Jacob A. Ware
- Known For
- Acting
- Active Years
- 1990–2026 (37 Years)
- Total Credits
- 31 credits in database
Biography
Subject: Jacob A. Ware (Acting).
Goal: Write a 90-130 word factual identity profile.
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, awards, etc.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
No preamble, no JSON, no surrounding quotes.
Word count: 90-130 words.
Name: Jacob A. Ware.
Nationality/Identity: American actor, filmmaker, and producer.
Known for: Portraying Agent Harold Selby in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire.
Other credits: Starred in the SHUDDER horror An Unquiet Grave (2020).
Other credits: Surreal comedy You Wouldn't Understand (2021), which was an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival.
TMDB Data: Known credits: 29. Gender: Male.
Jacob A. Ware is an American actor, filmmaker, and producer. He is recognized for his role as Agent Harold Selby in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire. His acting credits include starring in the 2020 SHUDDER horror film An Unquiet Grave. Additionally, he appeared in the 2021 surreal comedy You Wouldn't Understand, a project that was an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival. According to The Movie Database, Ware has 29 known credits in his career.
"Jacob A. Ware is an American actor, filmmaker, and producer." (11 words)
"He is recognized for his role as Agent Harold Selby in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire." (16 words)
"His acting credits include starring in the 2020 SHUDDER horror film An Unquiet Grave." (14 words)
"Additionally, he appeared in the 2021 surreal comedy You Wouldn't Understand, a project that was an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival." (22 words)
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Career overview
Subject: Jacob A. Ware (Acting career).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Constraint 1: Write ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: Length 180-260 words.
Constraint 6: 2-3 short paragraphs.
Constraint 7: No preamble, no JSON.
Name: Jacob A. Ware.
Nationality/Identity: American actor, filmmaker, and producer.
Known for: Agent Harold Selby in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire.
Other works: Starred in the SHUDDER horror An Unquiet Grave (2020).
Other works: Surreal comedy You Wouldn't Understand (2021).
Award/Recognition: You Wouldn't Understand (2021) was an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival.
TMDB Info: Known credits: 29. Gender: Male.
Paragraph 1: Introduction and major roles.
Jacob A. Ware is an American actor, filmmaker, and producer. He is recognized for his performance as Agent Harold Selby in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire. His acting credits include a starring role in the 2020 SHUDDER horror film An Unquiet Grave.
Paragraph 2: Recent work and recognition.
Ware also appeared in the 2021 surreal comedy You Wouldn't Understand. This production was designated as an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival. According to The Movie Database, Ware has 29 known credits in his career.
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"Jacob A. Ware is an American actor, filmmaker, and producer. He is recognized for his performance as Agent Harold Selby in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire. His acting credits include a starring role in the 2020 SHUDDER horror film An Unquiet Grave.
Ware also appeared in the 2021 surreal comedy You Wouldn't Understand. This production was designated as an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival. According to The Movie Database, Ware has 29 known credits in his career."
Word count: ~85 words.
Problem: The prompt requires 180-260 words. The source material is very sparse. I cannot invent facts to meet the word count. I must expand using only the provided facts, but there aren't enough facts to reach 180 words without repetition or fluff, which violates "neutral, encyclopedic prose."
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Synopsis: "Jacob A. Ware is an American actor, filmmaker, and producer. He is known for portraying Agent Harold Selby in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire, and also starred in the SHUDDER horror An Unquiet Grave (2020). His surreal comedy You Wouldn't Understand (2021) was an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival."
Sources: TMDB page. Known credits: 29.
Constraint Conflict: The user asks for 180-260 words, but the source material only provides about 50-60 words of unique information. As an archivist following strict instructions ("You write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess"), I cannot meet the word count requirement without violating the "verifiable facts" and "no inventing" rules.
Strategy: I will write as much as possible using the facts provided, being as descriptive as the facts allow, but I will prioritize the "ONLY verifiable facts" rule over the word count rule if they conflict, as the word
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Full Filmography
31 titles- Plucked (2026) as William
- One of the Good Ones (2026) as Sam Marcum
- Prime (2025)
- Ashes Under the Sand (2025) as Ray
- The Man & The Scarecrow (2025) as The Man
- Fallout (2024) as Slim
- McVeigh (2024) as Driver
- Are You Still Here (2024) as Douglas
- The Hunter's Anthology: The Demon Hunter (2024) as William
- Plantasma (2022) as Jeff
- The West Virginian Starfish (2022) as Tommy
- You Wouldn’t Understand (2021) as Angelic Guy
- You Wouldn’t Understand (2021) Screenplay
- You Wouldn’t Understand (2021) Executive Producer
- Dashcam (2021) as Dispatch
- SKETCHY: Tales of the Black Doodler (2021) as Klaus Christmann
- Alberto and the Concrete Jungle (2020) as Bart
- An Unquiet Grave (2020) as Jamie
- Windblown (2019) as Billy Reeves
- FBI (2018) as Dave Parkin
- Drinksgiving (2018) as Jake
- Graves (2016) as Jacob
- Patti and Me, Minus Patti (2013) as Customer
- Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Agent Selby
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Mark James
- Law & Order (1990) as Ben Stafford
- Deposed as Samuel Macklin
- Morning Thanks
- Attaboy as Pete
- Friends Not Food as Karl Runken
- Flesh and Blood as Papa
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Jacob A. Ware is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Plucked (2026), One of the Good Ones (2026), Fallout (2024), FBI (2018).
How many credits does Jacob A. Ware have?
Jacob A. Ware has accumulated over 31 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1990 to 2026.
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Subject: Jacob A. Ware (Acting). Goal: Write a 90-130 word factual identity profile. Constraints: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented titles, names, dates, awards, etc. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points. Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text...
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