Actor
Jake Johnson
Born 28 May 1978 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Jake Johnson is an American actor born in Evanston, Illinois. He rose to fame as Nick Miller on the sitcom New Girl and became widely known for voicing Peter B. Parker in the Spider-Verse animated films. He also works in indie comedy and made his directorial debut with Self Reliance.
Key films
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Indie breakout in which he plays a magazine reporter investigating a time-travel classified ad; a key early lead role.
21 Jump Street (2012)
Supporting role in a hit big-screen comedy reboot that raised his mainstream profile.
Drinking Buddies (2013)
Starring role in Joe Swanberg's improvised mumblecore-style drama, showing his indie dramatic-comedy range.
Jurassic World (2015)
Played control-room operator Lowery in a billion-dollar blockbuster franchise revival.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Voiced the world-weary Peter B. Parker in an acclaimed animated landmark.
Self Reliance (2024)
His directorial debut, which he also starred in.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 44
- 2007Bunny Whipped · as Basketball PlayerActor
- 2008Redbelt · as Guayabera Shirt ManActor
- 2009Paper Heart · as Nicholas JasenovecActor
- 2010Get Him to the Greek · as Jazz ManActor
- 2010Ceremony · as TeddyActor
- 2011No Strings Attached · as EliActor
- 2011A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas · as JesusActor
- 2011Spilt Milk · as Todd WellsActor
- 201221 Jump Street · as Principal DadierActor
- 2012Safety Not Guaranteed · as JeffActor
- 2012Junk · as Nicholas JasenovecActor
- 2013Drinking Buddies · as LukeActor
- 2013Coffee Town · as RoommateActor
- 2013The End of Love · as Jake JohnsonActor
- 2014The Lego Movie · as Barry (voice)Actor
- 2014Neighbors · as Sebastian CremmingtonActor
- 2014Let's Be Cops · as Ryan DavisActor
- 2014The Pretty One · as BaselActor
- 2015Jurassic World · as LoweryActor
- 2015Digging for Fire · as TimActor
- 2016Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates · as RonnieActor
- 2016Joshy · as ReggieActor
- 2016LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape · as Lowery (voice)Actor
- 2016The Earliest Show: Outtakes & Bloopers · as SelfActor
- 2017The Mummy · as Chris VailActor
- 2017Smurfs: The Lost Village · as Grouchy (voice)Actor
- 2017Win It All · as Eddie GarrettActor
- 2017Becoming Bond · as Peregrine CarruthersActor
- 2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse · as Peter B. Parker (voice)Actor
- 2018Venom · as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2018Tag · as Randy 'Chilli' CillianoActor
- 2020To Plant a Flag · as AstronautActor
- 2021Ride the Eagle · as LeifActor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · as Peter B. Parker (voice)Actor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast · as SelfActor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie · as SelfActor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny · as SelfActor
- 2024Self RelianceDirector
- 2024Self Reliance · as TommyActor
- 2026The Dink · as Dustin 'The Hammer' BoydActor
- 2026The Sun Never Sets · as JackActor
- 2026Wildwood · as Mr. McKeel (voice)Actor
- 2026Give It Up · as Barry SugarsActor
- 2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse · as Peter B. Parker (voice)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.