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Jake McDorman

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Jake McDorman
A nun goes to battle against an all-powerful Artificial Intelligence known as "Mrs. Davis."
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Mrs. Davis (2023)
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John Allen McDorman IV is an American actor. On television, he headlined the CBS comedy-drama Limitless (2015-2016) and was the male lead of the sitcoms Are You There, Chelsea? (2012) and Manhattan Love Story (2014). He was also a series regular on the ABC Family comedy-drama Greek (2007-2011), the fourth season of the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless (2014), the revival of the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (2018), and the Disney+ historical drama The Right Stuff (2020) as Alan Shepard.
BornJuly 8, 1986
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BornJuly 8, 1986
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    Known for

    Jake McDorman and Betty Gilpin in Mrs. Davis (2023)
    Mrs. Davis
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Wiley
    Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
    Watchmen
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Nelson Gardner
    What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
    What We Do in the Shadows
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Jeff Suckler
    Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)
    Lady Bird
    7.4
    • Mr. Bruno
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Good Daughter
      • Mason
      • Huck
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Spring Bloom
      • Chef
      • Post-production
    • Aquamarine
      • Raymond
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Vanessa Kirby in Night Always Comes (2025)
      Night Always Comes
      5.9
      • Jack
      • 2025
    • Christopher Rodriguez Marquette in Cast Away Sorta (2025)
      Cast Away Sorta
      Short
      • Jake McDorman
      • 2025
    • 13-Year-Old Michael Ausiello Presents: Beverly Hills - February Sweeps Russian Circus Storyline (2025)
      13-Year-Old Michael Ausiello Presents: Beverly Hills - February Sweeps Russian Circus Storyline
      TV Movie
      • 2025
    • Kate Mara and Brian Tyree Henry in Class of '09 (2023)
      Class of '09
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Murphy
      • 2023
    • Jake McDorman and Betty Gilpin in Mrs. Davis (2023)
      Mrs. Davis
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Wiley
      • 2023
    • Annette Bening and Bryan Cranston in Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)
      Jerry & Marge Go Large
      6.9
      • Doug [Selbee]
      • 2022
    • Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
      Dopesick
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • John Brownlee
      • 2021
    • Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen, Kristen Stewart, Burl Moseley, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, and Mackenzie Davis in Happiest Season (2020)
      Happiest Season
      6.6
      • Connor
      • 2020
    • The Right Stuff (2020)
      The Right Stuff
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Alan Shepard
      • 2020
    • What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
      What We Do in the Shadows
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Jeff Suckler
      • 2019–2020
    • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
      Watchmen
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Nelson Gardner
      • 2019
    • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
      Murphy Brown
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Avery Brown
      • 2018
    • Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman, and George Sample III in The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)
      The Escape of Prisoner 614
      4.6
      • Thurman Hayford
      • 2018
    • Awake Episode One (2018)
      Awake Episode One
      6.2
      Video Game
      • Harry
      • 2018
    • John Hawkes, Melissa Leo, Paul James, and Charlene deGuzman in Unlovable (2018)
      Unlovable
      6.1
      • Jesse
      • 2018

    Producer

    • Spring Bloom
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • Aquamarine
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Awake Episode One (2018)
      Awake Episode One
      6.2
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2018

    Soundtrack

    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Can't Fight This Feeling" (uncredited)
      • 2014

    Videos63

    Comic-Con 2015: IMDb Interviews - Jake McDorman and Hill Harper on "Limitless"
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    Comic-Con 2015: IMDb Interviews - Jake McDorman and Hill Harper on "Limitless"
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:51
    Official Trailer
    Limitless on CBS
    Trailer 2:58
    Limitless on CBS
    Ideal Home
    Trailer 1:56
    Ideal Home

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • John McDorman
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • July 8, 1986
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Parents
        John Allen McDorman III
    • Other works
      TV Show - Avery Brown on Murphy Brown
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      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      Studied acting at Dallas Young Actors Studio.

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