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Jake Silbermann

American actor, writer and producer (born 1983)

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Jake Silbermann (/ˈsɪlbərmən/; born on June 1, 1983) is an American actor, writer and producer.

01Biography

Silbermann was born June 1, 1983, and is a native of New York City. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theater from Syracuse University, where he participated in many productions including Piñata, Three Sisters and True West. He played a leading role in the 2006 film, Brunch of the Living Dead.

The actor joined the cast of As the World Turns in March 2007 and attended the GLAAD Media Awards with co-stars Van Hansis and Jennifer Landon two months before he even aired. His on-air debut was on June 1, 2007, in the role of Noah Mayer. Noah's romance with Luke Snyder (Van Hansis) was featured on Entertainment Tonight.

Despite the fact that Silbermann identifies as straight, when asked if he was worried about playing a gay man in his first high-profile gig, Silbermann responded: "I didn't hesitate for a second."

Prior to joining the cast of As the World Turns, he appeared in a national television ad campaign for Gillette Fusion Power.

02Career

As the World Turns

Silbermann joined the CBS soap opera As the World Turns as Noah Mayer, on June 1, 2007, which was also his 24th birthday. With Luke Snyder (played by Van Hansis), Silbermann's character was part of a pairing hailed as the first gay male soap opera supercouple despite controversy about their storyline.

Primetime appearances

On April 28, 2008, Silbermann appeared on an episode of Gossip Girl, "Desperately Seeking Serena".

On April 29, 2012, he appeared in an episode of The Good Wife, "Affairs of State" as Jared Buck, a college wrestler whose ex-girlfriend has been raped.

On November 18, 2014, he appeared in an episode of Person of Interest, "Point of Origin" under the role of Phil Cain, a young officer of the NYPD.

On December 5, 2018, he appeared in episodes five and six of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, "Midnight at the Concord" and "Let's face the music and dance" as Marv Feinberg.

On February 11, 2019, he appeared in an episode of Bull, "Leave it All Behind" as Chris Fields.

In July 2023, he appeared in the last three episodes of the series finale of The Blacklist, "Arthur Hudson", "Raymond Reddington (No.00): Pt. 1" and "Raymond Reddington (No.00): Good Night"

Commercials and modeling

Jake Silbermann made his debut on a television commercial for Gillette in the 2006 "Gillette Fusion Power" commercial that was featured internationally.

Silbermann signed in 2008 with Robyn Ziegler Management, DNA Model Management in New York City.

Silbermann appeared in a 2009 AT&T commercial.

He also appeared in a 2011 Canon commercial, the Canon Cinema EOS "Coffee Shop".

In December 2016, Silbermann co-starred in a commercial for the BMW brand that was directed by Elle Ginter, called "Retrospect".

Theatre

03Filmography

  • Brunch of the Living Dead (2006) as Jeff
  • Goodnight Elizabeth (2010) as Brad
  • Stuffer (2010) as Haken
  • Let Me Make You a Martyr (2016) as Lamen
  • Pain and Suffering: A Legal Comedy (2017) as Lenny Rosen
  • Twelve (2019) as Coach Lynch
  • The Report (2019) as Yoked Up CIA Officer
  • The Atlantic City Story (2020) as Michael
  • Barbizon (2026) as Pink
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