There are a few different notable people and characters named Jake Connelly, so the answer depends on whom you mean.
Young actor Jake Connelly
- Jake Connelly (born 2012) is an American child actor who plays Derek Turnbow in season 5 of the Netflix series Stranger Things.
- He began acting around 2022 in short films and smaller projects, including the short film Between the Silence, before being cast in Stranger Things, which significantly raised his profile.
- He is represented by Gray Talent Group and appears in various commercials and youth productions in addition to his television work.
Fictional character Jake Connelly
- Jake Connelly is also the name of the male protagonist in the romance novel The Risk (part of the Off-Campus/Briar U universe), where he serves as the love interest of Brenna Jensen.
- In that context he is portrayed as a confident, charismatic hockey player and central romantic lead rather than a real person.
Other people named Jake Connelly
- The same name appears for at least one marketing professional in the United States whose background is in CRM, email marketing, and data-driven campaign strategy at companies such as Bright Horizons and EF Education First.
If you clarify whether you mean the Stranger Things actor, the romance-novel character, or someone you know (for example on LinkedIn), more specific details can be provided.
