About
James Joseph Wolk (born March 22, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the CBS comedy series The Crazy Ones (2013–2014), the AMC period drama series Mad Men (2013–2014), the CBS drama thriller series Zoo (2015–2017), the CBS All Access psychological thriller series Tell Me a Story (2018–2019), and the HBO superhero limited series Watchmen (2019).
Wolk also had starring roles in the films You Again (2010), For a Good Time, Call… (2012), The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), and Mercy (2016).
Wolk was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the son of Edie, an art teacher, and Robert, who owned a shoe store in nearby Birmingham, Michigan. Wolk is an Ashkenazi Jew who was raised in a Reform Jewish household. During his teenage years, Wolk worked as an emcee at bar and bat mitzvahs. He graduated North Farmington High School in 2003 and from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in 2007.
In 2008, Wolk landed his first starring television role in Hallmark Hall of Fame’s drama film Front of the Class, as Brad Cohen. He subsequently played the title character in the 2009 ABC pilot Solving Charlie….
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