Jake Harders is an English actor. He was born on Merseyside, UK. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, London and at the Grotowski Center, Poland. He has worked mainly in theatre, appearing in the West End and at Shakespeare's Globe in the UK, and touring the world with British companies Cheek by Jowl and Headlong. In 2005, he received a Commendation at the UK National Theatre's Ian Charleson Awards for best classical actor under 30.