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Jake Busey
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Busey at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
William Jacob Busey

Occupation
  • Actor
Years active 1978–present
Partner(s) April Hutchinson
Children 1
Parent(s)

William Jacob Busey is an American actor. He has appeared in many movies and TV shows. Some of his well-known roles include Ace Levy in Starship Troopers and Aiden Tanner in the TV series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series. He also played Sean H. Keyes in the Predator movies.

About Jake Busey

Jake Busey was born in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. His father is the famous actor Gary Busey. Jake followed in his father's footsteps and started acting at a young age.

Jake Busey's Acting Career

Jake Busey began his movie career in 1978. His first film was Straight Time, where he acted alongside his father, Gary Busey.

Early Film Roles

In 1997, Jake Busey had two important roles. He played Joseph in the movie Contact. He also played a soldier named Ace Levy in Starship Troopers. Before that, in 1996, he was in Peter Jackson's film The Frighteners with Michael J. Fox.

More Movies and TV Shows

Jake Busey has been in many other films. These include Tomcats (2001) and the thriller Identity (2003). He also appeared in The Hitcher II (2003) and Road House 2 (2006). In 2005, he was in H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds.

He has also had smaller parts in movies like Christmas with the Kranks and Enemy of the State. On television, he had a main role in the series Shasta McNasty. From 2014 to 2016, he played Professor Aiden Tanner in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series.

Voice Acting and Recent Work

Jake Busey has also lent his voice to video games. He was the voice of The Radioman in the 2012 game Spec Ops: The Line. He also voiced the DJ of Resistance Radio in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. In 2018, he appeared in two episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Later, he joined the cast of Stranger Things in its third season, playing a journalist named Bruce.

Jake Busey's Family Life

Jake Busey has a daughter named Autumn. She was born in 2012. Her mother is April Hutchinson.

Jake Busey's Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Straight Time Henry Darin
1982 Barbarosa Cook Boy
1989 Hider in the House Teenage Tom Sykes (voice)
1993 Shimmer Richard Halverson
1994 Foot Shooting Party Unknown Short film
S.F.W. Morrow Streeter
PCU Mersh
I'll Do Anything Unknown
1995 Quiet Days in Hollywood Curt
Windrunner Dave Promisco
1996 The Frighteners Johnny Charles Bartlett
Twister Mobile Lab Technician
1997 Contact Joseph
Starship Troopers Private "Ace" Levy
1998 Black Cat Run Deputy Norm Babbitt
Enemy of the State NSA Agent Krug
Home Fries Angus
1999 Held Up Beaumont
Tail Lights Fade Bruce
2001 Tomcats Kyle Brenner
2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Darrell
2003 Identity Robert Maine
Lost Junction Matt
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting Jack Direct-to-video
2004 Christmas with the Kranks Officer Treen
2005 H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds Lieutenant Samuelson Direct-to-video
The Rain Makers Shaw Associate producer
2006 Road House 2 Bill "Wild Bill" Decarie Direct-to-video
Wristcutters: A Love Story Brian
Broken Vince
2008 Time Bomb Jason Philby Direct-to-video
2010 The Killing Jar Greene
2011 Cross "Backfire" Direct-to-video; Also producer
Arbor Demon Sean
2012 Play James Play Paul
Don't Pass Me By Fred Norwick
Nazis at the Center of the Earth Adrian Reistad Direct-to-video
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Oscar (voice) Direct-to-video
2013 Girl Meets Boy Richard
Sparks "Sledge"
2014 Reaper Bill
2015 Most Likely to Die Tarkin
2016 Last Man Club Jim "Diamond Jim"
Deserted Clay
Enclosure (aka Arbor Demon) Sean
2017 Dead Again in Tombstone Colonel Jackson Boomer
Dead Ant Merrick
2018 The Predator Sean Keyes
A Boy Called Sailboat Mr. Bing
2019 Ghost in the Graveyard Charlie Sullivan
2020 A Soldier's Revenge Captain McCalister
2024 Guns & Moses Owen Gibbons
Rust Drum Parker
2025 Killing Mary Sue Wes Adamle Post-production
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Cruel Doubt Student TV movie
1994 Motorcycle Gang Jake TV movie
1994 Tales from the Crypt Frank Episode: "Surprise Party"
1999 Shasta McNasty Dennis Main role
2001 Jeremiah Jake Davenport
2002 The Twilight Zone Vincent Hansen Episode: "Chosen"
2004 Charmed Warlock Episode: "WitchStock"
2005 Code Breakers Straub TV movie
2009 The Mentalist Vern Nichols Episode: "Red Badge"
2012 The Finder Bobby the Twin Episode: "Swing and a Miss"
2013 Psych FBI Agent Episode: "Santabarbaratown 2"
2014–2016 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Professor Aiden Tanner 26 episodes
2015 Justified Lewis "The Wiz" Mago Episode: "The Trash and the Snake"
Texas Rising Samuel Wallace 2 episodes
2017 Day 5 Carl Episode: "Lucid"
Ray Donovan Acid Man 3 episodes
Freakish Earl 5 episodes
2018 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tony Caine 2 episodes
NCIS Whit Dexter Episode: "Handle With Care"
2019 Stranger Things Bruce Lowe 5 episodes
L.A.'s Finest Bishop Duvall 5 episodes
Mr. Robot Freddy Lomax Episode: "401 Unauthorized"
Swamp Thing Shaw Episode: "Loose Ends"
2022 The Rookie: Feds Rusty Filmore Episode: "Star Crossed"

Video Games

List of Jake Busey video games credits
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Spec Ops: The Line Robert "Radioman" Darden Voice role
2016 XCOM 2: War of the Chosen DJ of Resistance Radio Voice role
2020 Predator: Hunting Grounds Sean Keyes Voice role

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