{{Short description|American actor (born 1996)}} {{Infobox person | name = Jake Cherry | birth_name = Jake Paul | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|9|15}} | birth_place = Alabama, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2001–present }}
'''Jacob Cherry''' (born September 15, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Nick Daley in ''Night at the Museum'' (2006) and ''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' (2009).
==Early life== Cherry was born on September 15, 1996, in New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missoandfriends.com/interviews/jake-cherry-interview.php|title=INTERVIEW: Jake Cherry|publisher=Miss O and Friends|year=2009|access-date=2010-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714102141/http://www.missoandfriends.com/interviews/jake-cherry-interview.php|archive-date=2011-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> He attended Chapman University.
==Career== Cherry's film debut was in ''Friends with Money''. He appeared as Nick Daley in ''Night at the Museum'' and ''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'', and as Travers McLain in ''Desperate Housewives''. Cherry did not reprise his role as Nick Daley in the third ''Night at the Museum'' film installment, with Skyler Gisondo taking over the role. He also appeared on Fox's short-lived series ''Head Cases''. He appeared in an episode of ''Criminal Minds'', as a patient's son in Fox's medical drama ''House'', and in an episode of Fox's crime drama ''Bones''. He appeared on ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' as 10-year-old David Stutler.
==Filmography==
===Film=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan=2|2004 | ''Kat Plus One'' | AJ | TV movie |- | ''Miracle Run'' | Young Stephen | TV movie |- | rowspan=2|2006 | ''Night at the Museum'' | Nicholas "Nick" Daley | |- | ''Friends with Money'' | Wyatt | |- | 2008 | ''Pretty/Handsome'' | Oliver Fitzpayne | TV movie |- | rowspan=2|2009 | ''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' | Nicholas "Nick" Daley | |- | ''The Rebound'' | Frank Jr. | |- | 2010 | ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' | Young Dave | |- | 2011 | ''The Son of No One'' | Jonathan White | |- | 2012 | ''Transit'' | Kenny | |- | 2014 |''Hits'' |Cory | |- |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2003-2004 | ''Blue's Clues'' | Jack/Goblin | Episode: ''Adventure!'' |- | 2004 | ''Third Watch'' | Sean | Episode: ''Black and Blue'' |- | rowspan=2|2005 | ''Head Cases'' | Ryan Payne | 5 episodes |- | ''The Boondocks'' | Herbert (voice) | Episode: ''Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner'' |- | 2006 | ''Bones'' | Donovan Decker | Episode: ''The Woman in the Car'' |- | rowspan=2|2007 | ''Desperate Housewives'' | Travers McLain | 5 episodes |- | ''The 4400'' | Brandon Powell | Episode: ''Fear Itself'' |- | rowspan=2|2009 | ''House'' | Zack | Episode: ''Painless'' |- | ''Criminal Minds'' | Stanley Wolcott | Episode: ''The Big Wheel'' |- | 2011 | ''The Haunting Hour: The Series'' | Christopher | Episode: ''Afraid of Clowns'' |- | 2015 | ''Blue Bloods'' | Victor Bajek | Episode: ''Payback'' |}
==Nominations== {|class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center !Year!!Award!!Category!!Work!!Result |- |2004||rowspan=4|Young Artist Awards||Best Performance in a Commercial||Vlasic Pickles||{{Nom}} |- |2007||Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Ten or Younger||''Night at the Museum''||{{Nom}} |- |2008||Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor||''Desperate Housewives''||{{Nom}} |- |2010||Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor||''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian''||{{Nom}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1544084}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cherry, Jake}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male child actors Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Chapman University alumni Category:Male actors from New Jersey Category:Old Bridge High School alumni