Born Jacob Allen Abel on November 18, 1987 in Canton, Ohio, Jake Abel is an American actor known for his appearances in films like The Lovely Bones, Angel of

He is the son of Kim and Mike Abel.  Jake Abel began signing for television and film roles in his late teens.  When he took his first steps into the world of acting, he was home-schooled by his mom.  Despite a deceptively clean-cut appearance, Abel specialized (at least initially) in portrayals of super-intense, conniving, slimy young men with more than a few ulterior motives. He was particularly memorable on the short-lived, prime-time science fiction drama Threshold (as a deeply disturbed adolescent whose exposure to an audio signal gave him super strength).  His first break was landing a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Go Figure as Spencer, a slightly sadistic coach who gets the surprise of his life when he challenges a young figure skater to a game of hockey in 2005.  He later had a recurring role on Threshold, and numerous guest-starring roles on such shows as Cold Case and ER.

In 2007, Abel signed for two of his first major feature roles: one in the raunchy stoner comedy Strange Wilderness (2008) and a much different supporting turn as the son of an inventor (Greg Kinnear) who gets bilked out of a fortune by the auto industry in the biopic Flash of Genius (2008).  He 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.  In 2009, Abel can be seen in The Lovely Bones directed by Peter Jackson, and Angel of Death, which is a 10-episode web series.  In February 2009, Jake was cast as the 19-year old Adam Milligan, on the CW hit series Supernatural.  He was next seen as Luke Castellan in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, released on February 12, 2010.  Afterward Abel starred in I Am Number Four as Mark James.

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