Jake T. Weber (born 12 March 1963) is an English actor, known in film
for his role as Michael in Dawn of the Dead and for his role as Drew
in Meet Joe Black. In television, he is known for playing Joe DuBois,
husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the long running 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. As of autumn 2016, Weber joined the cast, in a
recurring role, of ABC's Secrets and Lies in its second season. After
a recurring role on Fox's The Following, Weber has had series regular
roles on Hell on Wheels and Homeland.Weber was born in London, to
Susan Ann Caroline (née Coriat), a British socialite, and husband
Thomas Evelyn "Tommy" Weber (originally Thomas Ejnar Arkner), a racing
driver who also came from a wealthy family. His father was born in
Denmark, of Danish and English descent. Jake's maternal grandfather,
Robert Coriat, who was born in Mogador, Morocco, was of Moroccan
Sephardic Jewish descent. Jake'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, his brother Charley. Through his
English maternal grandmother, Weber is a great-grandson of politician
Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet and wife
Grace Emily Blundell Maple, and a great-great-grandson of business
magnate Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet and wife Emily Harriet
Merryweather.
for his role as Michael in Dawn of the Dead and for his role as Drew
in Meet Joe Black. In television, he is known for playing Joe DuBois,
husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the long running 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. As of autumn 2016, Weber joined the cast, in a
recurring role, of ABC's Secrets and Lies in its second season. After
a recurring role on Fox's The Following, Weber has had series regular
roles on Hell on Wheels and Homeland.Weber was born in London, to
Susan Ann Caroline (née Coriat), a British socialite, and husband
Thomas Evelyn "Tommy" Weber (originally Thomas Ejnar Arkner), a racing
driver who also came from a wealthy family. His father was born in
Denmark, of Danish and English descent. Jake's maternal grandfather,
Robert Coriat, who was born in Mogador, Morocco, was of Moroccan
Sephardic Jewish descent. Jake'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, his brother Charley. Through his
English maternal grandmother, Weber is a great-grandson of politician
Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet and wife
Grace Emily Blundell Maple, and a great-great-grandson of business
magnate Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet and wife Emily Harriet
Merryweather.
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