Tom Maden was born on August 21, 1989 in Coppell, Texas, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Scream: The TV Series (2015), Love in the Sun (2019) and Famous in Love (2017). He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Jake Fitzgerald in the MTV anthology slasher series Scream, from 2015 to 2016. Prior to acting, Maden was also a participant in the third season of the Discovery Kids reality series Endurance (2004–2005). Other prominent credits in Maden's career include main roles in the web series Lifeline (2017) and All Night (2018), as well as numerous recurring roles in television series, such as Parenthood (2011), Make It or Break It (2012), and Famous in Love (2017–2018). Additionally, Maden has starred in a number of films, including The Nanny Express (2008), General Education (2012), and The Ninth Passenger (2018). Tom Maden was born in Texas, United States, and grew up in Los Angeles, California. Maden first came to prominence with his participation in the third season (2004–2005) of Endurance, entitled Endurance 3: Hawaii. In 2006, Maden made his television acting debut in a tenth season episode of the long–running The WB family series 7th Heaven, which was followed by his film debut in Reversion; alongside actors Leslie Silva and Jason Olive, the drama was released in 2008.[3] That same year, Maden went on to star in an episode of the sitcom According to Jim, as well as appeared in the television movies Fall of Hyperion and Hallmark's The Nanny Express. His next two credits were in the 2010 independent films Breaking the Press and Spilt Milk, the latter starring Jake Johnson. During 2011, Maden had a recurring role as Zach Bell on the NBC family comedy drama Parenthood, during the series' third season.[4] He later guest starred in the CBS police procedural The Mentalist, in the fourth season episode "Something's Rotten in Redmund". In 2012, Maden had a recurring role on the ABC Family teen comedy series Make It or Break It.[5] Throughout the series' third and final season, Maden portrayed Rigo, the boyfriend of main character Payson Keeler (actress Ayla Kell).[6] Also in 2012, Maden was cast in the Warner Bros. comedy film General Education; the film was shot in Chico and Gridley, California, and released in August of that year.[7][8] From 2013 to 2015, Maden had numerous roles in both film and television. In 2013, he was featured in the television movie Untitled Bounty Hunter Project; the film starred Geena Davis and Marsha Mason.[9] The actor's next credit that year was in a short film, The Lonely Waiter. Maden appeared in the fourth episode of the YouTube Geek & Sundry series, Caper, released in 2014.[10] He later starred in the film Mission Air (2014), and in a fourth season episode of the ABC teen/family drama series Switched at Birth (2015).