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name: "Jacob Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jacob-smith"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 January 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:42:50.284986+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jacob Smith

Actor. Born 21 January 1990 in Monrovia, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 January 1990, Monrovia, California, USA
- **Also known as:** John Jacob Charles William Smith

## Biography

Jacob Smith is an American former actor. Born on 21 January 1990 in Monrovia, California, he began acting as a child and appeared in guest roles on television series including *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1997).

He was cast as Owen Salinger on the series *Party of Five* (1994), appearing in 40 episodes across seasons five and six from 1998 to 2000. Subsequent credits include the Disney Channel film *Phantom of the Megaplex* (2000), *Small Soldiers* (1998), *Dragonfly* (2002), *Hansel & Gretel* (2002), *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2003) and its 2005 sequel as Jake Baker, and a role in *Troy* (2004).

Smith's final screen work was in 2006. He received several Young Artist Award nominations for his performances.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Party of Five* (1994), Fi1m 73, as Owen Salinger — [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)

## Also known for

- *Troy* (2004), Messenger Boy
- *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2003), Jake Baker
- *Small Soldiers* (1998), Timmy Fimple
- *Cheaper by the Dozen 2* (2005), Jake Baker
- *Dragonfly* (2002), Ben
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), Ross Sloan
- *Without a Trace* (2002), Matt Palmer
- *Becker* (1998), Jared

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