Jack Quaid

Biography

Jack Quaid is an American actor. He is popular for portraying the character of Marvel in The Hunger Games(2012) (Directed by Gary Ross; base on novel by Suzanne Collins) an American science fiction adventure film & its sequel (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) in 2013.

Childhood, Family, Personal Life

Jack Henry Quaid was born on 24th April 1992 in Los Angeles, California to actor Dennis Quaid(Father) & actress Meg Ryan(Mother). Both his parents are Hollywood superstars.

He is of English, Rusyn/Ruthenian,  German, Irish, Polish, Scottish descent.

Image: Jack Quaid childhood photo with mother Meg Ryan

Image: Jack Quaid with Father Dennis Quaid

He grew up in Santa Monica, He went to school there. His parents divorced in 2001, after the divorce Jack moved in with his mother. Meg Ryan has adopted a girl named Daisy Ryan.

Image: Jack Quaid Family: Meg Ryan(Mother), Daisy Ryan(sister)

Video: Jack Quaid & sister Daisy Ryan talking

Education

• Crossroads School: He studied at the Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, a private college preparatory school in Santa Monica, California. The school boasts of popular alumni such as Zooey Deschanel, Michael Bay, Jack Black, Jonah Hill, Kade Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow and others
• Tisch School of the Arts: He graduated in Experimental Theatre from the famous Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. Jack was a sophomore at NYU when he made his debut in movies (The Hunger Games). In college he wrote and performed in a live sketch comedy show. He studied at the school for three years.
• Stonestreet Studios: He got trained in acting at the 'Stonestreet Studios'.

Relationships

Claudia Doumit

Jack and actress Claudia Doumit first met on the sets of the supernatural sci-fi series 'The boys', Claudia plays Victoria Neuman, one of the main characters in the series, Jack plays Hughie Campbell.

In February of 2024, Jack officially announced that he is going to have vacation with his girlfriend Claudia in Disneyland.

Lizzy McGroder

Jack and actress/ model/ comedian Lizzy McGroder were together for about five years from 2016 to 2021. 

Image: Jack Quaid with girlfriend Lizzy McGroder

Career

Jack's first acting role was in the school drama 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. He played the role of Nick Bottom. It was a success and encouraged him to seek career in acting.

The Hunger Games(2012) was his debut movie and remains one of the most popular, he continued his role in the sequel movie The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013). Jack made his TV debut on Mrs.(2013), where he appeared in the episode titled 'The Blind Date'. He had been part of an experimental short film with friends title 'The Invasion of the Douchebags'

Jack portrayed the lead role of 'Clark Morelle' in the TV series Vinyl(2016), the series was discontinued after the first 10 episodes. He had a guest role in the TV series Workaholics(2017).

Some of the other well known movies he has been part of are: Just Before I Go(2014), Ithaca(2015) (directed by his mother Meg Ryan), Tragedy Girls(2017), Logan Lucky(2017), Rampage(2018)

Filmography

Movies

TV Series

Video games

Interesting Facts

• Jack co-created (with Eve Hewson) a short movie named Roadies(2015) through crowd funding on the website Indiegogo.com
• His parents got married on the Valentine's Day of 1991.
• He grew up learning & performing Stunts and magic tricks as a kid.
• As a child he fell in love with Classic Rock because of his father's habit of playing Rock on Car stereo.
• His Twitter bio (September 2017) reads 'A man made out of pool noodles'.
• He was hated for his role in The Hunger Games, it sure is a compliment for a lead negative role.
• He was a class clown, he made his friends laugh, he was their moral support in school.
• Jack was not auditioned for the role of 'Fish Bang' in the movie Logan Lucky(2017), Soderberg had decided on him even without an audition.
• He hasn't watched 'Game of Thrones'.
• He writes for a sketch group named 'Sasquatch'. He makes short movies with them and often publishes videos with them on youtube.
• He likes partying and feels partying can save the world.
• His parents Dennis & Mega have watched all the episodes of Vinyl(2016) despite it having lot of drugs & sex.

Activism & Philanthropy

• He joined ASPGA, an organization which fights cruelty against animals.
• He was opposed to the candidacy of presidential candidate Donald Trump, after Trump's win Jack was among the protestors demanding equal rights.
• He supported the writers during the June 2023 SAG AFTRA strikes
• He appealed on social media todonate towards Entertainment Community Fund. An organization established to meet the needs of the entertainment community, with unique understanding of the challenges in the life of people involved in arts

Awards

Quotes

• When I got casted for the movie (Hunger Games), I was told that people would be spitting on me in the streets because of my character.
• I've been on sets my whole life, But this is the first time in front of the camera.
• I just don’t consider myself a cool person at all
• As a celebrity, you need to actually go out there and try to change things.
• As a straight white guy I'm not much affected by Trump's election. I was watching the results in a bar with my girlfriend, she has many friends who are gay, of color. It was saddening to see them feel scared & disappointed after the results.
• I acknowledge fully the way that I grew up was not normal, But at the same time, it was normal in the sense they are still a mom and a dad.
• I would notice kids at school would want to be my friend for the wrong reasons
• My parents got divorced when I was eight, You're old enough to know what's going on, but young enough to be kind of naive about it.

Sources

1. Jack Quaid on wikipedia
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