From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tom Eplin (born October 25, 1960 in Hayward, California) is an American actor known for his long run as the character of Jake McKinnon on two soap operas for a combined total of nearly two decades: on Another World (1985-1986, 1988-1999) and on As the World Turns (1999–2002). Eplin was married to his Another World costar Ellen Wheeler from 1985 to 1988. His second marriage was to Courtney Gibbs from 1991 to 1995. Both marriages ended in divorce. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Eplin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.