Jacob Adam McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is an American actor and former soldier and veteran. He’s known for his roles as Michael Ormewood on the series Will Trent, Ryan Booth on Quantico, and William Tate on Believe.
After leaving the military, McLaughlin worked on a crab boat in Oregon and as a security guard at Universal Studios. He was living in Chico, California, doing concrete work and had only $200 in his checking account when he heard about the casting session for Paul Haggis’s In the Valley of Elah. Being a former dismount infantry S.A.W. gunner in Iraq in real life, he read for the role after hearing that Haggis was auditioning actual vets for several parts. He then starred as Specialist Gordon Bonner in the 2007 film In the Valley of Elah – based on actual events involving American soldiers who served in the Iraq War.
After the success of his first movie, McLaughlin made cameo appearances in movies such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Cloverfield. He appeared in episodes of The Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He got his first major role on TV in 2009, when he was cast in the television remake of the Oscar-winning film, Crash. In the following years he made many appearances on television. In 2011, he was cast in Warrior which was followed by a supporting role in Safe House.
In February 2013, McLaughlin was cast as the male lead in Believe, a television pilot by Alfonso Cuarón which was picked to series in May 2013. The show premiered on NBC in March 2014. In March 2015, he was cast in the television pilot, Quantico which was picked to series in May.
2005 • TV
2005 • TV
2000 • TV
2008 • TV
2012 • Movie
2025 • Movie
as Doc/Sniper
as Jesse
as Miller
as Mark Bradford
as Helicopter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
as Specialist Gordon Bonner
as Soldier
as Neil Bardo
as Ryan
as Adam
as Paul
as Marvin
as Cooper Hale
as Tom
as John Van Horn
as Aaron Karev
1 episodes
as Officer Tom Kayser
1 episodes
as Matt Bartley
1 episodes
as Rowdy Merriman
1 episodes
as Cade McPhereson
2 episodes
as Sam Laughlin
1 episodes
as Keith Rush
1 episodes
as LT James Corbin
1 episodes
as Sligo
1 episodes
as Michael Ormewood
54 episodes
as Cpl. Robert Perry
1 episodes
as Ryan Booth
57 episodes
as Prison Guard
1 episodes
as Gary Hall
3 episodes
as John Shears / John Stills
1 episodes
as Willam Tate
13 episodes
as Bo
2 episodes
