Jake Ryan

Jake Ryan (born August 26, 2003) is an American actor. He has appeared in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom and Asteroid City (2023) as well as Bo Burnham's film Eighth Grade (2018) and Nasim Pedrad's sitcom Chad (2021–2024).

Career

Ryan took up acting at age five as a hobby, which turned into a job. He made his film debut in the horror film The Innkeepers (2011). He felt "cozy" on set with Anderson and kept in touch with him by email. He also appeared in a promotional short for Moonrise Kingdom (opposite Jason Schwartzman) and in commentary for the Criterion Collection releases of Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. He began co-starring with Nasim Pedrad in the TBS sitcom Chad in April 2021.

In 2023, Ryan reunited with Anderson and Schwartzman in Asteroid City, playing the dual roles of awkward teenage brainiac Woodrow Steenbeck and an actor understudying for the part of Woodrow in a play.

Personal life

Ryan was homeschooled on Long Island, New York, from second grade. He took improvisational comedy classes with the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York from age 15.

Filmography Film

Television