Jake Johnson (born
Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger; May 28, 1978) is an
American actor, comedian and director, most known for playing Nick Miller in the
Fox comedy series
New Girl opposite
Zooey Deschanel, for which he has received a Teen Choice Award nomination among others. Johnson also co-starred in the 2009 film
Paper Heart and the 2012 film
Safety Not Guaranteed, as well as appearing in
Get Him to the Greek,
21 Jump Street, and
Jurassic World. His first starring role in a feature film was
Drinking Buddies, and he also starred in the 2014 comedy
Let's Be Cops, alongside fellow
New Girl star
Damon Wayans, Jr.