Jacob Adam McLaughlin is an American actor of movies who started his career as a television artist. He is known for his wide range of roles in different movies over the years, some of which are Safe House (2012), In the Valley of Elah (2007) and The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) etc. He is a very successful young actor, who has a great chance of become even bigger in the future. With already a number of fans and followers from around the world, he is also very popular in social media sites like Twitter and Instagram. His fans also have a high search demand regarding his shirtless pictures, few of which is available on the internet.
Jacob was born on the 7th of October, 1982 in Paradise, California, United States of America and is currently 33 years of age. He was born as the second child into a middle class family, with parents John P. McLaughlin and Rebecca Kay De Victoria, who had a small time business in California. As a child, he attended the Notre Dame Catholic School, and was soon transferred to Chico High School. As a child, he was a very notorious kid who always got into trouble, and most of it was for not attending his classes. As a result, he changed a lot of schools in his younger days; as he finally graduated from North Hollywood High in Southern California.
After graduating, he went on to serve the US army and was stationed in Baghdad, which was in the year 2002. He served for the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq but had to quit after he was shot in a clash. His bravery and heroic deeds earned him a Army Commendation Medal; along with several others like Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal etc. His work and achievements were displayed in several magazines and TV shows, as well as was interviewed in different radio stations.
After serving at the gates of Universal studios for almost a year, he had run broke and didn’t have enough money to pay for his expenses. That was the time, when he thought about giving a try to the film In the Valley of Elah, directed by Paul Haggis. He got the role on the basis of his ability to portray the role, and also because the story of the character was similar to what he had been doing in the war. After that movie released, he was highly appreciated for his work and had several other offers, which were steps to him rising in fame. With a net worth value of about $1 million dollars, you can imagine the fame he has achieved lately.
With a height of about 188 m, Jacob is almost 6 feet and 2 inches tall. He has a very well maintained figure, with his attractive face, tough character and a good sense of humor. A charmer, he has not had a list of dating although we believed that he has had more than one girlfriend over the course of time. He is currently believed to be married, not divorced till now, and although the whereabouts of his wife is unknown, they are parents of two children according to sources. He is definitely not gay, although false claims have existed about it. To find out more about his life or work, you can check his biography in sites like Wikipedia or IMDB.