Jake M. Smith was born and raised in Queens, New York City, his mother
was an actress involved with the theater so at a very young age he
became a touring world traveler. He then picked up acting for himself,
and at the age of thirteen was starring in Cymbeline (Shakespeare in
the park) and soon found himself an agent and his first role in a film.
By 15 he had starred in many independent films and guest- starred on
television. When he was 18 he starred in his breakthrough role in the
movie Holes (2003) as the character "Squid". He loves acting and
writing and calls it "the only thing he wants to, or sees himself
doing".
- IMDb Mini Biography By: acterman@aol.com
He now is the dean of students at a small school in Manhattan NY called
Institute for Collaborative Education. ICE for short. This (2005) is
his first year working at ICE. He is now organizing a benefit for ICE
to raise money for a recording studio for the students. ICE is a small
alternative school.