Editing Jake Thomas

{{for|the Canadian football defensive tackle|Jake Thomas (Canadian football)}}
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Jake Thomas
| image         = Jake Thomas by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| alt           = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption       = Thomas at the 2014 [[VidCon]]
| birth_name    = <!-- only use if different from name --> 
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1990|01|30}}
| birth_place   = [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| occupation    = {{hlist|Actor|director}}
| years_active  = 1999–present
| website       = {{URL|https://www.jakethomas.com}}
}}
'''Jake Thomas''' (born January 30, 1990)<ref>Jake Thomas Official website ({{cite web |url=http://www.jakethomas.com/Biography.php |title=Jake Thomas Biography |access-date=2009-06-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508132918/http://www.jakethomas.com/Biography.php |archive-date=May 8, 2009 |df=mdy-all }})</ref> is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Matt McGuire, the title character's younger brother, in the Disney Channel show ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'' (2001–04). In 2002, he won a [[Young Artist Award]] for supporting actor for his performance as Martin Swinton in ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' (2001). He also appeared in ''[[Cory in the House]]'' (2007–08), playing the role of Jason Stickler.

==Biography==
Thomas was born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], the son of Kim Simmons Thomas, a television reporter and writer, and [[Bob Thomas (actor)|Bob Thomas]], a radio personality, actor and writer.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/30/Jake-Thomas.html Jake Thomas Biography (1990–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The youngest of three children, he has two older siblings. Thomas attended [[Farragut High School]], and graduated from [[California State University, Northridge]] with a degree in screenwriting and Japanese.

He is best known for his role as Matt McGuire, the younger brother on ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'', which ran from 2001 to 2004 on [[Disney Channel]]. He was set to reprise the role in the series’ continuation on [[Disney+]] although the show was later cancelled in December 2020 before it could be released.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=disneyplus|number=1187474965420863489|title= A picture perfect fam! Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine, and Jake Thomas were due to reprise their roles as Jo, Sam, and Matt McGuire with @HilaryDuff in #LizzieMcGuire, an all-new #DisneyPlus series coming soon. However, after some delays the show was officially cancelled in December 2020 |author=Disney+|date=October 24, 2019}}</ref>

Thomas auditioned for the role of [[Mowgli]] in ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]'' (2003) before [[Haley Joel Osment]] was eventually cast.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120281829/quick-takes/ |title=Quick takes |last=Johnson |first=Walter |newspaper=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |location=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]] |date=November 19, 1999 |page=79}}</ref>  Thomas and Osment acted together in ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' (2001).

Thomas has appeared in numerous television shows and films, including playing Eric Miller in the ''[[Without a Trace]]'' episode "Wannabe", playing a young [[Hugh Hefner]] in the television film ''Hefner: Unauthorized'', appearing in an episode of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', and having the recurring role of [[List of Cory in the House characters#Jason Stickler|Jason Stickler]] in ''[[Cory in the House]]''. 

Thomas also works as a commercial photographer and director.

Thomas travels between [[Los Angeles]] and [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''If Tomorrow Comes'' 
| Young Adam
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Cell (film)|The Cell]]'' 
| Young Carl Rudolph Stargher
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' 
| Martin Swinton
| 
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]'' 
| Matthew "Matt" McGuire
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[DinoCroc]]'' 
| Michael Banning 
| 
|-
| 2004
| ''Soccer Dog: European Cup''
| Zach Connolly 
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Baja (film)|Baja]]''
| Bryan Johnson
| 
|-
| 2018
| ''The Unwilling''
| Darren
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
| Kid
| Episode: "Y2dicK"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Thomas
| Episode: "Such a Time as This"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Hefner: Unauthorized]]''
| Young Hef (Age 9)
| a.k.a. ''Hugh Hefner: The True Story''
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Man Show]]''
| Jake
| Episode: "Bad Old Days"
|-
| 2001–04
| ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]''  
| Matthew "Matt" McGuire
| Main role
|-
| 2001–05
| ''Express Yourself''
| Himself
| Interstitial series
|-
| 2002
| ''Body & Soul'' 
| Raymond White
| Episode: "Shadow Boxing"
|-
| 2003
| ''Sixteen to Life''
| Mike
| Television film
|-
| 2003
| ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2]]''
| Clark 'Third' Johnson
| Television film
|-
| 2003–05, 2007
|''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''
| Nigel Planter
| Voice role; 4 episodes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Without a Trace]]''
| Eric Miller
| Episode: "Wannabe"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Center of the Universe (TV series)|Center of the Universe]]'' 
| Waylon
| Episode: "The New Neighbours"
|-
| 2007–08
| ''[[Cory in the House]]'' 
| Jason Stickler
| Recurring role, 11 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Aces 'N' Eights]]''
| Noah
| Television film
|-
| 2008
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' 
| Nick
| Episode: "[[List of ER episodes|...As the Day She Was Born]]"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]''
| Hugh Mastersen '78
| Episode: "[[List of Cold Case episodes|Roller Girl]]"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Her Only Child]]''
| Kevin
| Television film
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Lie to Me (TV series)|Lie to Me]]''
| James Cole
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Eleventh Hour (American TV series)|Eleventh Hour]]'' 
| Brian Dahl
| Episode: "Eternal"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' 
| Ryan
| Episode: "Unfaithful"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Trust Me (American TV series)|Trust Me]]''
| Steve
| Episode: "Odd Man Out"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Lucas Galinetti
| Episode: "[[List of CSI: Miami episodes|Chip/Tuck]]"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'' 
| Toby
| Episode: "Twice"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' 
| Andrew Carlin
| Episode: "Endless Love"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
| Scott Kagan
| Episode: "[[List of Criminal Minds episodes|Middle Man]]"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]''
| Boy Dancing
| Episode: "And Circumstance"
|-
| 2011
| ''Betrayed at 17''
| Shane Ross 
| Television film
|-
| 2012
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Alec Dell
| Episode: "[[List of NCIS episodes|Namesake]]"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[CSI: NY]]''
| Steve Davis
| Episode: "[[List of CSI: NY episodes|Clue: CSI]]"
|-
| 2013–14
| ''Storytellers''
| Finn Avery
| Main role
|-
| 2014
| ''Taken Away''
| Lucas
| Television film
|-
| 2015
| ''Romantically Speaking''
| Martin
| Television film
|-
| 2019
| ''[[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|S.W.A.T]]''
| Bayo
| Episode: "Encore"
|-
| 2024
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Dereck Bailey 
| Episode: "[[NCIS season 21|Left Unsaid]]"
|}

===Video game===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer]]''
| Brave
| 
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.jakethomas.com}}
*{{IMDb name|0858969}}

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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
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