The Biography

Jake Lacy (born February 14, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Pete Miller on the final season of The Office and as a co-lead as Casey Marion Davenport on the ABC sitcom Better with You (2010–11). He starred with Jenny Slate in the 2014 film Obvious Child, opposite Rooney Mara in Carol (2015), and as Olivia Wilde's character's love interest in Love the Coopers (2016). Lacy grew up in Vermont, where he attended Otter Valley Union High School. In 2008, Lacy graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in Winston-Salem. After graduation, he worked odd jobs in the state of New York. He worked as a gym receptionist, a bar-back at a club and a waiter, while going to auditions during the day, until being cast in the role of Casey in Better with You.