Jake Weber

Jake T. Weber (born 12 March 1963) is an English actor. He is known in film for his role as Michael in Dawn of the Dead and for his role as Drew in Meet Joe Black. On television, he is best known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the popular drama series Medium.

In 2001 and 2002, Weber was a series regular in HBO's The Mind of the Married Man and made guest appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and NYPD Blue. After a recurring role on Fox's The Following, Weber has had series regular roles on Hell on Wheels, NCIS: Hawaii, and Homeland.

Early life Weber was born in London, England, to Susan Ann Caroline (née Coriat), a British socialite born at Englemere in Berkshire, England on December 3, 1943, and Thomas Evelyn "Tommy" Weber (originally Thomas Ejnar Arkner), born in Denmark December 1, 1938, of Danish and English descent. He also came from a wealthy family. Weber's maternal grandfather, Robert Coriat, who was born in Mogador, Morocco, was of Sephardic Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) descent. Weber's maternal grandmother, Priscilla Weigall, was English, from an upper-class family. Priscilla's father was Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet, while Priscilla's maternal grandfather was Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet. Weber has one sibling, a brother Charley. He attended The Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 19 (1986–1990), which also included Laura Linney and Jeanne Tripplehorn. He also studied at Russia's famed Moscow Art Theatre.

During Weber's childhood, his mother, Susan, was diagnosed with depression and LSD-induced schizophrenia. She died from a drug overdose at the age of 27 in June, 1971, when Weber was eight years old. His father, Thomas, sold various illegal drugs to numerous international destinations, primarily for celebrities and other high-powered, wealthy people. He also utilized both of his sons in drug trafficking and preparation.

In 1971, Weber's father took him and his brother to stay for a period at Villa Nellcôte, where the Rolling Stones were recording Exile on Main St. In a 2010 article for The Times, Weber recalled that his "father used him as a drug mule to bring cocaine out for Mick and Bianca Jagger's wedding," which occurred on May 12, 1971, in Saint-Tropez, France.

At the 2010 Cannes film festival, as part of the Directors' Fortnight at the launching of the rock 'n roll documentary, Stones in Exile, Stones front man, Mick Jagger, spoke to the crowd about the months of drug-fuelled recording sessions that produced the Stones' classic 1972 album Exile on Main Street. Jagger joked about the rarely seen original footage in the movie showing eight-year-old Weber rolling marijuana joints for them.

Like his mother, Weber's father struggled with substance addiction until his death in 2006 at age 67.

Career

Weber's roles were often bit parts in A-list films, beginning with that of Kyra Sedgwick's character's unnamed boyfriend in the Oliver Stone-directed period saga Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and continuing with work for such directors as Sidney Lumet (A Stranger Among Us, 1992), Alan J. Pakula (The Pelican Brief, 1993) and Martin Brest (Meet Joe Black, 1998).

He scored one of his premier leads as Dr. Matt Crower, a kindly physician who takes charge of a young boy and protects him from a possessed sheriff in actor-turned-producer Shaun Cassidy's short-lived, but well received, supernatural drama series American Gothic (1995) on CBS. That programme did not last long; and neither did the Mike Binder sitcom The Mind of the Married Man (2001), in which Weber played one of the leads, Chicago newspaper employee Jake Berman.

After his prominent role in the 2004 remake of horror film Dawn of the Dead, Weber played Joe Dubois on Medium, the sleep-deprived husband of Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette), a psychic intermediary who has visions that help her prevent or solve crimes. In 2016, Weber played a recurring guest-star role as the psychotherapist husband of Detective Andrea Cornell (played by series lead Juliette Lewis) on the second season of the ABC murder mystery, Secrets and Lies. The series was picked up for a full second season by ABC after a successful limited run last spring as a midseason replacement. Weber had a recurring part on the Fox series, The Following, and improvised on the Netflix series Easy. Weber also appeared in seasons 6 and 7 of the Showtime series Homeland.

Weber was cast in the 2021 film Those Who Wish Me Dead. He has performed on Broadway and off-Broadway as well.

Personal life Weber was married to Diana Oreiro from 1995 to 1997. In 2017, Weber married his longtime girlfriend, Korri Culbertson. Weber has a son, Waylon, from a previous relationship.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Born on the Fourth of July Donna's Boyfriend 1991 Bed & Breakfast Bobby 1992 A Stranger Among Us Yaakov Klausman 1993 Skin Art Richard 1993 The Pelican Brief Curtis Morgan 1994 Cultivating Charlie Charles Thundertrunk 1994 Vanishing Son II Bo Television movie 1994 Vanishing Son IV Bo Television movie 1997 What the Deaf Man Heard Tolliver Tynan 1997 Amistad Mr. Wright 1998 Dangerous Beauty King Henry 1998 Into My Heart Adam 1998 Meet Joe Black Drew 1999 Pushing Tin Barry Plotkin 1999 In Too Deep Daniel Connelly 1999 Cherry Dr. Beverly Kirk 2000 U-571 Lieutenant Michael Hirsch, USNR 2000 The Cell FBI Special Agent Gordon Ramsey 2001 Wendigo George 2002 Love Thy Neighbor Man In Adult Section 2002 Leo Ben Bloom 2002 100 Mile Rule Bobby Davis 2004 The Warrior Class Phil Anwar 2004 Dawn of the Dead Michael Shaunessy 2004 Haven Officer Powell 2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Robert Hartley 2012 Chained Brad Fittler 2013 Redemption Trail John Stubbs 2013 White House Down Secret Service Agent Ted Hope 2014 Hungry Hearts Dr. Bill 2014 Learning to Drive Ted 2017 Wetlands Sergeant McCulvey 2017 Thank You for Your Service Colonel Plymouth 2019 The Beach House Mitch 2019 Midway Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance 2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead Owen Casserly 2021 Every Last One of Them Nichols 2024 Peter Five Eight Mr. Lock 2025 Self-Help Curtis

Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Law & Order Wesley Parker Episode 8: "Poison Ivy" 1994–1995 Something Wilder Richie Wainwright 15 episodes 1995–1996 American Gothic Dr. Matt Crower 15 episodes 1996 NYPD Blue Bill Walsh Episode: "Girl Talk" 1997 Liberty! The American Revolution Virginia Officer 5 episodes 2001 The $treet Peter Dearborn 2 episodes 2001–2002 The Mind of the Married Man Jake Berman 20 episodes 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Carl Atwood Episode: "One" 2005–2011 Medium Joe Dubois 130 episodesNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama 2011 Human Target Bill Fickner Episode: "Marshal Pucci" 2012 Royal Pains Gabe Gleason Episode: "Bottoms Up" 2012 House Joe Reese Episode: "Man of the House" 2013 Elementary Geoffrey Silver Episode: "Dirty Laundry" 2014 The Following Micah 3 episodes 2014, 2016 Hell on Wheels John Allen Campbell 15 episodes 2015 Tyrant Jimmy Timmons 8 episodes 2015 The Blacklist Raymond Reddington/Gregory Devry 1 episode 2016 Easy Wally 1 episode 2016 Secrets and Lies Ethan 3 episodes 2017–2018 Homeland Brett O'Keefe Recurring Season 6, Starring Season 7 2018–2019 13 Reasons Why Barry Walker Recurring role (Season 2–3) 2020 Star Trek: Discovery Zareh Guest role (Season 3)2022Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBob FlynnEpisode: "Video Killed The Radio Star"2023NCIS: HawaiʻiJim CarterSeason 22024 Blue Bloods Investigator Christopher Granger Season 14 Episode 12: "Without Fear or Favor"