Jake Lacy (born February 14, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Casey Marion Davenport on the ABC sitcom Better with You, which aired 2010-11, and Pete Miller on the ninth and last season of The Office. He starred with Jenny Slate in the 2014 film Obvious Child.
Early life
Lacy was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts. He grew up in Pittsford, Vermont, where he attended Otter Valley Union High School. There, he took vocational theater classes and embarked in acting roles. In 2008, Lacy graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in Winston-Salem. After graduation, he worked odd jobs in the state of New York. He worked as a gym receptionist, a bar-back at a club and a waiter, while going to auditions during the day, until being cast in the role of Casey in Better with You.
Acting career
Lacy acted in high school and performed on professional stages in the productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius (in Hartford Stage's production), and Much Ado About Nothing as Conrad (in the Oberon Theater Ensemble's production). Lacy played brief roles in a few episodes of Guiding Light before its cancellation. In 2010, he had a lead role in the Columbia thesis film C'est Moi."
In fall 2010, Lacy was cast in the role of Casey in the television show Better with You. He starred as Pete, or "Plop", in the ninth and last season of The Office. His next role is in the independent sports comedy Intramural, where he plays the lead Caleb Fuller who leads an intramural football team. In 2014, he starred in the comedy-drama Obvious Child, with Jenny Slate.
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