Jake Stormoen | |
|---|---|
 Jake Stormoen in 2018 | |
| Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Relatives | Kenyon Laing (cousin) |
Jake Stormoen is an American actor known for his role as Dagen in the Mythica film series and as Captain Garret Spears in the fantasy-adventure drama television series The Outpost.
Early life and career
Jacob Leif Stormoen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.[1] to parents of Norwegian descent. Stormoen grew up in Minneapolis along with his younger sister Anna Stormoen.[1] After graduating from high school in the U.S, he enrolled at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba,[2] Queensland, Australia,[1] where he obtained a Bsc Arts in Creative Media.[1] After being a waiter for 6 months, he returned to the United States, to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting.[3] Stormoen is friends with Kristian Nairn, the actor who plays Hodor in Game of Thrones,[4] the friendship developed online whilst in High school, playing World of Warcraft (WoW).[4] Stormoen later co-starred with Nairn in the Kurt Knight horror thriller film The Appearance in 2018.[5] In 2015, Stormoen won the 'Best Supporting Actor' award at the Utah Film Festival for his performance as Airk in the fantasy film The Christmas Dragon.[6] Apart from acting, he has also worked as a writer and associate producer in a couple of short films.[1]
In 2014, Stormoen landed his first major role as Dagen in the Arrowstorm fantasy-adventure drama film Mythica: A Quest for Heroes,[7] a franchise where he starred in 4 more films, Mythica: The Necromancer and Mythica: The Darkspore in 2015,[7] then Mythica: The Godslayer and Mythica: The Iron Crown in 2016.[1] Stormoen's inherent love for and being a life-long fan of fantasy and science fiction, is the main reason why he enjoys working for the Utah-based production company, Arrowstorm Entertainment, because they specialise in that genre.[8]
In 2018, Stormoen continued his success with Arrowstorm Entertainment in a lead role as Captain Garret Spears in The CW's fantasy-adventure drama television series The Outpost, alongside Jessica Green and Anand Desai-Barochia.[9][10] The CW announced that series 3 of The Outpost will be extended by a further 13 episodes in 2020.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Step Up 2: The Streets | Dan |
| 2012 | Mood (Short) | Michael |
| 2013 | Compossibility Theory (Short) | Stan |
| 2014 | Mythica: A Quest for Heroes | Dagen |
| 2014 | Mochila: A Pony Express Adventure (Short) | Sheriff |
| 2015 | Mythica: The Necromancer | Dagen |
| 2015 | Miracle Maker [7] | Thomas Keating |
| 2015 | Mythica: The Darkspore | Dagen |
| 2015 | War Pigs [7] | Frenchy |
| 2015 | Be My Frankenstein (Short) | Charles |
| 2016 | Mythica: The Godslayer | Dagen |
| 2016 | Kiss the Devil in the Dark (Short) | Edgar |
| 2016 | Grace Note (Short) | Dominic |
| 2016 | Triple Wong Dare You (Short) | Hot Tod |
| 2016 | Nocturne | Gabe |
| 2016 | Mythica: The Iron Crown | Dagen |
| 2016 | Cyborg X | Lieutenant Wizkowski (Wiz) |
| 2018 | The Appearance | Mateho |
| 2019 | Phoenix Blue (Short) | Jason |
| 2020 | Bookworm and the Beast [7] | Grant Beiste |
| 2020 | Her Deadly Reflections [7] | Logan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lucky Days (TV series) | Alfred | 1 episode - Pizza, Pizza! |
| 2012 | My Gimpy Life (TV series) | Waiter #1 | 1 episode - Crowded |
| 2013 | Zombie Break Room (TV series) | Joey | 1 episode |
| 2014 | The Christmas Dragon [7] | Airk | TV film |
| 2015 | Pen & Paper & Laser Guns (TV series) | Zac | Episodes #1.1 and #1.2 |
| 2017 | Relationship Status (TV series) | Marcus | 1 episode - Mate |
| 2017 | Extinct [7] | Duncan | 9 episodes |
| 2018 | Christmas Wonderland | Matt Sampson | TV movie |
| 2018 | Devil's Got My Back | Recorder | TV movie |
| 2018–2021 | The Outpost | Captain Garret Spears | 36 episodes |
| 2021 | Love, Lost & Found[7] | Joey Bufalino | TV movie |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Destron Brolus, the Adoring Admirer |
Video
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Deadbolt (Video short) | Ethan Banks |
| 2007 | Absolute (Video) | Brandon Woods |
| 2017 | Carthage (Video) | Dan Jones |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Utah Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Christmas Dragon | Won | [6] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wizardworld Comicon Special Guests and Show Highlights: Jake Stormoen". wizardworld.com. 2020. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Rising Toowoomba star storms Hollywood screens". thechronicle.com.au. March 10, 2015. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015.
- ↑ "The Outpost: Jake Stormoen Takes The Fantasy Adventure Road – Interview". threeifbyspace.net. July 26, 2019.
- 1 2 "004 – Kristian Nairn & Jake Stormoen – Showbiz & Welfare". podcasts.apple.com. February 27, 2014.
- ↑ "The Appearance". laemmle.com. 2020.
- 1 2 "Utah Film Festival winners 2015". theutahfilmawards.com. 2015. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Jake Stormoen", tvguide.com, retrieved February 2, 2021
- ↑ "Jake Stormoen shines in new fantasy series". smh.com.au. August 2019.
- ↑ "Jake Stormoen discusses the Outpost shipping and more exclusive interview". telltaletv.com. August 2019.
- ↑ "Jake Stormoen takes the fantasy adventure road interview". threeifbyspace.net. July 26, 2019.
- ↑ "'The Outpost' Renewed For 13 More Eps At The CW". msn.com. October 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021.