Jake Weber is an He is known in film for his role as Michael in Dawn of the Dead and for his role as Drew in Meet Joe Black. On television, he is best known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the popular drama series Medium.

Jake's father was born in Denmark, to a Danish father and an English mother (Jake's paternal grandfather was born under the surname "Anderson", later changing it to "Arkner", while Jake's father used his own mother's maiden surname, "Weber"). Jake's maternal grandfather, Robert Coriat, who was born in Mogador, Morocco, was of Moroccan Jewish descent.