Biography

Jacob Brown was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1999. He has an engaging, bright, enthusiastic and well-rounded personality, with a unique style of humour and the ability to light up a room with his energy. In all aspects of his life, Jacob brings dedication, focus, confidence, honesty, a maturity beyond his years and a determined spirit.

From a very young age, Jacob had always had the desire to act and at the age of 10 he embraced the opportunity to pursue acting classes and hasn't looked back. He was successful on his first audition for a film project and quickly developed a love for screen acting.

Jacob's drive saw him successfully land roles in short and feature films, including short film Strange Clouds (2013), a supporting role in the award winning documentary Yagan (2013), an appearance in Paper Planes (2014), and a supporting role in the screen adaption of the number one bestselling book The Pineville Heist (2016), which was filmed in Ontario, Canada. More recently he has appeared in The Decadent and Depraved (2018).

His screen performance has been described by directors he has worked with as "intense, vulnerable and honest", "a strong ability to express the inner state of his character onscreen", and an "engaging screen presence" as expressed by Kelrick Martin.

As a younger actor, Jacob was an enthusiastic acting student at The Actors Workshop and also Filmbites Screen Academy (2011 - 2018), which incorporated not only acting instruction but also active involvement in creating story line and characters for their class films. Jacob completed all levels from beginner to the final intensive level. Jacob has an ongoing desire to pursue writing & to be involved in the creative process of film.

Jacob believes in the life-long process of professional & personal development. He graduated from John Curtin College of the Arts in 2017, where he had been granted a position in the Gifted and Talented Drama Program. He has been fortunate to attend regular courses & be coached by industry professionals in Perth, Sydney & also Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: Liz Brown