Jacob Lawrence Wysocki ( ; born June 20, 1990) is an American actor and comedian.
Life and career Wysocki is an only child. He became interested in acting while still at Narbonne High School. During these years, he also performed with ComedySportz and started to act in school plays. After graduating high school in 2008, Wysocki got a degree in English from El Camino College and continued performing improv on the side, which was how he was discovered and cast as Dante Piznarski in the ABC Family drama series Huge.
He took his first leading role in 2011 alongside John C. Reilly in the dramedy Terri, which was shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. In 2014, he starred in the horror movie Unfriended. Since 2022, Wysocki has appeared in multiple productions on the streaming service Dropout.
Wysocki is also a member of the improv group Yeti, and he has appeared on various podcasts, including Rotating Heroes, Improv 4 Humans, Get Played, Chillumanati, Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists, ManDogPod, Expo Exposé, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Best Friends, Hello From the Magic Tavern, and his own podcast I Don't Want To Talk About Fight Club Anymore.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Jack's Box Jacob Short film 2010 Sandland: Episode 1 - Summer's Kiss Lacksee Short film 2011 Terri Terri Thompson Lend Me a Whale Jacob Short film 2012 Fat Kid Rules the World Troy Pitch Perfect Justin 2013 Nsfw "Kayla" Short film 2014 Unfriended Ken Smith 2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Live Tinder Guy Schlep Jacob Good Crazy Jacob Short film 2018 An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Lawrence Doggi Please Stand By Male Nurse Funny Story Tyler 2020 Sales Ready Alister Short film 2023 Shadow Brother Sunday Short film 2024Tunnel RaveNathanShort film Breakup Season Gordon Rats! Billy 2025 Trigger Happy
Television Year Title Role(s) Notes 2010 Huge Dante Piznarski Main role; 10 episodes 2013 Glee Electra's D.P. Episode: "Naked" Super Fun Night MC Episode: "Anything for Love" 2014 Interns Jacob Television mini-series; 13 episodes 2015 Residents Advisors Charles Recurring role; 3 episodes Key & Peele Improv #2 Episode: "A Cappella Club" 2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Son Episode: "Kevin Bacon Wears a Blue Button Down Shirt and Brown Boots" 2016–2018 Loosely Exactly Nicole Devin Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2)2017 I'm Dying Up Here Male Heckler Episode: "Pilot" 2019 Apocalypse Goals Diesel Episode: "TFW Your Ex Won't Let Go..." 2021 Superstore Frisco Episode: "Biscuit"2026The RookieHimselfEpisode: "Fun and Games"
Web series Year Title Role(s) Notes2016Quality SketchEpisode: "Mid-Century Modern Family"CollegeHumor OriginalsBrad / Hippie GuyGuest roles; 2 episodes2017The UCB ShowActorEpisode: "Twenty GIFs of Gifts"2022–presentMake Some NoiseHimself6 episodes2022–presentGame ChangerHimself8 episodes2024-2026Very Important PeopleZonton de la Doll; Hayes Steele; Ollie3 episodes2024Dimension 20 — Never Stop Blowing UpAndy "Dang" Lightfoot / Greg StocksMain role; 10 episodes2025Adventuring AcademyHimselfSeason 6, episode 3: "Normal People Worry Me (with Jacob Wysocki)"2026Dimension 20 — GladlandsKokomoMain role; 6 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2011 Gotham Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Actor Terri 2024North Idaho Film FestivalBest Actor in a Feature FilmBreakup Season
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