Jake Johnson, born Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger (Evanston, May 28, 1978), is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He achieved international recognition for his role as bartender Nick Miller in the hit sitcom *New Girl* (2011-2018), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. His film career ranges from acclaimed independent productions such as *Safety Not Guaranteed* (2012) and *Drinking Buddies* (2013) to major blockbusters like *Jurassic World* (2015). He has received widespread acclaim for his voice work as the character of Peter B. Parker in the Academy Award-winning animated film *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018) and its sequel, *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023). In recent years, he has also expanded into writing and directing, having written and starred in films such as *Ride the Eagle* (2021) and *Self Reliance* (2023).