{{Short description|American actor and filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Jake Allyn | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|06|20}} | birth_place = California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = | occupation = Actor, filmmaker | spouse = | children = | parents = Rob Allyn | relatives = Conor Allyn (brother) }}
'''Jake Allyn''' is an American actor and filmmaker.<ref>{{cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|title=Kevin Dunn Boards 'Captive State'; Jake Allyn Is 'Overexposed'|date=February 2, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/kevin-dunn-captive-state-jake-allyn-overexposed-movie-1201901293/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Massoto|first=Erick|title=Jake Allyn Is a Bull Rider Trying to Save His Family in First 'Ride' Trailer [Exclusive]|date=April 24, 2024|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/ride-movie-trailer/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sayre|first=Will|title=C. Thomas Howell and Jake Allyn on the Legit Cowboy Experiences of Rodeo Saga Ride|date=June 13, 2024|website=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/c-thomas-howell-jake-allyn-ride-interview/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Martinez|first=Kiko|title=Texan Jake Allyn saddles up as star, director of rodeo drama 'Ride'|date=June 18, 2024|website=MYSanAntonio.com|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/jake-allyn-ride-19519207.php|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref> He made his feature directorial debut with ''Ride'' (2024), which he also starred.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|title=Well Go USA To Exec Produce & Distribute Jake And Conor Allyn's Rodeo Crime Pic 'Ride'|date=February 7, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/well-go-usa-to-exec-produce-distribute-jake-allyns-rodeo-crime-pic-ride-1234927970/|accessdate=October 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jorgenson|first=Todd|title=Why Jake Allyn's Ride Wants to Celebrate Texas Cowboy Culture|date=June 13, 2024|magazine=D Magazine|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2024/06/why-jake-allyns-ride-wants-to-celebrate-texas-cowboy-culture/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Glowacki|first=Tresha|title=Exclusive: Jake Allyn Directorial Debut, "Ride" the Movie|date=June 12, 2024|magazine=Men's Journal|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/pursuits/rodeo/exclusive-jake-allyn-directorial-debut-ride-the-movie-tresha9|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref> He also co-wrote and starred in the film ''No Man's Land'' (2021).<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Allyn|first=Conor|title=No Man's Land Director Conor Allyn on Using a Classic Genre to Explore the Border|date=January 31, 2023|magazine=MovieMaker|url=https://www.moviemaker.com/no-mans-land-director-conor-allyn-western-genre/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|title=How Brothers Jake and Conor Allyn Went From Making Home Videos to Shooting Feature Films|date=January 23, 2021|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/features/jake-conor-allyn-no-mans-land-1234889061/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref> On television, he is known for playing BoJohn Folsom in ''The Quad''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jake Allyn Reveals 'The Quad' Behind-The-Scene Secrets!|magazine=OK!|url=https://okmagazine.com/videos/jake-allyn-reveals-the-quad-behind-the-scene-secrets/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tatum|first=Erin|title=Jake Allyn Talks "The Quad" And More|date=April 3, 2018|magazine=Cliché Magazine|url=https://clichemag.com/celebrity-news/interviews-celebrity-news/jake-allyn-talks-the-quad-and-more/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Trahan|first=Joe|title=Former Jesuit football player lands star QB role|date=February 28, 2017|website=WFAA|url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/former-jesuit-football-player-lands-star-qb-role/287-416335341|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref> He also starred in the film ''Someone Like You'' (2024).<ref>{{cite web|last=Complex|first=Valerie|title=Karen Kingsbury's 'Someone Like You' Starring Sarah Fisher And Jake Allyn Begins Production In October|date=September 27, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/karen-kingsburys-someone-like-you-starring-1235128171/|accessdate=October 19, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Allyn was born in Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Dawn|title="Ride" movie made by Dallas-born filmmaker premieres in theaters|date=June 14, 2024|website=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/the-ride-movie-made-by-dallas-born-filmmaker-premieres-in-theaters/|accessdate=October 19, 2024}}</ref> He is the son of Rob Allyn and the brother of Conor Allyn.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Alvarez|first=Josh|title=Jake Allyn's New Movie, 'Ride,' Is the 'Friday Night Lights' of Rodeo|date=June 14, 2024|magazine=Texas Monthly|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/jake-allyn-ride-movie-friday-night-lights-rodeo/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Horst|first=Carole|title=Allyn Brothers Create Western With a Dramatic Twist in 'No Man's Land'|date=November 12, 2020|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/allyn-no-mans-land-afm-1234829369/|accessdate=October 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last2=Grater|first2=Tom|last1=Wiseman|first1=Andreas|title=Georgia-Based Outfit Southern Stories Sets Rodeo Drama 'Ride' From 'No Man's Land' Duo Conor & Jake Allyn|date=July 22, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/georgia-based-outfit-southern-stories-sets-rodeo-drama-ride-from-no-mans-land-duo-conor-jake-allyn-1202991686/|accessdate=October 19, 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | ''His Father's Son'' | Paul Hebert | rowspan="2"|Short film |- | ''Masquerade'' | Albert |- | 2014 | ''Zoe Gone'' | Taylor | |- | 2015 | ''Appetites'' | Michael | |- | rowspan="2"|2016 | ''Pocket Listing'' | Anderson | |- | ''Drone Wars'' | Machine Gunner | |- | 2017 | ''Calico Queens'' | Bucky | Short film |- | 2020 | ''Run Sweetheart Run'' | Donny | |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | ''No Man's Land'' | Jackson | |- | ''Sweet Girl'' | Titus | |- | rowspan="3"|2024 | ''Someone Like You'' | Dawson Gage | |- | ''Ride'' | Peter | |- | ''Venom: The Last Dance'' | Las Vegas Security Guard | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''Killer Kids'' | Tommy Strelka | Episode: "Two Strikes & Hail Mary" |- | ''Sex Sent Me to the ER'' | Arnie/Sebastian | 2 episodes |- | 2016 | ''The Middle'' | Jason | Episode: "The Man Hunt" |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | ''Overexposed'' | Jimmy Cowls | TV movie |- | ''NCIS'' | Navy Petty Officer Second Class James Sweeney | Episode: "Handle with Care" |- | 2017–2018 | ''The Quad'' | BoJohn Folsom | 19 episode |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''Hidden in Plain Sight'' | Lucas | TV movie |- | ''Mayans M.C.'' | Syph | Episode: "Muluc" |- | rowspan="2"|2024 | ''The Baxters'' | Ryan Taylor | 34 episodes |- | ''NCIS: Hawaiʻi'' | New Jesse | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2025 | ''S.W.A.T.'' | Jace Graham | 2 episodes |- | ''The Last of Us'' | Morello | Episode: "Day One" |}
===As director=== *''Ride'' (2024) *''Clean Hands'' (2026)
===As screenwriter=== *''Forsaken'' (2017) *''ExPatriot'' (2017) *''No Man's Land'' (2021) *''Ride'' (2024)
===As producer=== *''No Man's Land'' (2021) *''Edge of the World'' (2021; as executive producer) *''The Resurrection of Charles Manson'' (2023) *''Ride'' (2024)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|5923409}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allyn, Jake}} Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Living people Category:21st-century American screenwriters Category:American male screenwriters Category:Film producers from Texas Category:1990 births Category:21st-century American male writers