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McDorman in 2015, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: John Allen McDorman IV
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 8, 1986
Ethnicity: English, along with Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, more distant French and Welsh
Jake McDorman is an American actor. His roles include the films Echoes of Innocence , Aquamarine , Bring It On: All or Nothing , Live Free or Die Hard , See You in Valhalla , American Sniper , Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story , Me Him Her , Lady Bird (2017), Ideal Home , The Escape of Prisoner 614 , Happiest Season , and Jerry & Marge Go Large ; the shows Run of the House , Quintuplets , Greek , Are You There, Chelsea? ; The Newsroom , Shameless , Manhattan Love Story , Limitless , Murphy Brown , Watchmen , What We Do in the Shadows , The Right Stuff , Dopesick , Mrs. Davis , and Class of ’09 ; and the made-for-tv movie The Craigslist Killer .
Jake’s paternal grandfather was John Allen McDorman II (the son of John Allen McDorman and Helen B. King Black). Jake’s grandfather John was born in Ohio. Jake’s great-grandfather John was the son of William Allen McDorman and Estella Alicisteen “Stella” Paulin. Helen was the daughter of Joseph King Black and Mary Virginia Anthony.
Jake’s paternal grandmother was Lulu Maxine Robertson (the daughter of Carl Blaine Robertson and Maude Elizabeth Wright). Lulu was born in Iowa. Carl was the son of Charles Sumner Robertson and Emma M. Huffaker. Jake’s great-grandmother Maude was the daughter of John Whiteside Wright and Farra Belle Risdon.
Jake’s maternal grandfather was Harry Jerome Stallings (the son of Harry Shullon Stallings and Mae Ethel Gore). Jake’s grandfather Harry was born in Robeson, North Carolina, and had deep roots in the U.S. Jake’s great-grandfather Harry was the son of William Henry Stallings and Olive Mazourie Williams. Mae was the daughter of George Wesley Gore and Iola Missouri Jones.
Jake’s maternal grandmother is Grace Lewis (the daughter of The Rev. Bailey C. Lewis and Lou Ellyn Fussell). Grace was born in North Carolina, and has deep American roots. Bailey was the son of Livingston Lewis and Josephine Chesnut. Lou was the daughter of Walter Graves Fussell and Annie Graham Rivenbark.
Source: Genealogy of Jake McDorman – https://www.familysearch.org