# Jake Weber
**Jake Weber** (born Jake T. Weber) is an English actor known for playing Joe DuBois, husband of [Patricia Arquette](https://www.edgepedia.org/patricia-arquette)'s psychic [Allison DuBois](https://www.edgepedia.org/allison-dubois), on the supernatural drama series *Medium*, and for supporting roles in films including *Dawn of the Dead*, *Meet Joe Black*, *U-571*, and *The Cell*. His date of birth is reported inconsistently: IMDb, TV Insider, and Rotten Tomatoes give March 12, 1963[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916617/), while Encyclopedia.com gives March 19, 1964 and notes that "some sources cite March 12 or 1963"[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/weber-jake-1964). He was born in London, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916617/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Signature television role | Joe DuBois on *Medium*, 130 episodes, 2005 to 2011[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26168/jake-weber) |
| Best-known film roles | Michael in *Dawn of the Dead* (2004) and Drew in *Meet Joe Black* (1998)[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jake-weber/bio/3000054092/) |
| Training | Summerhill School, Middlebury College (B.A. cum laude, English and Political Science), Juilliard, and the Moscow Art Theatre in the then Soviet Union[5](https://www.jakeweber.com/) |
| Film debut | Two 1989 releases: Melvin Van Peebles' *Identity Crisis* and Oliver Stone's *Born on the Fourth of July*[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jake-weber/) |
| Stage honors | Calloway Award for best actor in a classical play, 1992, for *As You Like It*; Drama Desk ensemble nomination for *Mad Forest*[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/weber-jake-1964) |
| Later series work | Brett O'Keefe on *Homeland*, John Campbell on *Hell on Wheels*, Barry Walker on *13 Reasons Why*, Captain Joe Turner on *Departure*[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26168/jake-weber) |
| Family | Married Korri Culbertson Weber in 2017; one son, Waylon, born 2006[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916617/) |
## Education and early career
Weber's schooling spanned two continents. He attended A.S. Neill's Summerhill School in England, Middlebury College in Vermont, where he majored in English and Political Science, the [Juilliard School](https://www.edgepedia.org/juilliard-school) in New York, and the [Moscow Art Theatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/moscow-art-theatre) in the then Soviet Union[5](https://www.jakeweber.com/).
He entered films with two 1989 pictures, [Melvin Van Peebles](https://www.edgepedia.org/melvin-van-peebles)' farce *Identity Crisis* and [Oliver Stone](https://www.edgepedia.org/oliver-stone)'s *Born on the Fourth of July*, in which he played Donna's boyfriend[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jake-weber/) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/weber-jake-1964). He then turned down roles in *Glory* (1989) and *Reversal of Fortune* (1990) to continue his graduate studies at Juilliard[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jake-weber/).
## Theater
Weber built his early reputation on stage. He appeared in New York Shakespeare Festival productions of *Richard III* (1990), *Othello* (1991), and *As You Like It* (1992), and [Off-Broadway](https://www.edgepedia.org/off-broadway) in [John Patrick Shanley](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-patrick-shanley)'s *The Big Funk* (1990) and *Mad Forest* (1991), for which he shared a Drama Desk Award nomination for best ensemble performance[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jake-weber/) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/weber-jake-1964). He won the 1992 Calloway Award for best actor in a classical play for *As You Like It*[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/weber-jake-1964).
His Broadway debut came in 1992 in Alan Ayckbourn's farce *A Small Family Business*, where he played the five Italian brothers Georgio, Orlando, Vincenzo, Lotario, and Umberto Rivetti, each credited under one of his joke aliases[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/weber-jake-1964). Later stage work included Arthur Laurents' *The Radical Mystique* (1995), *Kimberly Akimbo* by David Lindsay-Abaire (2003), and regional appearances at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Arena Stage, and the Huntington Theatre Company[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/weber-jake-1964) • [5](https://www.jakeweber.com/).
