Brett Davern (born March 16, 1983) is an American actor known for his role as Jake Rosati on the MTV series Awkward.
Early life Davern was born and raised in Edmonds, Washington. His love of theater and acting started at Madrona Elementary School in Edmonds. He then attended Edmonds-Woodway High School. During his Sophomore through Senior summers he would travel to Stagedoor Manor Theatrical Training Center in upstate New York. After graduating high school in 2001. Davern enrolled at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.
Career While living and auditioning in New York City, Davern landed the lead role in his first film as William in Beautiful Ohio, starring alongside William Hurt, Rita Wilson, and Julianna Margulies. He has guest starred on CSI: Miami, Medium, NCIS, In Plain Sight and Cold Case, among other shows.
Since 2011, he played Jake Rosati on Awkward.. The series won a People's Choice Award for favorite cable comedy in 2013.
Davern has appeared in the films The Pool Boys, Born to Race: Fast Track, Love & Mercy and The Stanford Prison Experiment.
In 2016, he starred in season 6 episode 8 of Shameless as "Larry", a maiesiophile who develops an interest in the show's protagonist, Debbie, then a single pregnant teenager.
Personal life In 2003, Davern began dating former actress and fitness instructor Tricia Vansant. The two were married in March 2013. He has revealed on podcasts that he has a son and a daughter, the latter born in 2017.
In his free time, Davern displays a passion for racing cars. In 2013, he competed in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The race raises funds for Racing for Kids, an organization helping multiple children's hospitals in southern California. After qualifying in 5th position, he managed to finish the race in 2nd place. In 2014, he competed again and won after qualifying on the pole with the fastest time.
In addition to his charity work with Racing for Kids, Davern helps Wounded Warrior Project, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Stars for Smiles, and Ronald McDonald House.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Beautiful Ohio William 2008 Player 5150 Mike 2009 The Pool Boys Alex Sperling 2010 Case 219 Leonard Gray 2010 Triple Dog Whisper 2012 Junk Billy 2013 Movie 43 Bobby Lee Mayflower Segment: "Victory's Glory"Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo (shared with the entire cast) 2014 Born to Race: Fast Track Danny Krueger 2014 Love & Mercy Carl Wilson 2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Hubbie Whitlow 2015 The Culling Sean 2023 Unicorn Boy Shine Voice role 2023 Sitting in Bars with Cake Tyler the Nurse
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 CSI: Miami Justin Marsh Episode: "And How Does That Make You Kill?" 2009 In Plain Sight Eric Episode: "Jailbait" 2009–2010 Cold Case Finn Cooper Recurring role 2010 The Deep End Charlie Holloway Episode: "White Lies, Black Ties" 2010 Medium Ryan Graff Episode: "It's a Wonderful Death" 2011–2016 Awkward Jake Rosati Main role 2012 NCIS Kris Taylor Episode: "The Namesake" 2012 The Finder Cooper Allison Episode: "An Orphan Walks Into a Bar"2016ChosenPaulEpisodes: "The Fixers", "The Hunters" and "Collision Course"2016ShamelessLarryEpisode: "Be a Good Boy. Come For Grandma."2016Major CrimesDwight Darnell4 episodes2016–2017Relationship Status Justin6 episodes2017Party Boat Max TV movie 2019Hell Den VariousEpisode: "The Foot Fist Bae" (voice role)2019NCIS: Los Angeles Petty Officer Stephen LambEpisode: "Yellow Jack"2023Tacoma FDCousin TerryEpisode: "Who Gives A-Shift?"2024A Very Vermont ChristmasEthanTV movie
References
External links
Brett Davern Profile on MTV