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My Take
Jake Thomas is forever tied, for my generation, to Matt McGuire on Lizzie McGuire, the role of the pesky little brother done just right. But I think the more serious credit belongs to his turn in A.I. Artificial Intelligence, which earned him a Young Artist Award and showed real range beyond sitcom comedy. Child actors often vanish, so I find it telling that he kept working into Cory in the House and later moved toward directing. That pivot behind the camera suggests someone who actually loves the craft of storytelling, not just the spotlight. The Tennessee roots and steady evolution make him easy to root for.
Overview
Jake Thomas (born January 30, 1990) is an American actor and director. From 2001 to 2004, he starred as Matt McGuire on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire. In 2002, Thomas won a Young Artist Award for supporting actor for his performance as Martin Swinton in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). He also appeared in Cory in the House (2007–2008), playing the role of Jason Stickler.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jake Thomas
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイク・トーマス
- Reading
- じぇいく・とーます
- Born
- January 30, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / singer / photographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Farragut High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Lizzie McGuire | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.