Jake Busey

Jake Busey

1971-06-15 Los Angeles, California, USA 95 Credits

Biography

William Jacob "Jake" Busey (born June 15, 1971) is an American actor, musician and film producer. He is sometimes credited as "Jacob Busey" or "William Busey". He is the son of actor Gary Busey. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Guns & Moses

Guns & Moses

2025

as Owen Gibbons

Acting

A small town rabbi becomes an unlikely gunslinger after his community is violently attacked.

Killing Mary Sue

Killing Mary Sue

2025

as Wes Adamle

10.0
Acting

A corrupt senator arranges for the murder of his biggest liability, his erratic burnout stepdaughter, only for her to unwittingly discover her natural...

Rust

Rust

2025

as Drum Parker

6.4
Acting

Infamous outlaw Harland Rust breaks his estranged grandson Lucas out of prison, after Lucas is convicted to hang for an accidental murder. The two mus...

Black Zone

Black Zone

2025

as Dr. William Roberts

Acting

An unknown object crashes and disables all electronics within a fifty mile radius, later causing extreme manias to surface within the affected populat...

The Legend of Johnny Jones

The Legend of Johnny Jones

2024

as Deputy Godwin

2.5
Acting

Born in the New Jersey public housing, the young Johnny Jones (Robert Crayton) in his life has known only abuse and poverty. Pushed over the edge, Joh...

A Gettysburg Christmas

A Gettysburg Christmas

2023

as Sam

Acting

When Hope gives up on relationships and Christmas, it takes a Christmas miracle in the form of Charley to help mend her heart, trust again, realize th...

Bluegrass Spirits

Bluegrass Spirits

2023

as Nicholas

Acting

A recovering alcoholic owns a failing Kentucky bourbon distillery and meets a ghost-hunter

Scalper

Scalper

2023

as Det. Hayden

2.2
Acting

Everyone around psychic Clementine Carter is being brutally murdered by a masked killer dubbed ‘The Scalper.’ Is it dead psycho Andrew Lubitz back fro...

It Wants Blood 2

It Wants Blood 2

2023

as Veal Armstrong

2.0
Acting

Two giant monsters are forced to battle head to head on the political circuit as they run against each other for a seat in the Senate.

Chaos on the Farm

Chaos on the Farm

2023

as Lawrence

5.8
Acting

Shaken from the death of her beloved mother, Jessica is forced to visit her estranged Aunt and Uncle's farm to tie up loose ends in her mother's will.

Falling Higher: The Story Of Ampage

Falling Higher: The Story Of Ampage

2023

as Narrator (voice) / Self

2.0
Acting

In the years following the collapse the 80s Glam Metal era of the Sunset Strip, a songwriter chronicles the unexpected events of his life and the tran...

No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'

No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'

2022

as Self

8.2
Acting

A retrospective of Peter Jackson's "The Frighteners" featuring new interviews with the cast & crew.

Pig Killer

Pig Killer

2022

as Willy

5.1
Acting

Inspired by the terrifying story of Robert 'Willy' Pickton, the pig farmer cum prolific lady killer whose horrific crimes shocked the world, PIG KILLE...

Shooting Star

Shooting Star

2022

as Mr. York

Acting

When Star's little sister is injured in a horse riding accident, she enters a shooting competition with a money prize that would cover her surgery.

A Tale of Two Guns

A Tale of Two Guns

2022

as McCloskey

5.8
Acting

In the lawless West, The Cowboys, a notorious brotherhood of killers and thieves, reigned over the land with brutal fists and fast guns. Fate had fina...

A Soldier's Revenge

A Soldier's Revenge

2021

as Captain McCalister

5.1
Acting

Haunted by wartime horrors, Civil War soldier-turned-bounty-hunter Frank Connor spends his time post-war polishing off two things: whiskey and fugitiv...

DIVOS!

DIVOS!

2020

as Mr. Kelly

1.0
Acting

Teenage egos collide when a self-proclaimed "Broadway Legend in the Making" is forced to share the spotlight with the school's star athlete in the hig...

Ghost in the Graveyard

Ghost in the Graveyard

2019

as Charlie Sullivan

3.6
Acting

A small town comes under the thumb of Martha, a ghost who returns to haunt the children who witnessed her death during a "game" of Ghost in the Gravey...

