A native of Texas, Jae Head made his feature film debut in the action comedy Hancock, starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. He followed that up with playing the son of Sandra Bullock's character in The Blind Side.
On television, Head has appeared in several episodes of the critically acclaimed television series Friday Night Lights, in addition to guest roles on such series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and How I Met Your Mother. Head also made an appearance on MADtv and was seen in the pilot The Angriest Man in Suburbia.