JacobLoebisanactorbornandraisedinChicago,Illinois.LastyearLoebcompletedproductiononJamesFranco'smuch-anticipatedindependentdrama,Bukowski,portrayinglegendaryAmericanpoetCharlesBukowskiasateenagerstrugglingwithanabusivefather,disfiguringacne,alcoholismandhisfirstattemptsatwriting.Shortlyafter,LoebwascastasQuentinCompsoninFranco'sadaptationofWilliamFaulkner'sTheSoundandtheFurywhichwasselectedtopremieratthe71stannualVeniceFilmFestival.LoebcurrentlyresidesinLosAngeles.