Jake Lacy (born 1985) is an American actor. He became known for being part of the Better with You and The Office (US) casts (joining the latter in its final season). He's also had major supporting roles in shows like Girls and The White Lotus, and films like Carol and Johnny English Strikes Again. He primarily plays nice guys.
Filmography:
- Better with You (2011-2012): Casey Marion Davenport
- The Office (US) (2012-2013): Pete Miller
- Obvious Child (2014): Max
- Balls Out (2014): Caleb Fuller
- Girls (2015-2016): Fran Parker
- Billy And Billie (2015): Keith
- Carol (2015): Richard Semco
- Love the Coopers (2015): Joe
- How To Be Single (2016): Ken
- Their Finest (2016): Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
- Miss Sloane (2016): Forde
- Im Dying Up Here (2017-2018): Nick Beverly
- Christmas Inheritance (2017): Jake Collins
- Rampage (2018): Brett Wyden
- Diane: Brian
- Johnny English Strikes Again (2018): Jason Volta
- Fosse/Verdon (2019): Ron
- Ramy (2019): Kyle
- Ode To Joy (2019): Cooper
- Otherhood (2019): Paul Halston-Myers
- High Fidelity (2020): Clyde
- Mrs. America (2020): Stanley Poitinger
- The White Lotus (2021): Shane Patton
- Being the Ricardos (2021): Bob Carroll Jr.
- Significant Other (2022): Harry
- A Friend Of The Family (2022): Robert Berchtold
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023): Maryk
Tropes about his filmography:
- Promoted Fanboy: He was a big fan of both The Office (UK) and The Office (US) before joining the cast of the latter.
- Playing Against Type: As noted above and below, he mostly plays reliable nice guys, so his casting as the self-centered, childish dudebro Shane Patton in The White Lotus was quite shocking to viewers familiar with his other work.
- Typecasting: As many
online pieces have pointed out, Lacy tends to play friendly, reliable guy types. As Bustle puts it:Lacy's character in [High Fidelity] [...]bears the hallmark of a signature Lacy character: the nice guy. The Vermont-born actor is at his most charming as the dependable foil to a messy, larger-than-life woman in projects like Obvious Child, Girls, and How To Be Single; in High Fidelity, he’s the responsible (if a little square) guy who isn’t exactly what music snob Rob wants, but could be what she needs.
