Jake Johnson

A struggling filmmaker with a passion for the 70s underground comix scene teams up with a sassy writer to launch a porn magazine in 1970s Los Angeles, navigating chaos, creativity, and the cost of reinvention.

Born

May 28, 1978

From

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also:
Producer
Writer

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Decades active

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In short · Acting since 1994, 4 decades active, 59 credits.

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Now & next

2027
Upcoming
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Jun 5
In the news
Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. Reunite for Hulu Comedy Pilot
“Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr., known for their work on 'New Girl,' are set to reunite for a Hulu comedy pilot inspired by Jim Carrey's 'The Cable Guy.' The untitled project centers around an old-school cable technician navigating the modern world of streaming and algorithms. Variety confirmed the details with sources, though the full logline remains unrevealed. This marks the latest collaboration between the two actors, who previously worked together on the hit Fox sitcom.”

Biography

Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger (born May 28, 1978) is an American actor. He portrayed Nick Miller in the Fox sitcom *New Girl* (2011–2018), earning a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013. He voiced a version of Spider-Man in the animated film *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018) and its 2023 sequel.

Johnson has also starred in *Let's Be Cops* (2014) and appeared in *Paper Heart* (2009), *Safety Not Guaranteed* (2012), *21 Jump Street* (2012), *Jurassic World* (2015), *The Mummy* (2017), and *Tag* (2018). From 2022 to 2023, he starred in the comedy series *Minx*. In 2023, he made his directorial debut with *Self Reliance*.

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