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Jake Torpey

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Jake Torpey is known for Patrick Willems Video Essays (2016), Sonic Screwdriver (2011) and Becoming Christmas (2017). He has been married to Rachel Curland since 29 July 2018.
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    Known for

    Patrick Willems in Patrick Willems Video Essays (2016)
    Patrick Willems Video Essays
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Max Rouzier and Zac MacKrell in Sonic Screwdriver (2011)
    Sonic Screwdriver
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Matt Torpey in Becoming Christmas (2017)
    Becoming Christmas
    4.7
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2017
    The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special (2023)
    The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special
    8.0
    Movie
    • Writer
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Patrick Willems in Patrick Willems Video Essays (2016)
      Patrick Willems Video Essays
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2019–2022
    • Jake Torpey in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist - Analyzing a Lost Masterpiece (2019)
      Kung Pow: Enter the Fist - Analyzing a Lost Masterpiece
      5.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Matt Torpey and Chloe Holgate in Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge (2018)
      Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Matt Torpey in Becoming Christmas (2017)
      Becoming Christmas
      4.7
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Thirty (2017)
      Thirty
      4.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Jake Torpey in The Nook Commercial (2017)
      The Nook Commercial
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Rachel Curland in Introducing the Ultimate Badasses (2017)
      Introducing the Ultimate Badasses
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Election Day (2016)
      Election Day
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Black Mirror: Pokémon Go (2016)
      Black Mirror: Pokémon Go
      2.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Jake Torpey and Matt Torpey in Bless You (2016)
      Bless You
      4.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Account Balance
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Christmas Quest (2015)
      The Christmas Quest
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Scott Thomas, Matt Torpey, and Mary Willems in Oscar Buzz (2015)
      Oscar Buzz
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • How to Become a Blockbuster Director (2015)
      How to Become a Blockbuster Director
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Big News for Adolescent Canines! (2015)
      Big News for Adolescent Canines!
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015

    Writer

    • The Dinner Plan
      • screenplay by
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special (2023)
      The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special
      8.0
      • story by
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Patrick Willems in Patrick Willems Video Essays (2016)
      Patrick Willems Video Essays
      8.4
      TV Series
      • story writer
      • sketch writer
      • story ...
      • 2019–2023
    • Patrick Willems in Patrick Explains (2017)
      Patrick Explains
      7.3
      TV Series
      • story writer
      • writer
      • 2018–2022
    • Patrick Willems, Matt Torpey, and Chloe Holgate in Night of the Coconut (2022)
      Night of the Coconut
      6.9
      • written by/story by
      • 2022
    • Jake Torpey in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist - Analyzing a Lost Masterpiece (2019)
      Kung Pow: Enter the Fist - Analyzing a Lost Masterpiece
      5.8
      Short
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Get Christmas or Die Trying (2018)
      Get Christmas or Die Trying
      5.3
      Short
      • story by
      • 2018
    • Matt Torpey and Chloe Holgate in Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge (2018)
      Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Matt Torpey in Becoming Christmas (2017)
      Becoming Christmas
      4.7
      Short
      • screenplay
      • story by
      • 2017
    • Jake Torpey in The Nook Commercial (2017)
      The Nook Commercial
      Short
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Black Mirror: Pokémon Go (2016)
      Black Mirror: Pokémon Go
      2.8
      Short
      • story by
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Patrick Willems in The High School Reunion (2016)
      The High School Reunion
      4.3
      Short
      • story by
      • 2016
    • Jake Torpey and Matt Torpey in Bless You (2016)
      Bless You
      4.0
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • The Christmas Quest (2015)
      The Christmas Quest
      Short
      • writer
      • 2015
    • What If Ken Burns Directed Marvel's Civil War?
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer (as Jacob Torpey)
      • 2015
    • Matt Torpey in Handshake Anxiety (2015)
      Handshake Anxiety
      Short
      • script
      • 2015

    Actor

    • The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special (2023)
      The Patrick (H) Willems Star Wars Holiday Special
      8.0
      • Nobbles
      • 2023
    • Get Christmas or Die Trying (2018)
      Get Christmas or Die Trying
      5.3
      Short
      • Mac (as Jacob Torpey)
      • 2018
    • Tom Bishop in 2-Minute Thriller (2018)
      2-Minute Thriller
      Short
      • New Yorker
      • 2018
    • Matt Torpey and Chloe Holgate in Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge (2018)
      Arthur K. Billingsworth and the Curse of the Forbidden Books Part 2: Bornhold's Revenge
      Short
      • Greg Billingsworth
      • 2018
    • Scott Thomas in Kraven's Big Day: A Spider-Man Story (2017)
      Kraven's Big Day: A Spider-Man Story
      7.4
      Short
      • Spider-Man
      • Business Man (as Jacob Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Chloe Holgate in What If John Woo Directed Squirrel Girl? (2017)
      What If John Woo Directed Squirrel Girl?
      4.4
      Short
      • Chipmunk Hunk (as Jacob Torpey)
      • 2017
    • Jake Torpey in The Nook Commercial (2017)
      The Nook Commercial
      Short
      • Nookster
      • 2017
    • Rachel Curland in Introducing the Ultimate Badasses (2017)
      Introducing the Ultimate Badasses
      Short
      • Quaranteen
      • 2017
    • Scott Thomas and Chloe Holgate in The Christmystery (2016)
      The Christmystery
      Short
      • The Christmas Assassin
      • 2016
    • What If Zack Snyder Adapted Classic Works of Literature?
      Short
      • Holden Caulfield (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") (as Jacob Torpey)
      • 2016
    • Black Mirror: Pokémon Go (2016)
      Black Mirror: Pokémon Go
      2.8
      Short
      • Mysterious Professor
      • 2016
    • Patrick Willems in The High School Reunion (2016)
      The High School Reunion
      4.3
      Short
      • Corey Kaminsky
      • 2016
    • Jake Torpey and Matt Torpey in Bless You (2016)
      Bless You
      4.0
      Short
      • Jake
      • 2016
    • The Christmas Quest (2015)
      The Christmas Quest
      Short
      • Bing
      • 2015
    • What If Noah Baumbach Directed Spider-Man? (2015)
      What If Noah Baumbach Directed Spider-Man?
      7.8
      Short
      • The Vulture (as Jacob Torpey)
      • 2015

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jacob Torpey
    • Spouse
      • Rachel CurlandJuly 29, 2018 - present

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      He and his brother Matt were lost during a family ski family trip as children.

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