 'HTGAWM'|date=February 12, 2015|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921191449/https://ktla.com/morning-news/entertainment/jack-falahee-on-the-success-of-htgawm/|url-status=dead}}</ref> (born February 20, 1989<ref name="tvg">{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jack-falahee/bio/641528 | title=Jack Falahee - Biography | publisher=TV Guide | access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref>) is an American actor and singer. On television, he portrayed Connor Walsh on the ABC legal thriller ''How to Get Away with Murder'' (2014–2020) and Frank Stringfellow on the PBS historical drama ''Mercy Street'' (2016–2017).
== Early and personal life == Jack Falahee was born on February 20, 1989, and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of a speech pathologist mother and a neurosurgeon father.<ref name="abcm">{{cite web | url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=003858&type=falahee | title=Jack Falahee | publisher=ABC | access-date=2 September 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903140920/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=003858&type=falahee | archive-date=September 3, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/everything-you-need-to-know-about-jack-falahee|title=Everything You Need To Know About "How To Get Away With Murder" Star Jack Falahee|author=Jarett Wieselman|work=BuzzFeed|date=November 5, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2015}}</ref> He is of Irish and Italian descent.<ref name="details">{{cite web | url=http://www.details.com/story/jack-falahee-interview-2015 | title=Jack Falahee on Murder, Petty Theft, and Throwing Up in Public | publisher=Details | access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> Growing up, Falahee attended a Catholic school described as "rigorous".<ref name="details"/> He began acting while attending Huron High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.out.com/entertainment/television/2014/08/26/jack-falahee-abcs-how-get-away-murder-fall|title = Getting Away With It|date = August 8, 2014|access-date = September 27, 2014|website = Out|last = Hundley|first = Jessica}}</ref> In 2011, Falahee graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama, where he studied acting and performed in a number of productions, including ''Love's Labour's Lost'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and Sondheim's ''Company''.<ref name="out">{{cite web | url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/television/2014/08/26/jack-falahee-abcs-how-get-away-murder-fall | title=Getting Away With It | date=August 26, 2014 | access-date=3 September 2014 | author=Jessica Hundley}}</ref> His first screen acting job was in 2012, with a guest starring role in the comedy web series ''Submissions Only''. Also in that year he had the leading role in the short film ''Sunburn''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://vimeo.com/58185414 | title=Trailer For Sunburn | date=January 25, 2013 | publisher=Vimeo | access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref> He also studied acting at the International Theater Workshop in Amsterdam.<ref name="tvg"/>
==Career== Falahee made his television debut in 2013, with a guest-starring role in The CW teen comedy-drama series ''The Carrie Diaries'' and later appeared on the short-lived NBC series ''Ironside''. He starred in the Lifetime movie ''Escape from Polygamy'', which premiered on August 24, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/escape-from-polygamy |title=Escape from Polygamy - Watch Lifetime Movies Online |publisher=myLifetime.com |access-date=2014-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802095930/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/escape-from-polygamy |archive-date=August 2, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Falahee later had roles in a number of independent films, including ''Hunter'', ''Blood and Circumstance'' and ''Slider''. In 2014, he appeared in action-thriller ''Rage''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/rising-star-jack-falahee-joins-nicolas-cage-tokarev-exclusive-95901 |title=Rising Star Jack Falahee Joins Nicolas Cage in 'Tokarev' (Exclusive) |publisher=TheWrap |access-date=2014-05-13 |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008092725/http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/rising-star-jack-falahee-joins-nicolas-cage-tokarev-exclusive-95901/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in that year, he had a recurring role of Charlie McBride on the ABC Family teen drama series, ''Twisted''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/stella-maeve-joins-chicago-pd-nick-tarabay-cast-in-believe-gang-related-twisted-also-add-recurring-616272/ |title=Stella Maeve Joins 'Chicago PD'; Nick Tarabay Cast In 'Believe'; 'Gang Related' & 'Twisted' Also Add Recurring |date=October 21, 2013 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=2014-05-13}}</ref> He also co-starred as Henri in the 2015 film ''Lily & Kat''.
