Jacob started his acting career with confidence at only 6 years old being cast in his first and second auditions, CTV's London Olympics 2012 commercial and Travel Alberta's (remember to breathe) campaign, respectively. In early 2012, Jake was cast as Max Spencer, a principle role in the TV Christmas movie Merry In-Laws, he was accepted into ACTRA as a full member, and cast in a couple episodes of Hell on Wheels as Tomas C. Durrant's son, William West.