An award-winning filmmaker, Jacob most recently directed the thriller DROWNING IN SECRETS for Lifetime/MarVista Entertainment, family film THE JUNKYARD DOGS for Verdi Productions/VMI, holiday romantic comedy MERRY EX-MAS for VMI Worldwide, and the short film “Crystal Ball” for Uncork’d Entertainment’s newest horror anthology TALES FROM THE OTHER SIDE.

Previous directing credits include the feature films PITCHING TENTS for Meritage Pictures (released theatrically in 2017); BLOOD CIRCUS for Gravitas Ventures; THE ASSAULT for Grindstone Entertainment/Lionsgate; ALPHA HOUSE for Broken Films; FIERCE FRIEND for Wonder Entertainment; television pilots HARRIES WAY for Lawrence/Long Productions and REHAB FOR REJECTS for Sledgehammer Films; and short films THE FROLIC (Cannes Film Festival selection), ROCCO, BEDLAM, and THE WAR OF GAME.

Jacob’s films have garnered much praise and have been official selections in film festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, LA International Film Festival, Ain’t It Cool News - Saturday Shorts, Shriekfest, Dead by Dawn, Dances with Films, World Horror Convention, FantasyCon, Eerie Horror Fest, Beverly Hills Film Festival, Dreadit Film Fest, Fear Fete Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Festival, Temecula Film Festival, and many, many others.

Writing credits include the films AISLE BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS and THE VIRGINA PINE MYSTERIES for Great American Media; SECRETS BY THE SHORE (aka. Drowning in Secrets) for Lifetime/MarVista Entertainment; LOVE IN ZION NATIONAL for Hallmark; WAR OF THE WORLDS: EXTINCTION and TITANIC 666 for Tubi; MERRY EX-MAS for VMI Worldwide; THE JUNKYARD DOGS for Verdi Productions; THE BOOK OF ALAN for Pantheon Entertainment; THE BANISHING for Haven Entertainment; ISLE OF THE DEAD for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; APOCALYPSE POMPEII, AGE OF TOMORROW, FLIGHT 42, FLIGHT 666, and BITTEN for the SyFy Channel; BLUE LINE for Lionsgate Entertainment; ALPHA HOUSE for Broken Films; WANT for State Street Pictures; ILLUMINATING PRESTON for Zeeworks Entertainment; and the television pilot THE LAKES for Lionsgate Television.

Jacob is also an accomplished producer having produced multiple films for companies such as MarVista Entertainment, Lifetime, and Tubi. 

Jacob is currently prepping and casting his next directorial effort FOREVER BEAUTIFUL (Centerboro Productions/Archstone Entertainment), writing THE SUPERNALS EXPERIMENT based on the Canon Comics comic book of the same name, as well as writing and/or producing the Tubi and Lifetime films DEADLY RIDE, THE LAST TENANT, SANITATION SECRETS, and A FRIEND'S OBSESSION, which are moving into production throughout 2024.