Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the eldest son of prolific screenwriter and director Lawrence Kasdan. Jake is best known for directing comedies such as Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011) and Sex Tape (2014). He is also known for his collaborations with actor Dwayne Johnson in action-comedies such as Red One (2024) and the Jumanji reboot trilogy (2017–26).

KNOWN FOR

New Girl
2011
Californication
2008
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
Speechless
2016
Red One
2024
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
2021
Freaks and Geeks
1999
Sex Tape
2014
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
American Born Chinese
2023
Undeclared
2001

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
5
Directing
20
Writing
5
Producing
19
2018
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self
2008
Shades of Ray
as Director #3
1988
The Accidental Tourist
as Scott Canfield
1985
Silverado
as Stable Boy
1983
The Big Chill
as Autograph Seeker