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Quick facts for kids Jake Abel
Abel at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2024
Born	Jacob Allen Abel (1987-11-18) November 18, 1987 (age 37) Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Spouse(s)	Allie Wood ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2

Jacob Allen Abel (born November 18, 1987), known as Jake Abel, is an American actor. He is well-known for his roles in movies based on popular young adult books. These include the Percy Jackson movies (from 2010 to 2013), I Am Number Four (2011), and The Host (2013).

Jake Abel also played musician Mike Love in the movie Love & Mercy (2014). On TV, he had a recurring role as Adam Milligan in the CW series Supernatural. He appeared in this show from 2009 to 2010 and again from 2019 to 2020. He was also a main actor in the first season of the Netflix science fiction show Another Life in 2019.

About Jake Abel's Life

Jake Abel was born in Canton, Ohio. His parents are Kim and Mike Abel. He also has a brother named Shaun.

Jake Abel married Allie Wood, who is a writer, on November 9, 2013. They even released an album together called Black Magic in March 2013.

In February 2021, Jake and Allie welcomed their first son. In October 2023, they had another son.

Jake Abel's Acting Career

Jake Abel's first acting role was in the Disney Channel Original Movie Go Figure, where he played a character named Spencer. After that, he had a repeating guest role in the science fiction TV series Threshold on CBS.

He also appeared as a guest star in many other TV shows. These included Cold Case and ER. In October 2008, he received a Rising Star award at the 16th Hamptons International Film Festival. This award was for his work in the movie Flash of Genius.

In 2009, Jake Abel had a small role in the Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones. This movie was based on a book by Alice Sebold. He also had a regular role in a web series called Angel of Death, which had 10 episodes.

In February 2009, Jake Abel joined the cast of The CW show Supernatural. He played Adam Milligan, who was the half-brother of the main characters, Dean and Sam. He appeared in five episodes, playing both Adam and the Archangel Michael when Michael took over Adam's body.

In 2010, Jake Abel had a role in the movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. He played Luke Castellan in this film, which came out on February 12, 2010. He returned to play Luke again in the sequel, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters, released on August 7, 2013.

Later, in 2011, Jake Abel starred in the live-action movie I Am Number Four, playing Mark James. He also appeared in the movie Inside with Emmy Rossum, which was released on July 25, 2011. He was also in an episode of ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy, playing Tyler Moser in the episode "Poker Face".

In 2012, Jake Abel was chosen to play Ian O'Shea in the movie The Host (2013). This film was based on the book by Stephenie Meyer.

Jake Abel returned to his role on Supernatural for the eighth and nineteenth episodes of the show's fifteenth and final season.

He was also the voice narrator for the audiobook of Midnight Sun. This book by Stephenie Meyer was published on August 4, 2020.

In November 2022, it was announced that Jake Abel would join the cast of Walker. This meant he would work again with Jared Padalecki, who was also in Supernatural. Jake's character, Kevin, first appeared in episode 6 of season 3.

Movies Jake Abel Has Been In

TV Shows Jake Abel Has Been In

Web Series

Audiobook Narration

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