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Jake McDorman

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  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Jake McDorman
A nun goes to battle against an all-powerful Artificial Intelligence known as "Mrs. Davis."
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Mrs. Davis (2023– )
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John Allen McDorman IV is an American actor. On television, he headlined the CBS comedy-drama Limitless (2015-2016) and was the male lead of the sitcoms Are You There, Chelsea? (2012) and Manhattan Love Story (2014). He was also a series regular on the ABC Family comedy-drama Greek (2007-2011), the fourth season of the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless (2014), the revival of the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (2018), and the Disney+ historical drama The Right Stuff (2020) as Alan Shepard.
BornJuly 8, 1986
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BornJuly 8, 1986
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Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
Candice Bergen and Jake McDorman in Murphy Brown (1988)
Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, Grant Shaud, and Jake McDorman in Murphy Brown (1988)
Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
Hill Harper, Jennifer Carpenter, and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
Jake McDorman and Natasia Demetriou in What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
Desmond Harrington and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
Jake McDorman, Tom Degnan, and Michael James Shaw in Limitless (2015)
Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
Jake McDorman and Tom Degnan in Limitless (2015)

Known for

The Right Stuff (2020)
The Right Stuff
6.8
TV Series
  • Alan Shepard
Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
Watchmen
8.2
TV Mini Series
  • Nelson Gardner
Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch, Matt Berry, Harvey Guillén, and Natasia Demetriou in What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
What We Do in the Shadows
8.6
TV Series
  • Jeff Suckler
Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird
7.4
  • Mr. Bruno
  • 2017

Credits

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Actor

  • Class of '09
    • Murphy
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Spring Bloom
    • Chef
    • Post-production
  • Mrs. Davis (2023)
    Mrs. Davis
    • Wiley
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Annette Bening and Bryan Cranston in Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)
    Jerry and Marge Go Large
    • Doug [Selbee]
    • 2022
  • Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
    Dopesick
    • John Brownlee
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen, Kristen Stewart, Burl Moseley, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, and Mackenzie Davis in Happiest Season (2020)
    Happiest Season
    • Connor
    • 2020
  • The Right Stuff (2020)
    The Right Stuff
    • Alan Shepard
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch, Matt Berry, Harvey Guillén, and Natasia Demetriou in What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
    What We Do in the Shadows
    • Jeff Suckler
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
    Watchmen
    • Nelson Gardner
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
    Murphy Brown
    • Avery Brown
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman, and George Sample III in The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)
    The Escape of Prisoner 614
    • Thurman Hayford
    • 2018
  • Awake Episode One (2018)
    Awake Episode One
    • Harry
    • Video Game
    • 2018
  • John Hawkes, Melissa Leo, Paul James, and Charlene deGuzman in Unlovable (2018)
    Unlovable
    • Jesse
    • 2018
  • Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, and Jack Gore in Ideal Home (2018)
    Ideal Home
    • Beau Brumble
    • 2018
  • Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)
    Lady Bird
    • Mr. Bruno
    • 2017
  • Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
    Limitless
    • Brian Finch
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Me Him Her (2015)
    Me Him Her
    • Griffin
    • 2015

Producer

  • Spring Bloom
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
  • Awake Episode One (2018)
    Awake Episode One
    • executive producer
    • Video Game
    • 2018

Soundtrack

  • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless
    • performer: "Can't Fight This Feeling" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2014

Videos62

Comic-Con 2015: IMDb Interviews - Jake McDorman and Hill Harper on "Limitless"
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Comic-Con 2015: IMDb Interviews - Jake McDorman and Hill Harper on "Limitless"
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:00
Official Trailer
First Look
Trailer 1:36
First Look
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:51
Official Trailer
Limitless on CBS
Trailer 2:58
Limitless on CBS
Ideal Home
Trailer 1:56
Ideal Home
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
Trailer 1:31
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
See You in Valhalla
Trailer 2:07
See You in Valhalla
Bring It On: All or Nothing
Trailer 1:34
Bring It On: All or Nothing
Aquamarine
Trailer 0:16
Aquamarine
The Right Stuff: Pilot Program
Trailer 1:47
The Right Stuff: Pilot Program
The Right Stuff (German Trailer 1)
Trailer 1:56
The Right Stuff (German Trailer 1)

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John McDorman
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • July 8, 1986
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Parents
      John Allen McDorman III
  • Other works
    TV Show - Avery Brown on Murphy Brown
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Studied with Nancy Chartier in Dallas for two years before going to L.A. for his first pilot season, where he signed with a manager and booked a recurring role on "Run of the House"- the first of many series to come.

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