Lenny Jacobson (born June 11, 1974) is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Ben in the Comedy Central series Big Time in Hollywood Florida and as Wayne Cobb in the Apple TV+ science fiction drama series For All Mankind.
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, Law & Order: LA, and Rizzoli & Isles.
His career continued with roles on TV's CSI, 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. The series only lasted ten episodes and was confirmed by Jacobson himself that there would not be another season.
In 2016, Jacobson portrayed a role in Blumhouse Productions' The Veil, alongside Jessica Alba and Thomas Jane.
Since 2019, Jacobson has portrayed Wayne Cobb, husband of NASA Astronaut Molly Cobb, in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Director2012 Celeste & Jesse Forever Peter Pan Lee Toland Krieger 2013 Jobs Burrell Smith Joshua Michael Stern2016 The Veil Ed Phil Joanou2018 Bumblebee Roy Travis Knight
Television Year Title Role Notes2007 Entourage Rub & Tug Customer #2 1 episode Las Vegas Pickpocket 1 episode October Road Hippy Bob 1 episode 2009-2012 Nurse Jackie Lenny 25 episodes 2009 Mayne Street Scott 1 episode 2010 Southland Borders Guy 1 episode2011 Law & Order: LA Ray 1 episode NCIS Security Guard 1 episode 2012 Rizzoli & Isles Rick Jaffe 1 episode2013 CSI Denny Jones 1 episode The New Normal Ben 1 episode Modern Family Tony 1 episode Jessie Ted the Delivery Guy 1 episode2014 The Crazy Ones Jerome 1 episode Next Time on Lonny Terrance 1 episode Bad Teacher Larry 2 episodes Halt and Catch Fire Donnie Manning 1 episode2015 Shameless Norbert 1 episode Big Time in Hollywood, FL Ben 10 episodes2016 Frequency Gordo Main role; 13 episodes Grimm Oliver Dunbar 1 episode 2019–2022 For All Mankind Wayne Cobb 8 episodes 2022 Peacemaker Evan Calcaterra 2 episodes
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