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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The Waterfront' Hunk Jake Weary Related to 'Guiding Light' Legend
'The Waterfront' Hunk Jake Weary Related to 'Guiding Light' Legend originally appeared on Parade. While Jake Weary has been turning heads for years, the actor's latest gig onThe Waterfront has piqued interest in the 35-year-old hottie. While Cane followed in the Buckley Family business of fish and criminal activity, Weary also followed in his family business of acting and soap operas; Weary's father has been directing in Hollywood for decades, while his mom is beloved in the soap Light legend is Weary's mom. Soap fans know her best as Reva Shayne from the hit CBS series, a character she spent two decades playing. When Guiding Light wrapped its run in 2009, Zimmer returned to One Life to Live, where she got her soap start, as Echo DiSavoy. The beloved soap icon also went on to appear with her Guiding Light co-star Crystal Chappell in the web series Venice. Weary's father, A.C. Weary, also directed soaps, including the soaps his famous mom starred in. The Waterfront hunk got his start on soaps, appearing in As The World Turns as Luke, the son of super couple Lily (Martha Byrne) and Holden (Jon Hensley). In 2023, Zimmer and Weary starred together in the movie You Sing Louder, I Sing Louder with Ewan McGregor. Along with The Waterfront, Weary is best known for his roles on Animal Kingdom and The Walking Dead: Dead City. The Waterfront is currently streaming on Netflix. 'The Waterfront' Hunk Jake Weary Related to 'Guiding Light' Legend first appeared on Parade on Jul 3, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
South China Morning Post
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Danielle Campbell, who plays Peyton in The Waterfront: she dated One Direction's Louis Tomlinson before meeting future fiancé Colin Woodell on The Originals set – but how was she discovered?
As Netflix's The Waterfront heats up screens around the world, Danielle Campbell is emerging as one of the breakout stars of the gripping new crime drama. She plays a resilient Southern woman, Peyton, deeply in love with her husband Cane, played by Jake Weary, with whom she shares an eight-year-old daughter. Danielle Campbell's character Peyton is deeply devoted to her husband Cane, played by Jake Weary, in the new Netflix crime drama The Waterfront. Photo: @thedaniellecampbell/Instagram Since premiering in June, The Waterfront has dominated Netflix's English-language charts, attracting 8.3 million views in its opening weekend and captivating audiences with its intense family drama and moody coastal setting. The series tells the story of the Buckley family, who are ready to wade into the deep end to maintain their fishing empire in the fictional coastal town of Havenport, North Carolina. Advertisement Campbell, 30, was first discovered at a hair salon in Chicago when she was 10 years old. Her first major role came in 2010, when she starred in the Disney teen musical drama TV film Starstruck. Danielle Campbell starred alongside Sterling Knight in the 2010 Disney TV movie Starstruck. Photo: @ Here's everything to know about Danielle Campbell. Her breakout roles Danielle Campbell (second from right) catching up with fellow alumni of The Originals in late 2022. Photo: @thedaniellecampbell/Instagram Campbell first came to prominence in 2013 in The CW's The Originals, a fantasy supernatural TV drama in which she played Davina Claire, a powerful teenage witch. Next, the actress was cast in Tell Me a Story, a psychological thriller TV anthology that premiered in 2018. The series' creator, Kevin Williamson, was already famous for the Scream franchise, The Vampire Diaries and Dawson's Creek, and would go on to create The Waterfront. Campbell plays Kayla Powell, a character based on Little Red Riding Hood, in season one of Tell Me, and Olivia Moon, based on the princess from Sleeping Beauty, in season two. Danielle Campbell plays strong female characters in Tell Me a Story. Photo: @thedaniellecampbell/Instagram These breakout roles earned Campbell widespread praise and a loyal fan base, with her Instagram now boasting 3.2 million followers. She's engaged to her partner of seven years Campbell and her fiancé, fellow actor Colin Woodell, first met as co-stars on The Originals. They began dating in early 2018.
