Abel was born in Canton , Ohio , the son of Kim and Mike Abel . He has a brother , Shaun His first credited role was in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Go Figure '' , playing Spencer . He later had a recurring guest role on CBS 's short lived science fiction series , '' Threshold '' . He had numerous guest starring roles including '' Cold Case '' and '' ER '' . He was honored with a Rising Star award at the 16th Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2008 for his work in the film '' Flash of Genius '' . In 2009 , Abel shortly appeared in the Peter Jackson film '' The Lovely Bones '' based on Alice Sebold 's novel . He also had a regular role in the web series '' Angel of Death '' which ran for 10 episodes
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Jake Abel