Jacob Weary (born February 14, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for starring as Deran Cody in the TNT drama series Animal Kingdom (2016–2022). Other notable roles include his run as Luke Snyder in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (2005), Vince Keeler in NBC's action-drama series Chicago Fire (2014), and in horror films It Follows (2014) and It Chapter Two (2019). As of 2025, he stars in the Netflix series The Waterfront.
Early life Weary was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Kim Zimmer and actor and director Allen Cudney "A.C." Weary.
Career Weary's first acting roles included a guest appearance on the long-running CBS soap opera Guiding Light in 2002, in which his mother, actress Kim Zimmer, portrayed Reva Shayne. After guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Listen Up, he was cast as Luke Snyder on another of CBS's long-running soaps, As the World Turns. He would remain with the show until December 2005, when actor Van Hansis stepped into the role after Weary left to focus on his schoolwork.
After making his film debut as a hall monitor in Assassination of a High School President in 2008, Weary has since appeared as Sal in Kaare Anderson's 2010 film Altitude and Hugh in the 2014 horror-thriller It Follows.
Weary starred as Deran Cody in the TNT criminal drama Animal Kingdom, based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name.
Personal life Weary graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy in 2008. Weary married his longtime girlfriend Vera Bulder in 2019. They have one child.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Assassination of a High School President Hall Monitor 2010 Altitude Sal 2014 Zombeavers Tommy It Follows Hugh / Jeff Redmond 2016 Message from the King Bill 2017 Tomato Red Sammy Smartass Mickey 2019 Finding Steve McQueen Tommy Barber It Chapter Two John "Webby" Garton 2021 The Ultimate Playlist of Noise Benjie The Birthday Cake Agent Pete Rushed Steven Croission 2022 How to Blow Up a Pipeline Dwayne Measure of Revenge Curtis Cooper Alone at Night Jake 2023 Bleeding Love Kip 2024 Trigger Warning Elvis Swann Oh, Canada Stanley
Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Guiding Light Jake 1 episode2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Shane Madden Episode: "Head" Listen Up Slacker Kid Episode: "Grandmaster of the Wolfhunt"2005 As the World Turns Luke Snyder 60 episodes Law & Order: Criminal Intent Tim Stenton Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours" Testing Bob Harris Television movie Party Planner with David Tutera Himself Episode: "Meet the Soap Stars" 2009 Three Rivers T.J. Russo Episode: "Where We Lie" 2010 Fred: The Movie Kevin Lebow Television movie 2011 Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Television movie2012 Fred 3: Camp Fred Television movie Fred: The Show Main cast 2013 Escape from Polygamy Micah Television movie2014 Chicago Fire Vince Keeler Episodes: "Keep Your Mouth Shut", "Virgin Skin", "Tonight's the Night" Stalker Bobby Hughes Episode: "The Haunting" 2014–2015 Pretty Little Liars Cyrus Petrillo Recurring role (season 5; 4 episodes) 2015 A Deadly Adoption Dwayne Tisdale Television movie 2016–2022 Animal Kingdom Deran Cody Main cast 2025 The Walking Dead: Dead City Christos Episodes: "Power Equals Power", "The Bird Always Knows" The Waterfront Cane Buckley Main role TBA Rose Hill West Belmont Filming; main role
Web Year Title Role Notes 2011–2012 It's Fred Kevin (voice)
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