Lenny Jacobson

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Lenny Jacobson
Born (1974-06-11) June 11, 1974 (age 47)
Holyoke, Massachusetts
OccupationActor
Notable work
Big Time in Hollywood, FL; Nurse Jackie...[1]
Spouse(s)Jessica Harmon

Lenny Jacobson (born June 11, 1974) is an American actor.

Life and career[]

Born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Jacobson attended Blessed Sacrament School and Holyoke Catholic High School. He went on to spend a year at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, where he was a member of the men's basketball team.[2]

He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue a career in acting and got his start booking various commercials, including Budweiser[3] and Castrol.[4]

In 2009, Jacobson earned a small role in the pilot for the Showtime series Nurse Jackie, which later became a major recurring role, appearing in 25 episodes over the next 4 seasons. During this time, Jacobson also worked on several other series including NCIS, Southland (TV series), Law & Order: LA, and Rizzoli & Isles.

His career continued with roles on TV's CSI,[5] Shameless and Modern Family, and in feature films like Celeste & Jesse Forever and the 2013 Steve Jobs biopic Jobs, starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, and J. K. Simmons.[6]

Following his final season on Nurse Jackie, Jacobson shared with his cast-mates a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series,[7] his first major nomination.

In August 2013, Deadline Hollywood announced that Jacobson would be starring in Comedy Central pilot Big Time in Hollywood, FL,[8] which was then ordered to series in January 2014.[9]

In 2016, he portrayed a role in Blumhouse Productions' The Veil,[10] alongside Jessica Alba and Thomas Jane.[11]

In 2019 and 2021, he portrayed Wayne Cobb, husband of Astronaut Molly Cobb, on the Apple series For All Mankind.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Director
2012 Celeste & Jesse Forever Peter Pan Lee Toland Krieger
2013 Jobs Burrell Smith Joshua Michael Stern
2016 The Veil Ed Phil Joanou
2018 Bumblebee Roy Travis Knight

Television[]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Entourage Rub & Tug Customer #2 1 episode
Las Vegas Pickpocket 1 episode
October Road Hippy Bob 1 episode
2009-2012 Nurse Jackie Lenny 25 episodes
2009 Mayne Street Scott 1 episode
2010 Southland Borders Guy 1 episode
2011 Law & Order: LA Ray 1 episode
NCIS Security Guard 1 episode
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Rick Jaffe 1 episode
2013 CSI Denny Jones 1 episode
The New Normal Ben 1 episode
Modern Family Tony 1 episode
Jessie Ted the Delivery Guy 1 episode
2014 The Crazy Ones Jerome 1 episode
Next Time on Lonny Terrance 1 episode
Bad Teacher Larry 2 episodes
Halt and Catch Fire Donnie Manning 1 episode
2015 Shameless Norbert 1 episode
Big Time in Hollywood, FL Ben 10 episodes
2016 Frequency Gordo
Grimm Oliver Dunbar 1 episode
2019–2021 For All Mankind Wayne Cobb 7 episodes
2022 Peacemaker Evan Calcaterra 2 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ "Lenny Jacobson on IMDb". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Holyoke actor Lenny Jacobson part of 'Nurse Jackie' cast". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Holyoke to Hollywood: City native featured on new Comedy Central show 'Big Time in Hollywood, FL'". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Castrol GXT "Sequel" Commercial". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ^ "'CSI' Enlists 'Greek's' Spencer Grammer, 'Nurse Jackie's' Lenny Jacobson (Exclusive)". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Lenny Jacobson on @midnight". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ^ "SAG Awards Nominations Announced". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Duo Join Pilot 'Big Time In Hollywood'; 'The Following' & 'The Originals' Add Recurring". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Comedy Central Gives Series Order To Ben Stiller-Produced 'Big Time In Hollywood, FL'". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Answers with Lenny Jacobson". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. ^ "The Veil on IMDb". Retrieved 20 April 2015.


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