Jake Lacy (born February 14, 1985) 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 (2010â€"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 (2017â€"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.Lacy acted in high school and performed on
professional stages in the productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream as
Demetrius (in Hartford Stage's production), and Much Ado About Nothing
as Conrad (in the Oberon Theater Ensemble's production). Lacy played
brief roles in a few episodes of Guiding Light before its
cancellation. In 2010, he had a lead role in the Columbia thesis film
C'est moi.From 2010 to 2011, Lacy starred as Casey in the ABC sitcom
Better with You. He starred as Pete Miller, or "Plop", in the ninth
and last season of The Office. His next role was in the independent
sports comedy Balls Out, where he played the lead Caleb Fuller who
leads an intramural football team. In 2014, he starred in the
comedy-drama film Obvious Child opposite Jenny Slate. He also appeared
in the HBO comedy Girls as Fran, a love interest of Lena Dunham's
protagonist Hannah. Lacy starred opposite Rooney Mara in Carol (2015),
as Richard, her character's boyfriend. In 2016, Lacy appeared in the
WWII-set dramedy Their Finest, directed by Lone Scherfig, which had
its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and
Miss Sloane, a political thriller directed by John Madden, which had
its world premiere at the AFI Fest. In 2017, Lacy co-starred in I'm
Dying Up Here, a comedy series on Showtime. In 2019, he appeared as
the love interest of Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon, on FX.
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 (2010â€"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 (2017â€"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.Lacy acted in high school and performed on
professional stages in the productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream as
Demetrius (in Hartford Stage's production), and Much Ado About Nothing
as Conrad (in the Oberon Theater Ensemble's production). Lacy played
brief roles in a few episodes of Guiding Light before its
cancellation. In 2010, he had a lead role in the Columbia thesis film
C'est moi.From 2010 to 2011, Lacy starred as Casey in the ABC sitcom
Better with You. He starred as Pete Miller, or "Plop", in the ninth
and last season of The Office. His next role was in the independent
sports comedy Balls Out, where he played the lead Caleb Fuller who
leads an intramural football team. In 2014, he starred in the
comedy-drama film Obvious Child opposite Jenny Slate. He also appeared
in the HBO comedy Girls as Fran, a love interest of Lena Dunham's
protagonist Hannah. Lacy starred opposite Rooney Mara in Carol (2015),
as Richard, her character's boyfriend. In 2016, Lacy appeared in the
WWII-set dramedy Their Finest, directed by Lone Scherfig, which had
its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and
Miss Sloane, a political thriller directed by John Madden, which had
its world premiere at the AFI Fest. In 2017, Lacy co-starred in I'm
Dying Up Here, a comedy series on Showtime. In 2019, he appeared as
the love interest of Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon, on FX.
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