Born on February 10, 2000, to a trial lawyer and a Cal Berkeley English grad, Jack grew up in Marin County where he was introduced to great cinema at an early age. His mom handed him Casablanca—Jack found Mongol. At five. From that moment, the visual medium became obsession. He began drawing and scripting graphic novels by eight, but perfectionism drove him away from illustration and straight into screenwriting by ten. He hasn’t stopped since.

At twelve, he directed his first short film—a Nerf-gun-fueled gang war that went semi-viral among local parents before being memory-holed forever. It was chaotic, hilarious, and probably would've been his first cult classic if he hadn't been forced to delete it.

He spent his early high school years in public school, where the film teacher was asleep at the wheel and the real education came from mixing with every clique—especially the ones your parents warned you about. Eventually transferred to a private Catholic school, Jack fought it at first but ended up finding something close to salvation. It was there he discovered what love felt like, what trust was, and what betrayal looked like up close.

After graduation, things got messy. He drifted through Santa Barbara Community College, more focused on beach parties and co-eds. When the waves of life came crashing, his father brought him back home—and back to basics. Jack took a job at the local movie theater, sweeping floors and daydreaming about the films he’d one day make. By then, he had already drafted early versions of what would become The Schultz Brothers, his upcoming flagship crime trilogy.

Then came COVID. Like many, Jack spiraled. Day trading, gaming, gambling, writing, surviving. In 2022, he left home and tried to find his footing in Santa Monica, then Calabasas, where he passed his insurance licensing exam and started to settle down—until the unthinkable happened. His father, his greatest supporter, took his own life.

What followed was a year of grief, alcohol, chaos, and the kind of behavior that would’ve made Hunter S. Thompson blush. But it ended in rehab. And it was there, amid group sessions and taking care of cats at a local Palm Springs shelter, that Jack started writing prose versions of The Schultz Brothers and Violent Crimes.

Since then, Jack has come back swinging. In less than half a year, he’s written, designed, and published four major works—Immundus, Beat Cop, Overtime, and Violent Crimes—with more on the way, including Made in America and The Bastard of Taylor’s End.

Jack currently lives in Southern California with his rescue cat, Mulan, with a heart full of love and a head full of stories. He writes for people who want to feel—for those who crave tension, beauty, heartbreak, and hard truths. His style is cinematic, emotionally intelligent, often brutal, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny.

Whether you find him behind the wheel, behind the pen, or behind on sleep, one thing’s certain: Jack Chase is just getting started.

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