William Jacob Busey (born June 15, 1971), known professionally as Jake Busey, is an American actor, voice actor, film producer and musician who played Keyes in the 2018 film The Predator. He also lent his voice for the same role in the video game Predator: Hunting Grounds. Jake is the son of Predator 2 actor Gary Busey. He is perhaps best-known for his role as Private Ace Levy in Starship Troopers (1997). Other notable films Busey has appeared in include The Frighteners (1996), Twister (1996), Contact (1997), Enemy of the State (1998) and Identity (2003). Aside from his work in film, Busey has had an extensive career in television; there he is perhaps best-known for his roles as Dennis in the sitcom Shasta McNasty (1999-2000) and Professor Aiden Tanner in the horror-drama From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014-2016).
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Straight Time | With Gary Busey, Corey Rand and Harry Dean Stanton |
| 1982 | Barbarosa | With Gary Busey |
| 1991 | Hider in the House | With Gary Busey |
| 1994 | S.F.W. | |
| The Stoned Age | ||
| PCU | ||
| I'll Do Anything | ||
| Windrunner | ||
| 1995 | Quiet Days in Hollywood | |
| 1996 | The Frighteners | |
| Twister | With Bill Paxton | |
| 1997 | Contact | With John Hurt, David St. James and Tom Skerritt |
| Starship Troopers | With Michael Papajohn | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | |
| Home Fries | ||
| 1999 | Tail Lights Fade | |
| Held Up | ||
| 2001 | Fast Sofa | |
| Tomcats | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. | |
| 2002 | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | |
| 2003 | Identity | |
| The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting | ||
| 2004 | Christmas with the Cranks | |
| 2005 | H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds | |
| 2006 | Road House 2 | |
| Wristcutters: A Love Story | ||
| 2008 | Time Bomb | |
| 2010 | The Killing Jar | With Danny Trejo |
| 2011 | Arbor Demon | |
| 2012 | Play James Play | |
| Don't Pass Me By | ||
| Nazis at the Center of the Earth | ||
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | ||
| 2013 | Girl Meets Boy | |
| Sparks | ||
| 2014 | Reaper | With Danny Trejo |
| 2015 | Most Likely to Die | |
| 2016 | Last Man Club | |
| Deserted | With Lance Henriksen | |
| 2017 | Dead Again in Tombstone | With Danny Trejo |
| 2018 | The Predator |
External Links[]
- Jake Busey at the Internet Movie Database
- Jake Busey on Wikipedia