Adventures of Dally and Spanky

Adventures of Dally and Spanky

2019

as Aaron

7.1
Acting

A girl inherits a miniature horse that develops an unlikely friendship with her half-sister's Jack Russell Terrier, who takes to riding on the horse's...

The Predator

The Predator

2018

as Keyes

5.6
Acting

When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scient...

A Boy Called Sailboat

A Boy Called Sailboat

2018

as Bing

6.6
Acting

A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", S...

Dead Ant

Dead Ant

2017

as Merrick

5.1
Acting

When the 1989 "one-hit-wonder" glam-metal band "Sonic Grave" embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshu...

Dead Again in Tombstone

Dead Again in Tombstone

2017

as Colonel Jackson Boomer

4.9
Acting

The devil’s outlaw and reluctant servant, Guerrero returns from the dead again in this action-packed western which promises to be one hell of a ride. ...

Area of Conflict

Area of Conflict

2017

as Tony

7.9
Acting

Human traffickers wipe out a young girl's family and village. She then seeks revenge on those responsible, eventually becoming first the hunted then t...

Swing State

Swing State

2017

as Woody Woodrow

4.3
Acting

A bohemian Seattle DJ uses his on-air charisma to create a fictitious conservative radio personality, becoming an overnight sensation. Won best comed...

Growing Up Smith

Growing Up Smith

2017

as Officer Dick

7.3
Acting

In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the gi...

Deserted

Deserted

2016

as Clay

4.5
Acting

When twenty-four-year-old Jae is released from prison for killing her mother, she returns to her childhood home in small-town Ridgecrest. The desire t...

No Touching

No Touching

2016

as Carp

5.6
Acting

In a shady haunted house attraction where the performers are assaulting female patrons in order to make a name for themselves, the tables are turned w...

Arbor Demon

Arbor Demon

2016

as Sean

4.8
Acting

An adventurous woman with a secret from her husband insists they go for a romantic camping trip in a remote wood to reconnect and share some quality t...

Last Man Club

Last Man Club

2016

as Diamond Jim

6.3
Acting

A WW2 veteran destined for life in a retirement home escapes his difficult family situation and embarks on a cross country adventure to find the last ...

A Christmas Reunion

A Christmas Reunion

2015

as Dylan Carruthers

5.0
Acting

A Madison Avenue executive, Amy, discovers an unusual Christmas surprise when she inherits her Aunt’s hometown bakery. The real surprise comes when sh...

Most Likely to Die

Most Likely to Die

2015

as Tarkin

4.3
Acting

A group of former classmates gather for a pre-party at one of their homes the night before their 10-year high school reunion, and one by one, they are...

Fractured

Fractured

2015

as Detective James Harding

3.0
Acting

May Oster (Athena Lebessis), is a beautiful, pensive, somber woman in her mid twenties; one morning, she discovers her boyfriend's bloody scarf in her...

Reaper

Reaper

2014

as Bill

5.4
Acting

Criminals and a beautiful but cunning hitchhiker must battle a supernatural force known as the Reaper.

Wicked Blood

Wicked Blood

2014

as Bobby Stinson

5.4
Acting

Hannah and Amber Baker are trapped in a dark Southern underworld of violence, drugs and bikers. Both live in fear of their "Uncle Frank" Stinson, the ...

Alongside Night

Alongside Night

2014

as President of the United States

1.7
Acting

Alongside Night is the story of the final economic collapse of the United States as seen through the eyes of 16-year-old Elliot Vreeland, searching fo...

Girl Meets Boy

Girl Meets Boy

2013

as Richard

5.4
Acting

Looking for inspiration, a wild LA musician and a buttoned up novelist unexpectedly end up double booked at a remote cabin retreat. Sparks fly when th...

Paranormal Movie

Paranormal Movie

2013

as Stepdad

3.5
Acting

A man, long haunted by the paranormal, captures on camera the horror and hilarity he and his beautiful girlfriend encounter after moving into a new ho...

Sparks

Sparks

2013

as Sledge

4.8
Acting

A masked vigilante who discovers the dark side to heroism. Going after the nation's most notorious super criminal leaves Sparks' life and reputation i...

The Devil's Dozen

The Devil's Dozen

2013

3.9
Acting

The Devil's Dozen is a supernatural horror/thriller where twelve strangers find themselves in a life or death game where sins are judged and every cho...

