Lenny Jacobson


Lenny Jacobson is an American television and feature film 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.
He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue a career in acting and got his start booking various commercials, including Budweiser and Castrol.
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 , ', and Rizzoli & Isles.
His career continued with roles on TV's ', 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.
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, his first major nomination.
In August 2013, Deadline Hollywood announced that Jacobson would be starring in Comedy Central pilot Big Time in Hollywood, FL, which was then ordered to series in January 2014.
In 2016, he portrayed a role in Blumhouse Productions' The Veil, alongside Jessica Alba and Thomas Jane.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007EntourageRub & Tug Customer #21 episode
2007Las VegasPickpocket1 episode
2007October RoadHippy Bob1 episode
2009-2012Nurse JackieLenny25 episodes
2009Mayne StreetScott1 episode
2010SouthlandBorders Guy1 episode
2011'Ray1 episode
2011NCISSecurity Guard1 episode
2012Rizzoli & IslesRick Jaffe1 episode
2013'Denny Jones1 episode
2013The New NormalBen1 episode
2013Modern FamilyTony1 episode
2013JessieTed the Delivery Guy1 episode
2014The Crazy OnesJerome1 episode
2014Next Time on LonnyTerrance1 episode
2014Bad TeacherLarry2 episodes
2014Halt and Catch FireDonnie Manning1 episode
2015ShamelessNorbert1 episode
2015Big Time in Hollywood, FLBen10 episodes
2016FrequencyGordo
2016GrimmOliver Dunbar1 episode
2019For All MankindWayne Cobb4 episodes