Jake Austin Walker

Jake Austin Walker (born June 24, 1997) is an American actor. He portrayed Henry King Jr. in a recurring role on Stargirl.^[1]

Career[]

Before Stargirl, Jake had a recurring role in Rectify from 2013-2016. After the first season of the series, he was promoted to a main cast member for the rest of the show's four-season run. He did an episode on Fear: The Walking Dead in 2016, before landing the short-lived 2018 series, Five Points.

He is also a talented musician and singer, having released his first single to iTunes at the age of twelve. As an adult, Jake releases music regularly and has a growing musical audience. In 2022, Jake starred in the Disney+ original series, National Treasure: Edge of History as Liam Sadusky.

Notes and Trivia[]

Jake originally auditioned for the role of Rick Tyler, and when he didn't get it, he re-auditioned for Henry King Jr. At the time, the sides were masked under a fake name and were only told the character was a bully in high school.
- It wasn't until he was told he got the part he learned he was playing "Henry". He was initially disappointed because he really wanted the role of "Ryan", however, when he learned it was Henry King Jr. from DC Comics he was thrilled.
He is a huge comic book fan, so much so that Yvette Monreal calls him the "encyclopedia of comics". He knows nearly every comic book plotline for Henry King Jr./Brainwave Jr.