Biography
Jake Lacy is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Pete Miller on the ninth and final season of The Office and as a co-lead as Casey Marion Davenport on the ABC sitcom Better with You (2010–11). He starred with Jenny Slate in the 2014 film Obvious Child and opposite Rooney Mara in Carol (2015). He played Olivia Wilde's character's love interest in Love the Coopers in 2016, and has also starred as Nick Beverly on the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here (2017–18). Lacy grew up in Vermont, where he attended Otter Valley Union High School. In 2008, Lacy graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in Winston-Salem. After graduation, he worked odd jobs in the state of New York. He worked as a gym receptionist, a bar-back at a club and a waiter, while going to auditions during the day, until being cast in the role of Casey in Better with You.
Also known as
제이크 레이시 · جیک لیسی
Born
Feb 14, 1986
Birthplace not listed.
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
41
Acting credits
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Directing
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Writing
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Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.6The Office
2005 · tv · as Pete Miller
- 2
★ 8.1All Her Fault
2025 · tv · as Peter Irvine
- 3
★ 7.8Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · tv · as Self
- 4
★ 7.6The White Lotus
2021 · tv · as Shane Patton
- 5
★ 7.5High Fidelity
2020 · tv · as Clyde
- 6
★ 7.5Carol
2015 · movie · as Richard Semco
- 7
★ 7.4Miss Sloane
2016 · movie · as Forde
- 8
★ 7.3Ramy
2019 · tv · as Kyle
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
