Jacob Artist

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Jacob Artist
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Artist at TrevorLive LA in December 2013
Born (1992-10-17) October 17, 1992 (age 32)
Buffalo, New York[1]
Education Williamsville South High School
Occupation Actor, singer, dancer
Years active 2011–present[2]
Parent(s) Darrell Artist, Judith Artist

Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992)[3] is an American actor, singer and dancer. He joined the cast of the Fox television series Glee in the fourth season as Jake Puckerman, half-brother of regular character Noah "Puck" Puckerman.[4] He is starring in the role of Brandon Fletcher in the ABC thriller Quantico.[5]

Early life

Jacob was born to Darrell and Judith Artist[6] in Williamsville, New York. His father is African American; his mother is of Polish descent.[7] He has a younger sister named Jenna. Artist danced with the Infinity Dance Project for several years during high school, and participated in Chautauqua Institution's summer dance school, and in the David DeMarie dance studio in Clarence, New York. He added voice lessons through the Community Music School in Buffalo.[8]

He graduated from Williamsville South High School[9] a semester early, and was accepted into Juilliard for dance.[citation needed] However, he turned Juilliard down to pursue his acting career.[citation needed]

Career

After graduation from Williamsville South at the age of 17 in 2010, Artist moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in the TV movie Blue Lagoon: The Awakening and later Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures in 2011. He auditioned for Glee in mid-July and was cast in 2012.[8] At the show's conclusion in 2015, he had been featured in 36 episodes. In 2015, Artist joined the television series Quantico, playing the role of Brandon Fletcher, a Federal Bureau of Investigation recruit at the training academy.

Filmography

List of television roles
Year Title Role Note
2011 Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures Jimmy 1 episode
2012–2015 Glee Jake Puckerman Season 4 – Recurring (22 episodes)
Season 5 – Main Cast (13 episodes)
Season 6 – Guest (1 episode)
2012 How to Rock Dean Hollis
2012 Melissa and Joey Cameron
2012 Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Stephen Sullivan
2013 After the Dark Parker
2014 White Bird in a Blizzard Oliver
2015 Here and Now Cowboy
2015–present Quantico Brandon Fletcher Recurring

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  7. ↑ http://www.complexmag.ca/pop-culture/2013/05/personality-complex-jacob-artist-glee
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