Jacob Pitts Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a ShoWest Convention Award for Best Ensemble for "21" in 2008
• Made his acting debut in the Comedy Central series "Strangers with Candy" in 1999
• Used to perform in high school plays and describes his becoming an actor as "a series of connections and lucky happenings․"
• Quote: "It's entirely baffling to me that anybody sees me as a tough guy type character․"
• Quote: "(On "Justified"): "We're completely spoiled․ This is a life raft I'm going to cling to as long as I can․ It's nice to have a job where you don't feel like you're lying about the material․""
• Best known for his role as Cooper Harris in "EuroTrip" and as Deputy U․S․ Marshal Tim Gutterson in "Justified․"
• Made his Broadway debut in 2000 playing Fleance in "Macbeth․"
• Did voice-over work for the audio book version of Danny Bland's "In Case We Die" in 2013
• Is a fan of comic books, especially those in the "Weapon X" era
• Was offered the role of Tim Gutterson in "Justified" by creator and executive producer Graham Yost, whom he had worked with on "The Pacific․"