Lenny Jacobson

Lenny Jacobson (born June 11, 1974) is an American television and feature film actor.

Lenny Jacobson
Born (1974-06-11) June 11, 1974
Holyoke, Massachusetts
OccupationActor
Notable work
Big Time in Hollywood, FL; Nurse Jackie...[1]
Spouse(s)Jessica Harmon

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.[2]

He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue a career in acting and got his start booking various commercials, including Budweiser[3] and Castrol.[4]

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 (TV series), Law & Order: LA, and Rizzoli & Isles.

His career continued with roles on TV's CSI,[5] 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.[6]

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,[7] his first major nomination.

In August 2013, Deadline Hollywood announced that Jacobson would be starring in Comedy Central pilot Big Time in Hollywood, FL,[8] which was then ordered to series in January 2014.[9]

In 2016, he portrayed a role in Blumhouse Productions' The Veil,[10] alongside Jessica Alba and Thomas Jane.[11]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleDirector
2012Celeste & Jesse ForeverPeter PanLee Toland Krieger
2013JobsBurrell SmithJoshua Michael Stern
2016The VeilEdPhil Joanou
2018BumblebeeRoyTravis Knight

Television
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007EntourageRub & Tug Customer #21 episode
Las VegasPickpocket1 episode
October RoadHippy Bob1 episode
2009-2012Nurse JackieLenny25 episodes
2009Mayne StreetScott1 episode
2010SouthlandBorders Guy1 episode
2011Law & Order: LARay1 episode
NCISSecurity Guard1 episode
2012Rizzoli & IslesRick Jaffe1 episode
2013CSIDenny Jones1 episode
The New NormalBen1 episode
Modern FamilyTony1 episode
JessieTed the Delivery Guy1 episode
2014The Crazy OnesJerome1 episode
Next Time on LonnyTerrance1 episode
Bad TeacherLarry2 episodes
Halt and Catch FireDonnie Manning1 episode
2015ShamelessNorbert1 episode
Big Time in Hollywood, FLBen10 episodes
2016FrequencyGordo
GrimmOliver Dunbar1 episode
2019For All MankindWayne Cobb4 episodes

References
  1. "Lenny Jacobson on IMDb". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. "Holyoke actor Lenny Jacobson part of 'Nurse Jackie' cast". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "Holyoke to Hollywood: City native featured on new Comedy Central show 'Big Time in Hollywood, FL'". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. "Castrol GXT "Sequel" Commercial". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. "'CSI' Enlists 'Greek's' Spencer Grammer, 'Nurse Jackie's' Lenny Jacobson (Exclusive)". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  6. "Lenny Jacobson on @midnight". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. "SAG Awards Nominations Announced". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. "Duo Join Pilot 'Big Time In Hollywood'; 'The Following' & 'The Originals' Add Recurring". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  9. "Comedy Central Gives Series Order To Ben Stiller-Produced 'Big Time In Hollywood, FL'". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  10. "Answers with Lenny Jacobson". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. "The Veil on IMDb". Retrieved 20 April 2015.


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