{{short description|American actor (born 1991)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Jake Borelli | image = File:Jake Borelli at the 2023 San Francisco Pride Parade (54263618213).jpg | alt = Jake Borelli at the 2023 San Francisco Pride Parade | caption = Borelli at the 2023 San Francisco Pride Parade | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|05|13}} | birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | other names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2007–present | family = | website = }} '''Jake Borelli''' (born May 13, 1991) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Wolfgang on the Nickelodeon comedy series ''The Thundermans'' (2015–2018) and Dr. Levi Schmitt on the ABC medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2017–2025).
== Early life == Borelli was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Linda Borelli and Mike Borelli. He has two older brothers, Ben and Zack. He enjoys painting, art and considered attending art school when he won a national art competition during his senior year of high school. In 2009, he graduated from Upper Arlington High School and was accepted to University of California, Los Angeles and Ohio State University but decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting. While in Columbus, Borelli also performed in more than a dozen shows with the Columbus Children's Theatre which included roles in ''Cheaper by the Dozen; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; Wiley and the Hairy Man''; and ''Holes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2010/10/15/roles-mount-for-09-arlington-grad.html|title=Roles mount for '09 Arlington grad|last=Grossberg|first=M|website=Columbus Dispatch|date=October 15, 2010|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref>
== Personal life == Borelli publicly came out as gay on his personal Instagram in November 2018, moments after the airing of the sixth episode of ''Grey's Anatomy''{{'}}s fifteenth season, in which his character, Dr. Levi Schmitt, also came out.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Lenker|first=Maureen Lee|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/02/greys-anatomy-actor-jake-borelli-comes-out-as-gay/|title='Grey's Anatomy' actor Jake Borelli comes out as gay|date=November 2, 2018|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 2, 2018}}</ref>
==Career== Upon moving to Los Angeles, Borelli quickly landed supporting roles in television shows such as ''iCarly'', ''Parenthood'', ''NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''True Jackson, VP'', ''Greek'' and ''Suburgatory''. He has also appeared in several short films.
In 2017, he landed a role in the Netflix comedy drama film ''Reality High''. That same year, it was announced that Borelli would be playing intern Dr. Levi Schmitt on ''Grey's Anatomy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/greys-anatomy-season-14-interns-jake-borelli-sophia-taylor-jeanine-mason-1202184832/|title='Grey's Anatomy' Enlists New Set Of Interns In Recurring Roles For Season 14|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|website=Deadline|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/greys-anatomy-meet-6-new-interns-season-14-1046869|title=R'Grey's Anatomy': Meet the 6 New Interns for Season 14|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> His role on Grey's Anatomy ended in 2024 when his character was written off the show after a 124-episode run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bastidas |first=Jose Alejandro |date=November 15, 2024 |title='Grey's Anatomy' Star Jake Borelli Loved How Levi's 'Inspiring' Exit Unfolded in Season 21 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/greys-anatomy-season-21-episode-7-jake-borelli-levi-leaving-interview/ |access-date=March 29, 2025 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Note |- |2011 |''Elf Employment'' |Harlan |Short film |- |2012 |''Nesting'' |Josh | |- |2015 |''Meanamorphosis'' |Bryce |Short film |- |2017 |''Reality High'' |Freddie Myers | |- |2017 |''In Searching'' |Jon | |- |2019 |''A Cohort of Guests'' |The Guest |Short film |- |2019 |''How's the World Treating You?'' |Gin |Short film |- | 2020 |''The Thing About Harry'' |Sam Baselli | |- |2024 |''The Thundermans Return'' |Wolfgang | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Note |- |2009 |''Psych: Flashback to the Teen Years'' |Shawn Spencer |Lead role; 3 episodes |- |2010 |''iCarly'' |Roy |Episode: "iSpace Out" |- |2010 |''The Forgotten'' |High School Guy |Episode: "Donovan Doe" |- |2010 |''Parenthood'' |Steve's Friend |Episode: "Team Braverman" |- |2010 |''NCIS: Los Angeles'' |Stefan Maragos |Episode: "Little Angels" |- |2010 |''True Jackson, VP'' |Harvey |2 episodes |- |2011 |''Greek'' |ΩX Pledge No. 1 |2 episodes |- |2011 |''Suburgatory'' |Boy |Episode: "Charity Case" |- |2012 |''CeReality'' |Josh |Episode: "The Breakfast Table of Terror" |- |2014 |''Gang Related'' |Andy Schiller |Episode: "Invierno Cayó" |- |2015–2018 |''The Thundermans'' |Wolfgang |Recurring role |- |2016 |''NCIS'' |Dean Campbell |Episode: "React" |- |2017–2025 |''Grey's Anatomy'' | rowspan="3" | Dr. Levi Schmitt |Recurring role (seasons 14–15)<br>Main role (seasons 16–21);<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/greys-anatomy-chris-carmack-jake-borelli-greg-germann-promoted-series-regulars-season-16-abc-medical-drama-1202607708/|title='Grey's Anatomy': Chris Carmack, Jake Borelli & Greg Germann Promoted To Series Regulars On ABC Medical Drama|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> 124 episodes |- |2018 |''Grey's Anatomy: B-Team''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/905683/grey-s-anatomy-s-new-interns-are-getting-their-own-show|title=Grey's Anatomy's New Interns Are Getting Their Own Show|last=Bricker|first=Tierney|publisher=E!|date=January 11, 2018|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> |ABC webseries; 3 episodes |- |2018–2021 |''Station 19'' |Recurring role; 6 episodes |- |}
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