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
Actor Jake Weary unpacks his character in drama series ‘The Waterfront'
ABC News' Linsey Davis sits down with 'Animal Kingdom' actor Jake Weary to discuss his latest role in Netflix's series 'The Waterfront.'
Forbes
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Why Does Jenna From ‘The Waterfront' Look So Familiar?
Humberly González in "The Waterfront." The cast of Netflix's hit crime drama The Waterfront includes Humberly González as Jenna Tate, the ex-high-school girlfriend of Jake Weary's Cane Buckley. What else has González starred in? Released on June 19, The Waterfront immediately became the No. 1 most-streamed show in the U.S. on the platform from June 16-22 with 8.3 million views, which equates to 53.3 million hours viewed. The official logline for the series created by Kevin Williamson reads, 'The Waterfront dives into the flawed Buckley family as their attempts to retain control of their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire drive them to increasingly dangerous means to keep themselves afloat.' Holt McCallany stars as family patriarch Harlan Buckley, while Maria Bello plays Belle, Harlan's wife and business partner. The series also stars Melissa Benoist as the Buckley's daughter, Bree, who is still in recovery from drug addiction; while Weary plays the Buckley's son, Cane, whose desperate decision to run drugs to save the crumbling company threatens to doom the family for good. González's Jenna is a journalist in Atlanta who returns home to North Carolina to care for her dying father. Her encounter with Cane, however, suddenly creates tension between each of them and their spouses, as the warm memories of being high school sweethearts bubble up to the surface. González was born on April 14, 1992, in Venezuela and grew up in Canada. She made her screen debut in the 2016 Canadian miniseries Women Are From Mars and since then has appeared in guest roles in several television shows, including BBC America's Orphan Black (2017) and the Netflix series Workin' Moms (2019) and Jupiter's Legacy (2021). The actor has also appeared in recurring roles in such TV series as The CW's In the Dark and NBC-TV's Nurses (2021) and had a supporting role in the 2021 Bob Odenkirk action comedy Nobody. In addtion, González has starred in the 2022 Lifetime original movies Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For and Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons. Below are more of González's roles, explaining why she looks so familiar. Humberly González in "Utopia Falls." 'Utopia Falls' (2020) Humberly González stars as Brooklyn 2, one of the lead characters in Hulu's dystopian sci-fi drama Utopia Falls, which ran for one season on the streaming service. Set in a domed colony of survivors after war destroyed life on Earth, Utopia Falls follows 24 teens selected to participate in a competitor called the Exemplar. During the competition, however, the teens discover dark secrets about Earth's past. Humberly González in "Ginny & Georgia." Ginny & Georgia (2021-2025) Humberly González stars in a recurring role in the hit Netflix series Ginny & Georgia, which stars Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey in the title roles. González plays Sophie Sanchez, who enters a complicated romantic relationship with Maxine 'Max' Baker (Sara Waisglass) after splitting up with Josh (Michael Spina). González has appeared in 18 episodes over Ginny & Georgia's three seasons. 'Friends & Family Christmas' (2023) Humberly González and Ali Liebert star as Dani and Amelia, an artist and entertaiment lawyer who form a fake romatic relationship over the holidays to please their respective parents in the Hallmark Channel's Friends & Family Christmas. However, as Dani and Amelia spend more time together, they start to develop true feelings for one another. Humberly Gonzalez in "Tarot." 'Tarot' (2024) Humberly González stars as Madeline in Tarot, a horror thriller from directors Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg that follows a group of college friends who make the mistake of playing with a haunted used tarot deck. By breaking the unwritten rule of playing with another person's tarot cards, each of the friends are stalked by ancient astrologer who bound her soul to the deck bu physically manifesting herself as the ghoulish characters pictured on the cards they were dealt. All eight episodes of The Waterfront are streaming on Netflix.
UPI
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Famous birthdays for June 23: KT Tunstall, Selma Blair
TV // 1 day ago Jake Weary: Playing charismatic Cane on 'Waterfront' is a game changer NEW YORK, June 21 (UPI) -- Jake Weary told UPI he wanted to star in "Waterfront" because the new Netflix drama gives him the chance to play a type of character he doesn't usually get offered.