Don't Pass Me By

Don't Pass Me By

2013

as Fred Norwick

4.0
Acting

A stirring story about regret, love, and second chances, woven together in a vignette style. The story follows four women who sit at a crisis point in...

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

2012

as Oscar (voice)

6.3
Acting

When Papi, Chloe, the pups, Uncle Pedro, and their owners move to a hotel, the smallest pup Rosa feels like she doesn't fit in, and Papi wants to make...

Crazy Eyes

Crazy Eyes

2012

as Dan Drake

4.1
Acting

Zack is a young, divorced father who starts to develop romantic feelings towards his friend Rebecca, whom he refers to as "Crazy Eyes". He spends a lo...

Nazis at the Center of the Earth

Nazis at the Center of the Earth

2012

as Adrian Reistad

3.2
Acting

A group of researchers in Antarctica are abducted by a platoon of masked soldiers and dragged into a hidden continent in the center of the Earth. Ther...

Cross

Cross

2011

as Backfire

4.0
Acting

Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil... Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unsto...

Cross

Cross

2011

Producer

4.0
Producing

Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil... Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unsto...

The Killing Jar

The Killing Jar

2010

as Greene

5.4
Acting

A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors disco...

Play Dead

Play Dead

2009

as Merle Jones

4.7
Acting

The story is about Ronnie Reno, a former TV action star in need of a comeback. After a failed audition, he ends up snowbound in a remote town in Nevad...

Time Bomb

Time Bomb

2008

as Jason Philby

2.8
Acting

Jason tragically lost his young son when their SUV exploded. Now fighting as a soldier in Iraq, the suicide bombings that occur around him on a daily ...

Playing Chicken

2007

Acting

An intellectual leftist is forced to live with a loud-mouthed conservative.

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Wristcutters: A Love Story

2007

as Brian (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down...

Broken

Broken

2007

as Vince

5.6
Acting

A waitress confronts all the wrong turns she has made in her short life and ultimately ends up facing the biggest wrong turn of all: her dangerous ex-...

Death Row

Death Row

2006

as Marco

3.8
Acting

Haunted Prison - AKA Death Row - a horrifying live action film based on the short story by Kevin VanHook-takes place at Isla de la Roca Penitentiary. ...

Road House 2: Last Call

Road House 2: Last Call

2006

as Wild Bill

5.4
Acting

Shane Tanner, the son of a legendary cooler named Dalton, learns that his uncle Nate got beat up by a group of men because he doesn't want to sell his...

Code Breakers

Code Breakers

2005

as Straub

4.6
Acting

In 1951, a cheating scandal rocks West Point academy, as 83 cadets -- including the son of the school's football coach (Glenn) -- are implicated and u...

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

2005

as Lt. Samuelson

5.2
Acting

In this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi horror, civilization is laid to ruin when a super race of aliens invades Earth. In a blink of a...

The Tao of Pong

The Tao of Pong

2005

as Maurice

7.0
Acting

When an ex-ping-pong prodigy seeks the wisdom of a taoist sage, he learns that life - and table tennis - is more about the journey than the destinatio...

The Rain Makers

The Rain Makers

2005

as Shaw

1.5
Acting

A man returns to his small home town from the Vietnam War and discovers corruption, graft, a crooked Sheriff and other dirty deeds.

Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

as Officer Treen

6.1
Acting

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip ...

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

2003

as Jack

4.7
Acting

A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas while killing numerous people and framing them for his killings.

Overnight

Overnight

2003

as Self

6.4
Acting

Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches stor...

Identity

Identity

2003

as Robert Maine

7.2
Acting

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers th...

Lost Junction

Lost Junction

2003

as Matt

4.3
Acting

A hitchhiker gets a ride with an oddball woman who has her husband's body in the trunk of the car.

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

2002

as Darrell Claxton

6.0
Acting

Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, gets a new job at a research facility, makes a powerful enemy who makes him volunteer for a nearly imp...

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

2002

as Himself

8.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at director Paul Verhoeven's imaginative re-telling of Robert Heinlein's classic science fiction novel.

