Jared Michael Hucke-Jansen (born November 20, 1987), known professionally as Jared Hucke, is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as J.T. Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Julian Randol on Continuum. He is currently playing John Murphy on The 100.
Early Life
Hucke was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Sharon Martel (née Hucke), a film and television production designer, and Peter Jansen, a talent agent. His parents never married. As a result, he spent his childhood living with his mother in Vancouver during the school year and with his father in Toronto during summers and holidays. He has two younger half-sisters: Julia, from his mother's marriage to Eugene Martel, and Melanie, from his father's marriage to Lucille Jansen (née Chouinard).
After finishing elementary school, Hucke moved to Toronto, where he attended Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts. He studied drama and graduated in 2005.
Career
Hucke began acting at a young age. He started in commercials, then quickly moved on to small roles on screen and in animation. Some of his early credits include guest roles on the hit shows The Outer Limits, So Weird, and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and the English dubs of the anime series Ranma 1/2 and Ronin Warriors.
Hucke moved to Toronto in 2000 to live with his father and complete his secondary school education. There, he learned about auditions for Degrassi: The Next Generation. He eventually won the role of J.T. Yorke, a 12-year-old class clown at the beginning of the series. The teen drama, which is part of the Degrassi franchise, became hugely successful. Hucke appeared in 83 episodes during seasons 1-6. While working on Degrassi, he also had guest roles on Smallville and Life with Derek.
In 2007, Hucke's last appearance as a Degrassi regular aired. His departure was a notable one as it marked the first time the series killed off a regular character. Hucke has stated that while this was purely a writers' and producers' decision, he had been contemplating leaving the show to focus on school. At the time of filming his last season, he had just finished his first year as a theatre major at York University. He also explained that the writers knew they wanted to explore a stabbing and the death of a character. Therefore, he ultimately had no say in whether or not J.T. would survive to open up opportunities of a possible return. However, he understood their decision and looks back on his experience on the show as being extremely important and formative for his career.
Following his time on Degrassi, Hucke continued to act. While he was still in university, this was in a limited capacity with his only projects being a small role in Jennifer's Body, more guest appearances on Smallville, and a Degrassi short in which he played the ghost of J.T. Yorke. After finishing university in 2009, he once again relocated to Vancouver and began acting more regularly. He starred in his first lead role in a film in Daydream Nation and has appeared in several successful films and television series, such as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Scream 4, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Killing, and The Walking Dead. He also had guest roles on R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour and won the 2011 Leo Award for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series for his performance in the episode "Nightmare Inn."
In 2012, Hucke was cast in the Showcase science fiction series Continuum as Julian Randol, the troubled stepbrother of young tech genius Alec Sadler. He won the 2013 Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his performance in the episode "Family Time." In December of 2014, the show was renewed for a shortened final season, with Hucke reprising his role.
Hucke currently stars on The CW's post-apocalyptic drama series The 100 as teen criminal John Murphy. On March 11, 2015, it was announced that he had been promoted from recurring guest star to series regular for the show's third season.
After finishing elementary school, Hucke moved to Toronto, where he attended Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts. He studied drama and graduated in 2005.
Hucke moved to Toronto in 2000 to live with his father and complete his secondary school education. There, he learned about auditions for Degrassi: The Next Generation. He eventually won the role of J.T. Yorke, a 12-year-old class clown at the beginning of the series. The teen drama, which is part of the Degrassi franchise, became hugely successful. Hucke appeared in 83 episodes during seasons 1-6. While working on Degrassi, he also had guest roles on Smallville and Life with Derek.
In 2007, Hucke's last appearance as a Degrassi regular aired. His departure was a notable one as it marked the first time the series killed off a regular character. Hucke has stated that while this was purely a writers' and producers' decision, he had been contemplating leaving the show to focus on school. At the time of filming his last season, he had just finished his first year as a theatre major at York University. He also explained that the writers knew they wanted to explore a stabbing and the death of a character. Therefore, he ultimately had no say in whether or not J.T. would survive to open up opportunities of a possible return. However, he understood their decision and looks back on his experience on the show as being extremely important and formative for his career.
Following his time on Degrassi, Hucke continued to act. While he was still in university, this was in a limited capacity with his only projects being a small role in Jennifer's Body, more guest appearances on Smallville, and a Degrassi short in which he played the ghost of J.T. Yorke. After finishing university in 2009, he once again relocated to Vancouver and began acting more regularly. He starred in his first lead role in a film in Daydream Nation and has appeared in several successful films and television series, such as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Scream 4, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Killing, and The Walking Dead. He also had guest roles on R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour and won the 2011 Leo Award for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series for his performance in the episode "Nightmare Inn."
In 2012, Hucke was cast in the Showcase science fiction series Continuum as Julian Randol, the troubled stepbrother of young tech genius Alec Sadler. He won the 2013 Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his performance in the episode "Family Time." In December of 2014, the show was renewed for a shortened final season, with Hucke reprising his role.
Hucke currently stars on The CW's post-apocalyptic drama series The 100 as teen criminal John Murphy. On March 11, 2015, it was announced that he had been promoted from recurring guest star to series regular for the show's third season.