## Television
Weber's first television visibility came as a regular on [Gene Wilder](https://www.edgepedia.org/gene-wilder)'s sitcom *Something Wilder* (NBC, 1994-95) and as Dr. Matt Crower, a country doctor with a dark past, on the supernatural drama *American Gothic* (CBS, 1995-96, 15 episodes)[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jake-weber/) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26168/jake-weber). He was a series regular on HBO's *The Mind of the Married Man* (2001)[5](https://www.jakeweber.com/).
**Medium.** From 2005 to 2011 he played Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in 130 episodes of *Medium*, the role for which he is best known[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26168/jake-weber) • [7](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=2526). The part brought a 2005 Satellite Award nomination for outstanding actor in a drama series[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jake-weber/bio/3000054092/).
**Later series.** He recurred in two seasons of *Hell on Wheels* (AMC) as John Campbell, appeared in six episodes of *Homeland* season 6 and five of season 7 as Brett O'Keefe, played Barry Walker in seven episodes of *13 Reasons Why*, and guested as Zareh in three episodes of *Star Trek: Discovery*[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26168/jake-weber). More recently he starred as Captain Joe Turner in four episodes of *Departure* and guest-starred on *NCIS: Hawai'i*, *Blue Bloods*, and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26168/jake-weber).
## Film
Through the 1990s and 2000s Weber accumulated supporting roles in studio films, usually as edged or pivotal characters: the treacherous son-in-law to [Anthony Hopkins](https://www.edgepedia.org/anthony-hopkins) in *Meet Joe Black* (1998), [John Cusack](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-cusack)'s sarcastic best friend in *Pushing Tin* (1999), the German-speaking Lieutenant Hirsch who masterminds the plot to capture the [Enigma machine](https://www.edgepedia.org/enigma-machine) in *U-571* (2000), and an FBI agent in Tarsem Singh's *The Cell* (2000)[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jake-weber/).
His highest-profile genre role was Michael in [Zack Snyder](https://www.edgepedia.org/zack-snyder)'s remake of *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), which earned a Fangoria Chainsaw Award nomination for best supporting actor[5](https://www.jakeweber.com/) • [4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jake-weber/bio/3000054092/). Later film work includes Ted opposite [Patricia Clarkson](https://www.edgepedia.org/patricia-clarkson) in Isabel Coixet's *Learning to Drive* (2014), a role in [Terrence Malick](https://www.edgepedia.org/terrence-malick)'s *Song to Song*, Boone in *What Josiah Saw* (2021), Owen Casserly in *Those Who Wish Me Dead* (2021), and Raymond Spruance in *Midway* (2019)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916617/) • [8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jake_weber).
## Childhood at Nellcôte
A separate strand of his public biography comes from before his career. Weber's father, Tommy Weber, supplied Keith Richards with drugs during the summer of 1971, when the Rolling Stones recorded *Exile on Main St* at the villa Nellcôte in France, and the young Jake appears in photographs of that period by Dominique Tarlé. He gave testimony on camera as the "fair-haired child" of those photos in Stephen Kijak's documentary *Stones in Exile*, and filmmaker Kijak confirmed that the man playing Patricia Arquette's husband on *Medium* was that child[9](https://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2010/05/20/mick-jagger-le-temps-n-attend-personne_5980660_3476.html).
## References
1. [Jake Weber, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916617/)
2. [Weber, Jake 1964-, Encyclopedia.com (Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television)](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/weber-jake-1964)
3. [Jake Weber, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26168/jake-weber)
4. [Jake Weber Biography, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jake-weber/bio/3000054092/)
5. [Welcome to the Official Website of Jake Weber](https://www.jakeweber.com/)
6. [Jake Weber, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jake-weber/)
7. [Jake Weber, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=2526)
8. [Jake Weber, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jake_weber)
9. [Mick Jagger, le temps n'attend personne, Le Monde (2010)](https://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2010/05/20/mick-jagger-le-temps-n-attend-personne_5980660_3476.html)
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