Favorite Actors: Chris Cooper, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton and Daniel Day-Lewis
Favorite Actress: Dakota Fanning
Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Inside the Actors Studio, Project Greenlight, Family Guy and Dexter
Favorite movie: Eragon
Favorite Sports Teams: Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Cavaliers, Manchester United (British soccer team)

* Jake was honored with a Rising Star Award at the 16th Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2008 for his work in the film Flash of Genius.
* Jake auditioned for the part of Edward Cullen in Twilight. The part later went to Robert Pattison.
* Jake is best friends with actor Kyle Gallner. Kyle is best known for his role Cassidy “Beaver” Casablancas in season 1 and 2 of Veronica Mars.
* Jake likes to play the guitar. Together with Kyle, he has a band: The Third Kind .