Fast Sofa

Fast Sofa

2001

as Rick Jeffers

3.9
Acting

Rick, a dope fiend, believes his goal in life is to track down Ginger, a famous porn star who is currently staying in her Beverly Hills hideaway. Rick...

Tomcats

Tomcats

2001

as Kyle Brenner

5.1
Acting

College buddies chip in and promise that the group's last unmarried man will collect a cash pot. Seven years later, the kitty is worth $500,000 -- mon...

Tail Lights Fade

Tail Lights Fade

1999

as Bruce

4.2
Acting

A young woman (Tanya Allen) rally races across Canada with her boyfriend (Breckin Meyer) and another couple (Jake Busey and Denise Richards) to bail h...

Held Up

Held Up

1999

as Beaumont

5.6
Acting

What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets car...

Home Fries

Home Fries

1998

as Angus Montier

5.1
Acting

Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian begin...

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

1998

as Himself

8.8
Acting

Documentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy.

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998

as Krug

7.1
Acting

The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert 'Bobby' Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday ...

Black Cat Run

Black Cat Run

1998

as Deputy Norm Babbitt

5.4
Acting

A girl is in love with a gas station attendant and sees him against her father's wishes. The father is the sheriff and shortly after a confrontation w...

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

1997

as Private Ace Levy

7.1
Acting

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from...

Contact

Contact

1997

as Joseph

7.4
Acting

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and ...

Quiet Days in Hollywood

Quiet Days in Hollywood

1997

as Curt

3.3
Acting

Behind the glitz and glamour of Tinseltown exists a harsh reality. Lolita is a streetwalker hustling for business on Hollywood Blvd. Julie is a waitre...

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1996

as Johnny Bartlett

6.9
Acting

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the r...

Twister

Twister

1996

as Mobile Lab Technician

6.5
Acting

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaki...

Expendable Assets

Expendable Assets

1996

8.8
Acting
The Stöned Age

The Stöned Age

1994

as Jimmy Muldoon

5.9
Acting

Determined to avoid another night of driving aimlessly around Torrance in the Blue Torpedo, Joe and Hubbs set out on a quest for fine chicks. Their pa...

S.F.W.

S.F.W.

1994

as Morrow Streeter

6.0
Acting

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to the...

Motorcycle Gang

Motorcycle Gang

1994

as Jake

3.7
Acting

Cal and his family are driving to their new home in California and are terrorized by a motorcycle gang along the highway.

WindRunner

WindRunner

1994

as Dave Promisco

5.1
Acting

A young man in high school moves in with his Mother to a town in the U.S. Southwest where his father is serving time in prison.

PCU

PCU

1994

as Mersh

6.0
Acting

Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of politically correct college life when he's guided by ...

I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

1994

as Burke's Fired Driver

5.5
Acting

Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter h...

The Foot Shooting Party

The Foot Shooting Party

1994

as Tree

5.0
Acting

The lead singer of a band gets drafted for war in Vietnam. So as not to break up the band, he decides to shoot his own foot.

Shimmer

Shimmer

1993

as Richard Halverson

7.5
Acting

The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention c...

Street Beat

Street Beat

1993

as Gang member 3

Acting

A cop and a gang member trade places and find more than they bargained for through the power of music and love.

Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989

as Teenage Tom (voice)

5.9
Acting

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

Barbarosa

Barbarosa

1982

as Cook Boy

5.9
Acting

Karl Westover, an inexperienced farm boy, runs away after unintentionally killing a neighbor, whose family pursues him for vengeance. He meets Barbaro...

Straight Time

Straight Time

1978

as Henry Darin

7.1
Acting

After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at ...

Bad Haircut

Bad Haircut

N/A

as Officer Steve

Acting

When a college student goes to a new place to get a haircut, he discovers that his barber is a psychopath.

Bikers vs Werewolves

Bikers vs Werewolves

N/A

as Sheriff Ray

Acting

As bikers roll into a forgotten town during their journey to Sturgis, a night of respite takes a sinister turn when a rival gang transforms into werew...

CATnip

CATnip

N/A

as Detective Pendleton

Acting

Trapped in an apartment building on Christmas Eve, an eclectic group of residents must band together to survive the night against a horde of feral kil...

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

N/A

as Craig Williams

Acting

A small town is terrorized by a series of brutal murders, as a determined sheriff, his daughter, and a desperate mayor race to uncover the truth behin...