On February 12, 2014, Falahee was cast in the series regular role of the ABC legal thriller series ''How to Get Away with Murder,'' produced by Shonda Rhimes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/christina-chang-joins-abc-pilot-sea-of-fire-alfred-enoch-karla-kouza-in-murder-682251/ |title=UPDATE: Jeffrey Nordling & Christina Chang In ABC's 'Sea Of Fire', Trio Cast In 'Murder' |date=February 13, 2014 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=2014-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/abc-picks-up-shonda-rhimes-renews-resurrection-once-upon-a-time |title=ABC Picks Up Shonda Rhimes Drama, Renews 'Resurrection' and 'Once Upon a Time' |work=TheWrap |date=2014-05-08 |access-date=2014-05-13 |archive-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704031722/http://www.thewrap.com/abc-picks-up-shonda-rhimes-renews-resurrection-once-upon-a-time/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He played the role of one of the five lead students, Connor Walsh.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/how-to-get-away-with-murder-creator-peter-nowalk-shonda-rhimes-viola-davis-diversity-1201313779/ | title='How to Get Away with Murder' Creator Peter Nowalk on Working with Shonda Rhimes, Diversity on TV | publisher=Variety | date=September 25, 2014 | access-date=30 September 2014 | author=Laura Prudom}}</ref> The series premiered on September 25, 2014, to generally positive reviews from critics and 14 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-how-get-away-735872 | title=TV Ratings: 'How to Get Away With Murder' Tops ABC's Winning Shonda Rhimes Block | publisher=The Hollywood Reporter | date=September 26, 2014 | access-date=29 September 2014 | author=Michael O'Connell}}</ref>
Falahee also had a role in the PBS period drama ''Mercy Street'', which premiered in January 2016. He played Frank Stringfellow, a Confederate soldier scout during the Civil War.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Emmy Breakout Jack Falahee on Toughest 'How to Get Away With Murder' Scene, Viola Davis and 36-Hour Binge Watch|url = https://www.thewrap.com/emmy-breakout-jack-falahee-on-toughest-how-to-get-away-with-murder-scene-viola-davis-and-his-36-hour-binge-watch/|website = TheWrap| date=June 23, 2015 |access-date = 2015-10-11|language = en}}</ref> The series' second season premiered January 22, 2017, with Falahee reprising his role as Stringfellow.
In September 2019, Falahee and childhood friend and DJ Elephante announced the launch of their music project, Diplomacy. They released "Silver Lake Queen" as their debut single on October 16, launched tickets for their debut tour in January 2020 – which was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and released their self-titled EP on February 19, 2020. Falahee is Diplomacy's lead singer and has stated he writes most of their songs based on his personal journal entries.
== Charitable and community work == On September 20, 2015, Falahee participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon and partnered with Disney to raise money for Los Angeles Children's Hospital's pediatric cancer research program. He raised over $12,000 in donations for this cause.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Recap: 2015 Nautica Malibu Triathlon - Konnect Public Relations|url = http://konnect-pr.com/2015/09/recap-2015-nautica-malibu-triathlon/|website = Konnect Public Relations|access-date = 2015-10-11|language = en|archive-date = March 4, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032803/http://konnect-pr.com/2015/09/recap-2015-nautica-malibu-triathlon/|url-status = dead}}</ref> He also participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 2016 and 2017 together with his ''How to Get Away with Murder'' castmates Karla Souza and Conrad Ricamora. He is also involved in the AKASA Community Outreach Project "that provides a diversified wellness curriculum in partnership with public schools in low-income communities throughout Los Angeles. Students learn about the process of growing, harvesting, sourcing and cooking food and examine their own neighborhood food system."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.akasa.community/home/|title=Home|website=Akasa Community Outreach|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-04|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904202739/https://www.akasa.community/home/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Filmography==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2012 | ''Sunburn'' | Kevin |Short film<ref name=":0" /> |- |2013 | ''Hunter'' | Gavin | |- | rowspan="3"|2014 | ''Rage'' | Evan | |- | ''Blood and Circumstance'' | Danny Stabler | |- | ''Slider'' | Parker Pierce | |- | rowspan="3"|2015 | ''Blowtorch'' | Michael Vardi
| |- | ''Lily & Kat '' | Henry | |- |''Campus Code'' | Elliot | |- |2016 | ''Cardboard Boxer'' |Leo | |- |rowspan="2"|2018 | data-sort-value="Song of Sway Lake, The" | ''The Song of Sway Lake'' |Jimmy | |- |''We Are Boats'' |Michael Lamina | |- |2023 | ''Hayseed'' |Duck McIlrath | |- |2025 | ''Forge'' |Harrison | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012 | ''Submissions Only'' | Clenched Student | Episode: "The Growing Interconnectedness" |- | 2013 | data-sort-value="Carrie Diaries, The" | ''The Carrie Diaries'' | Colin | Episode: "Hush Hush" |- | 2013 | ''Ironside'' | Scott Dolan | Episode: "Hidden Agenda" |- | 2013 | ''Escape from Polygamy'' | Ryder | Television film |- | 2014 | ''Twisted'' | Charlie McBride | Recurring role |- | 2014–2020 | ''How to Get Away with Murder'' | Connor Walsh | Main role |- | 2016–2017 | ''Mercy Street'' | Frank Stringfellow | Recurring role |- | 2025 | ''Grosse Pointe Garden Society'' | Pierce | 2 episodes |- |2025 |''Chicago Med'' |Devin Carter |Episode: "Found Family", "Double Down", and "Triple Threat" |}
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