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Jonathan Cake

Acting

Born August 31, 1967 · Worthing, England, UK

Also known as Jonathan James Cake

Biography

Jonathan Cake (born August 31, 1967, Worthing, West Sussex, England) is an English actor who has worked on various TV programmes and series. His notable screen roles include Jack Favell in Rebecca (1997), Oswald Mosley in Mosley (1998), Japheth in the NBC television film Noah's Ark (1999), Tyrannus in the ABC miniseries Empire (2005), and Det. Chuck Vance on the ABC drama series Desperate Housewives (2011–2012).His father was a glassware importer and his mother a school administrator.

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 2003

Filmography30 titles

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Griffin Ford

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as John Christow

Rizzoli & Isles

2010as Dr. Ian Faulkner

Desperate Housewives

2004as Chuck Vance

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Patrick Mulregan

Extras

2005as Steve Sherwood

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004as Mark Easterbrook

Stargirl

2020as Richard Swift / The Shade

Chuck

2007as Cole Barker

Emily in Paris

2020as Thomas Heatherton

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Colin Ledger

Death in Paradise

2011as Daniel Morgan

Jonathan Creek

1997as Hippy protestor (uncredited)

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

as Ralph Hattersley

And Just Like That...

2021as Duncan Reeves

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

2016as Blackbeard / Edward Teach

Law & Order

1990as Marcus Woll

The Thin Blue Line

1995as Stallion

The Girl

1996as Ned Ridley

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

as Randolph Cleveland

The Affair

2014as Furkat

Angie Tribeca

2016as Nafan

Brideshead Revisited

2008as Rex Mottram

First Knight

1995as Sir Gareth

Rebecca

as Jack Favell

Six Degrees

2006as Roy

Riverworld

2003as Nero

Noah's Ark

as Japhet

Entangled

2019as Jonas

Honest

2000as Andrew Pryce Stevens