Jacob Pitts

Jacob Rives Pitts (born November 20, 1979) is an American television, film and stage actor. His most notable performances were as Cooper Harris in the film EuroTrip (2004), as Bill "Hoosier" Smith in the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), and as U.S. Marshal Tim Gutterson on the FX television drama Justified (2010–15). He appeared in the play Where Do We Live at the Vineyard Theatre in May 2004. Pitts has also appeared in TV shows such as Law & Order, Ed and Sex and the City.[2] He had a recurring role in the first season of The Sinner and is currently starring as Lance Lord in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete.[3]

Jacob Pitts
Born
Jacob Rives Pitts

(1979-11-20) November 20, 1979
Weston, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
OccupationFilm, television actor
Years active1999–present

Early life

Pitts grew up in Weston, Connecticut, the son of Arlene and Joseph Rives Pitts. He described himself as a hyperactive child.[4] In high school, he was involved in the theater production company, and took part in productions while he was in school, including a performance as the Mysterious Man in Into The Woods.[1]

Career

Pitts began his career when he made his TV debut in 1999, and he appeared in an episode of Comedy Central's sitcom Strangers with Candy. He then went on to the New York Broadway stage in 2000, when he played Fleance from the Shakespearean play Macbeth.[1] After his Broadway production, he was cast to appear in an episode each of Law & Order and Sex and the City. In 2004, he played a role in Eurotrip, and in 2008 was cast in 21.[5]

In 2006, Pitts discussed his career motivations during an interview with Damien Echols:

Echols: What is your inspiration for acting? Why do you do it?

Pitts: Money. Very, very occasionally a piece of writing comes along that I personally connect with, that really twists something in me, that I will have nothing but the most fervent dedication to. In that case, I do it just for the gratification of being involved with the piece, just to say I was there. But like I said, that's about .01% of the time. Not that I'm complaining-- when it's otherwise, I'm very well overpaid.[6]

Awards and honors

In 2008, Pitts was presented the Best Ensemble Award at the ShoWest Convention in the United States for his part in 21. The award was also presented to Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, and Josh Gad for their parts in the movie.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Strangers with Candy Craig Snow TV series (Episode: "Dreams on the Rocks")
2000 Law & Order Jon Telford TV series (Episode: "Loco Parentis")
2000 Sex and the City Sam Jones TV series (Episode: "What Goes Around Comes Around")
2001 Zen and the Art of Landscaping Andy / Son Short film
2001 Tart Toby Logan
2001 Eight Todd Short film
2002 Pipe Dream Autumn
2002 We Were the Mulvaneys Patrick Mulvaney TV movie
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Grigori
2002 Ed Johnny Malone TV series (Episode: "The Road")
2004 EuroTrip Cooper Harris
2004 A Separate Peace Brinker TV movie
2005 1/4 Life Andy TV movie
2006 The Novice Peter Pekorius
2006 Capitol Law Ryan TV movie
2007 Across the Universe Rap Magazine Employee
2008 Quid Pro Quo Hugh
2008 21 Fisher
2010 The Pacific PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith TV mini-series (5 episodes)
2010 The Good Wife Vance Salle TV series (Episode: "Taking Control")
2010 – 2015 Justified Tim Gutterson TV series (78 episodes)
2012, 2016 Person of Interest Henry Peck TV series (2 episodes)
2012 True Dead Walter Short film
2013 Above Average Presents TV series (Episode: "Clap It Up (Step Up Parody)")
2013 That Thing with the Cat Jackson
2014 Elementary Paul Ladesma TV series (Episode: "Just a Regular Irregular")
2015 Pitiful Creatures Doctor TV series (Episode: "Selfish Dying Man ")
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Reporter TV series (Episode: "Judd Apatow Wears a Polo and Blue Suede Shoes")
2015 Try Hard: The Rex Derby Story Johnny Cowan Short film
2016 Limitless Adam Bruster TV series (2 episodes)
2016 BrainDead Don Pickle TV series (Episode: "Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. Are Discovered and Patched")
2017 – 2019 Sneaky Pete Lance Lord TV series (15 episodes)
2017 The Sinner J.D. TV series (6 episodes)
2018 Homecoming AJ TV series (2 episodes)
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ADA Hodges TV series (Episode: "Hell's Kitchen")
gollark: Anyway, more than a million (I think?) people died to COVID-19 this year, which is actually quite bad.
gollark: No, it's -3 SWU.
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gollark: Wrongness density limits are FAR above this actually.
gollark: Did I really not upload that? Oh right, it WAS very experimental.

References
  1. Jacob Pitts, TV Guide.
  2. Southern, N. (2009). Jacob Pitts: Biography
  3. Petski, Denise (23 March 2018). "'Homecoming': Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brooke Bloom, Ayden Mayeri & Jacob Pitts Set To Recur In Julia Roberts Amazon Series". Deadline. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. "In Conversation With... Jacob Pitts (Justified's Tim Guttterson)". Sunny Side of the Street. November 8, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. Sony Pictures. (2008). About the Cast. Jacob Pitts Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Pitts, J. (2006). Jacob Pitts. Interview by D. Echols
  7. Pitts, J. (2008). Jacob Pitts [Audio file].
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