Jacob Cherry is a Los Angeles-based actor originally from Sacramento, California. He is a recent graduate of UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television, with an emphasis in Acting and Playwriting. For his role of Will in "Love Hurts", Jacob was given the Best Actor Award at Campus Movie Festival, and has continued to make strides as an actor in front of the camera in projects like the 2023 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship winner "Ghost of You", the indie teen comedy "Home by Sunday", and his directorial feature debut "Copy, Credit, No Pay", which he co-created alongside longtime collaborator Rachel Stubington.
In addition to acting in film, Jacob has been impressing audiences in the greater Los Angeles theater community. In 2023, he starred in Samuel D. Hunter's "A Bright New Boise" as Alex, and won the Desert Star Award for Best Supporting Actor. That same year, he played Michael Newsome in Greg Burdick's new play "Accommodation", which earned him a Robby Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Jacob is an experienced comedian in improvisation and sketch comedy. For three consecutive years, he participated in UCLA's Spring Sing as a member of sketch comedy team Company. In 2023, he starred in a sketch comedy series for Crosscheck Studios, the production company formed by TikTok star Josh Richards.
Copy, Credit, No Pay
Disconnected(2026)as Lucas
Fly Me to the Earth(2025)as Moon Cop 4
The Girlies(2024)as The Man
Plantasy(2024)as Andy
Read the Room(2024)as Alien, Garth
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