Jake Lacy


Jake Lacy is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Pete Miller on the ninth and final season of The Office and as a co-lead as Casey Marion Davenport on the ABC sitcom Better with You. He starred with Jenny Slate in the 2014 film Obvious Child and opposite Rooney Mara in Carol. He played Olivia Wilde's character's love interest in Love the Coopers in 2016, and has also starred as Nick Beverly on the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here.

Early life

Lacy grew up in Vermont, where he attended Otter Valley Union High School. In 2008, Lacy graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. After graduation, he worked odd jobs in the state of New York. He worked as a gym receptionist, a bar-back at a club and a waiter, while going to auditions during the day, until being cast in the role of Casey in Better with You.

Acting career

Lacy acted in high school and performed on professional stages in the productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius, and Much Ado About Nothing as Conrad. Lacy played brief roles in a few episodes of Guiding Light before its cancellation. In 2010, he had a lead role in the Columbia thesis film C'est moi.
From 2010 to 2011, Lacy starred as Casey in the ABC sitcom Better with You. He starred as Pete Miller, or "Plop", in the ninth and last season of The Office. His next role was in the independent sports comedy Balls Out, where he played the lead Caleb Fuller who leads an intramural football team. In 2014, he starred in the comedy-drama film Obvious Child opposite Jenny Slate. He also appeared in the HBO comedy Girls as Fran, a love interest of Lena Dunham's protagonist Hannah. Lacy starred opposite Rooney Mara in Carol, as Richard, her character's boyfriend. In 2016, Lacy appeared in the WWII-set dramedy Their Finest, directed by Lone Scherfig, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Miss Sloane, a political thriller directed by John Madden, which had its world premiere at the AFI Fest. In 2017, Lacy co-starred in I'm Dying Up Here, a comedy series on Showtime. In 2019, he appeared as the love interest of Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon, on FX.

Personal life

Lacy married long-time girlfriend Lauren Deleo on August 22, 2015 in Dorset, Vermont; they had a daughter in 2018.
Lacy endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Guiding LightChipEpisode 15546
2010–11Better with YouCasey Marion Davenport22 episodes
2012Royal PainsFloydEpisode: "My Back to the Future"
2012–13'Pete "Plop" Miller21 episodes
2014'ScottEpisode: "Surprise"
2015Billy & BillieKeith7 episodes
2015–16GirlsFran Parker12 episodes
2016Last Week TonightMiscellaneous Commercial CharacterEpisode: "Encryption"
2017–18I'm Dying Up HereNick Beverly16 episodes
2019Fosse/VerdonRon5 episodes
2019RamyKyleEpisode: "Refugees"
2020High FidelityClydeMain role
2020Mrs. AmericaStanley PottingerEpisode: "Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc"