Jacob Daniel Burbage (born September 27, 1992) is an American actor, writer, director, and musician. As an actor, he is best known for his role on Grounded for Life as Henry Finnerty. Burbage attended Moorestown Friends School and graduated in 2011.[1] He later attended The College of New Jersey where he majored in English.[2]
Jake Burbage | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jacob Daniel Burbage September 27, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Career
editBurbage played the role of youngest child Henry Finnerty for the first four seasons of Grounded for Life, but left the show at the end of season 4 to move back home to New Jersey. He has also guest starred in Sex and the City and was the original voice of Benny the Bull in the first four seasons of the Nickelodeon series Dora the Explorer.
He currently serves on the Executive Committee of Shakespeare 70, a non-professional theatre company in central New Jersey.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | On the Q.T. | Jari at age 6 |
| Year | Title | Role | Network/Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sex and the City | Simon Cobb | HBO | 1 episode |
| 2000–2007 | Dora the Explorer | Benny | Nickelodeon | 58 episodes |
| 2001 | Hollywood Squares | Himself | NBC | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Any Day Now | Lifetime | 1 episode | |
| 2001–2004 | Grounded for Life | Henry Finnerty | FOX (later The WB) | 78 episodes |
| 2002 | The Nightmare Room | Adam | Kids' WB | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Nuke City | Cade | Amazon Prime | 5 episodes (also writer) |
| 2018 | Fake News @ Night | Jack Garbage | Facebook Video |
Stage
edit| Year | Production | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Bottom | Friends of Shakespeare |
| 2008 | Macbeth | Malcolm | Friends of Shakespeare |
| Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead | Alfred | Moorestown Friends School | |
| Baby with the Bathwater | John | Moorestown Friends School | |
| 2009 | The Tempest | Ferdinand | Moorestown Friends School |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph | Moorestown Friends School | |
| 2010 | Six Characters in Search of an Author | The Director | Moorestown Friends School |
| The Curious Misadventures of Alice in Wonderland | director/writer | Moorestown Friends School | |
| Guys and Dolls | Sky Masterson | Moorestown Friends School | |
| 2011 | Our Town | Stage Manager | Moorestown Friends School |
| Glengarry Glen Ross | director | Moorestown Friends School | |
| 2013 | Cabaret (musical) | Cliff Bradshaw | The College of New Jersey |
| 2014 | Smitten | Peter | The College of New Jersey |
| Proof (play) | Robert | The College of New Jersey | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Borachio | Shakespeare 70 | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Romeo | The College of New Jersey | |
| 2015 | Dead American Writers | director, writer | The College of New Jersey |
| 2016 | Cowboy Mouth (play) | Slim | Brooklyn, NY |
| Hamlet | Laertes | Shakespeare 70 | |
| 2017 | God of Carnage | Michael | Brooklyn, NY |
| Our Town | Stage Manager | Millersburg, OH | |
| Murder Most Foul: An Evening of Shakespeare | co-director | Shakespeare 70 | |
| 2018 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead | Guildenstern | Circle Players |
| This Is Our Youth | Dennis | Philadelphia Fringe Festival | |
| Clybourne Park | Karl/Steve | Shakespeare 70 | |
| 2019 | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | Judas Iscariot | ActorsNet of Bucks County |
| Richard III (play) | Richard | Shakespeare 70 | |
| 2020 | The Antipodes | Dave | Shakespeare 70 |
| 2021 | Our Town | director | Shakespeare 70 |
| 2022 | Our Town | George Gibbs; director | Kelsey Theatre |
| The Pillowman | Katurian | Shakespeare 70 | |
| 2023 | The Antipodes | Dave | Shakespeare 70 |
| Julius Caesar (play) | Brutus | Shakespeare 70 | |
| 2024 | All My Sons | George Deever | Shakespeare 70 |
| The Minutes (play) | Mr. Hanratty | Shakespeare 70 | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Producer | Shakespeare 70 | |
| Waiting For Lefty | Ensemble | Shakespeare 70 |
References
edit- ^ Fuhrer, Diane (March 3, 2011). "Take a Visit to 'Our Town'". Patch. Patch. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ LoCascio, Chelsea. "Jake Burbage: Child Actor Returns to His New Jersey Roots", The College of New Jersey, October 14, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2018. "With a few acting gigs and an agent before middle school, Jake Burbage’s accomplishments surpassed those of many average ten-year-olds. While growing up in Delran, N.J., Burbage aspired to be like actor Harrison Ford.... After taking a few years off after graduating high school, Burbage, 22, is now a sophomore English major here at the College."
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