Jake T. Weber (born 12 March 1963) is an English actor. He is known in film for his role as Michael in Dawn of the Dead and for his role as Drew in Meet Joe Black. On television, he is best known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the popular drama series Medium.
In 2001 and 2002, Weber was a series regular in HBO's The Mind of the Married Man and made guest appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and NYPD Blue. After a recurring role on Fox's The Following, Weber has had series regular roles on Hell on Wheels, NCIS: Hawaii, and Homeland.
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Early life
Weber was born in London, England, to Susan Ann Caroline (née Coriat), a British socialite born at Englemere in Berkshire, England on December 3, 1943, and Thomas Evelyn "Tommy" Weber (originally Thomas Ejnar Arkner), born in Denmark December 1, 1938, of Danish and English descent. He also came from a wealthy family. Weber's maternal grandfather, Robert Coriat, who was born in Mogador, Morocco, was of Sephardic Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) descent. Weber's maternal grandmother, Priscilla Weigall, was English, from an upper-class family. Priscilla's father was Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet, while Priscilla's maternal grandfather was Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet. Weber has one sibling, a brother Charley.
