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Jacob Torpey

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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The Dinner Plan premiere
Jacob Torpey is known for Patrick Willems Video Essays (2016), Sub/liminal and The Dinner Plan (2025). He has been married to Rachel Curland since 29 July 2018.
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    • Known for

    Patrick Willems in Patrick Willems Video Essays (2016)
    Patrick Willems Video Essays
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Jake Torpey, creator)
    Sub/liminal
    Sub/liminal
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Jake Torpey)
    Geoffrey Cantor, Cindy Cheung, Miriam Shor, Jack MacColl, John Hodgman, Griffin Newman, Trenton Waterson, Patrick Willems, Jacob Torpey, Brian Metolius, Valentina Vee, Michael Curran, Zach Cherry, Michael Braugher, Dave Wiskus, Casey McCoy, and Eudora Peterson in The Dinner Plan (2025)
    The Dinner Plan
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer(as Jake Torpey)
    • 2025
    Patrick Willems, Matt Torpey, and Chloe Holgate in Night of the Coconut (2022)
    Night of the Coconut
    6.1
    • Writer(as Jake Torpey)
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Sub/liminal
      • written by (as Jake Torpey)
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Geoffrey Cantor, Cindy Cheung, Miriam Shor, Jack MacColl, John Hodgman, Griffin Newman, Trenton Waterson, Patrick Willems, Jacob Torpey, Brian Metolius, Valentina Vee, Michael Curran, Zach Cherry, Michael Braugher, Dave Wiskus, Casey McCoy, and Eudora Peterson in The Dinner Plan (2025)
      The Dinner Plan
      6.8
      Short
      • screenplay by (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2025
    • The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special (2023)
      The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special
      7.8
      • story by
      • written by (as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey)
      • 2023
    • Patrick Willems in Patrick Willems Video Essays (2016)
      Patrick Willems Video Essays
      8.3
      TV Series
      • story writer
      • sketch writer
      • story (as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey) ...
      • 2019–2023
    • Patrick Willems in Patrick Explains (2017)
      Patrick Explains
      7.2
      TV Series
      • story writer
      • writer (as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey)
      • 2018–2022
    • Patrick Willems, Matt Torpey, and Chloe Holgate in Night of the Coconut (2022)
      Night of the Coconut
      6.1
      • written by & story by (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2022
    • Jacob Torpey in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist - Analyzing a Lost Masterpiece (2019)
      Kung Pow: Enter the Fist - Analyzing a Lost Masterpiece
      5.8
      Short
      • writer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2019
    • Get Christmas or Die Trying (2018)
      Get Christmas or Die Trying
      5.3
      Short
      • story by (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2018
    • Matt Torpey and Chloe Holgate in Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge (2018)
      Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge
      Short
      • screenplay (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2018
    • Matt Torpey in Becoming Christmas (2017)
      Becoming Christmas
      4.7
      Short
      • screenplay
      • story by (as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Jacob Torpey in The Nook Commercial (2017)
      The Nook Commercial
      Short
      • writer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Black Mirror: Pokémon Go (2016)
      Black Mirror: Pokémon Go
      2.8
      Short
      • story by
      • writer (as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • Patrick Willems in The High School Reunion (2016)
      The High School Reunion
      4.3
      Short
      • story by (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • Jacob Torpey and Matt Torpey in Bless You (2016)
      Bless You
      4.0
      Short
      • screenplay (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • The Christmas Quest (2015)
      The Christmas Quest
      Short
      • writer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2015
    • What If Ken Burns Directed Marvel's Civil War?
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015

    Producer

    • Patrick Willems in Patrick Willems Video Essays (2016)
      Patrick Willems Video Essays
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer (as Jake Torpey, as Jake Torpey)
      • 2019–2022
    • Jacob Torpey in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist - Analyzing a Lost Masterpiece (2019)
      Kung Pow: Enter the Fist - Analyzing a Lost Masterpiece
      5.8
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2019
    • Matt Torpey and Chloe Holgate in Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge (2018)
      Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2018
    • Matt Torpey in Becoming Christmas (2017)
      Becoming Christmas
      4.7
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Thirty (2017)
      Thirty
      4.8
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Jacob Torpey in The Nook Commercial (2017)
      The Nook Commercial
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Rachel Curland in Introducing the Ultimate Badasses (2017)
      Introducing the Ultimate Badasses
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Election Day (2016)
      Election Day
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • Black Mirror: Pokémon Go (2016)
      Black Mirror: Pokémon Go
      2.8
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • Jacob Torpey and Matt Torpey in Bless You (2016)
      Bless You
      4.0
      Short
      • producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • The Account Balance
      Short
      • producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • The Christmas Quest (2015)
      The Christmas Quest
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2015
    • Scott Thomas, Matt Torpey, and Mary Willems in Oscar Buzz (2015)
      Oscar Buzz
      Short
      • producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2015
    • How to Become a Blockbuster Director (2015)
      How to Become a Blockbuster Director
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2015
    • Big News for Adolescent Canines! (2015)
      Big News for Adolescent Canines!
      Short
      • producer (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2015

    Actor

    • The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special (2023)
      The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special
      7.8
      • Nobbles (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2023
    • Get Christmas or Die Trying (2018)
      Get Christmas or Die Trying
      5.3
      Short
      • Mac
      • 2018
    • Tom Bishop in 2-Minute Thriller (2018)
      2-Minute Thriller
      Short
      • New Yorker (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2018
    • Matt Torpey and Chloe Holgate in Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge (2018)
      Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge
      Short
      • Greg Billingsworth (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2018
    • Scott Thomas in Kraven's Big Day: A Spider-Man Story (2017)
      Kraven's Big Day: A Spider-Man Story
      7.4
      Short
      • Spider-Man
      • Business Man
      • 2017
    • Chloe Holgate in What If John Woo Directed Squirrel Girl? (2017)
      What If John Woo Directed Squirrel Girl?
      4.4
      Short
      • Chipmunk Hunk
      • 2017
    • Jacob Torpey in The Nook Commercial (2017)
      The Nook Commercial
      Short
      • Nookster (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Rachel Curland in Introducing the Ultimate Badasses (2017)
      Introducing the Ultimate Badasses
      Short
      • Quaranteen (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Scott Thomas and Chloe Holgate in The Christmystery (2016)
      The Christmystery
      Short
      • The Christmas Assassin (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • What If Zack Snyder Adapted Classic Works of Literature?
      Short
      • Holden Caulfield (segment "The Catcher in the Rye")
      • 2016
    • Black Mirror: Pokémon Go (2016)
      Black Mirror: Pokémon Go
      2.8
      Short
      • Mysterious Professor (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • Patrick Willems in The High School Reunion (2016)
      The High School Reunion
      4.3
      Short
      • Corey Kaminsky (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • Jacob Torpey and Matt Torpey in Bless You (2016)
      Bless You
      4.0
      Short
      • Jake (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2016
    • The Christmas Quest (2015)
      The Christmas Quest
      Short
      • Bing (as Jake Torpey)
      • 2015
    • What If Noah Baumbach Directed Spider-Man? (2015)
      What If Noah Baumbach Directed Spider-Man?
      7.9
      Short
      • The Vulture
      • 2015

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Jake Torpey
    • Spouse
      • Rachel CurlandJuly 29, 2018 - present

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