Jake McLaughlin

Jacob Adam McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is an American actor and former soldier. Following his military service, including action in the Iraq War, he came to attention for his role as Specialist Gordon Bonner in the 2007 film In the Valley of Elahbased on actual events involving American soldiers who served in the Iraq War. He portrayed Alex Karev’s brother Aaron on Grey’s Anatomy. McLaughlin starred as Tate in the short lived NBC series Believe (2014). Since then, he has been in the main cast for season 2 of Crash (2009), the series Quantico (2015–18) and, as of 2023, the series Will Trent. Early life McLaughlin is the son of John P. McLaughlin, of Irish descent, and wife Rebecca Kay De Victoria, of Cheyenne and Irish descent. He attended Paradise Elementary School, Notre Dame Catholic School, and Chico High School in Chico, California. He moved to Southern California and obtained a GED from North Hollywood High School, in Los Angeles, California.