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Jesse James (born September 14, 1989) is an American actor.

Biography

James was born in Palm Springs, California, the son of Jaime, a laboratory technician, and Shane James, an actor.^[1]

He began his acting career at a young age in the 1997 film As Good as It Gets, a role for which he won the Hollywood Reporter Young Star award . His acting career continued, with several other high profile films, including his role in the 2001 Johnny Depp film Blow, as the child version of Depp's character, and Pearl Harbor, in which he played the young Ben Affleck's character. Possessing an impressive resume as a child actor, he has continued to act as a teen/adult, achieving underground critical acclaim for his performance in the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect as the young Tommy Miller. He also acted in The Amityville Horror alongside Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George. Lately, he has appeared as a guest star in several TV shows, such as "Life" and "In Plain Sight", and has become involved in the independent film community with projects such as "Exodus Fall" and "Hickory Nation".

May 27, 2008, Jesse starred in short film Manifest Destiny^[2] along with co-star and producer Sean Faris.

Filmography

Film

• As Good as It Gets (1997) - Spencer Connelly
• Gods and Monsters (1998) - Michael Boone
• The Gingerbread Man (1998) - Jeff
• Puppies for Sale (1998) - Customer
• Sorrow's Child (1998) - Matt
• Message in a Bottle (1999) - Jason Osborne
• A Dog of Flanders (1999) - Young Nello
• Hanging Up (2000) - Jesse Marks
• Bailey's Mistake (2001) (TV) - Dylan Donovan
• Blow (2001) - Young George
• Pearl Harbor (2001) - Young Rafe
• Fear of the Dark (2002) - Ryan Billings
• Slap Her... She's French (2002) - Randolph Grady
• The Butterfly Effect (2004) - Tommy Miller at 13
• The Amityville Horror (2005) - Billy Lutz
• The Darkroom (2006) - J-Dawg
• The Flyboys (2008)
• Jumper (2008)

Television

• Walker, Texas Ranger (1997) - Jebb Wilson - "Last of The Breed, Parts 1 and 2"
• ER (1998) - Wilson Geary - "Good Luck, Ruth Johnson"
• The X-Files (1999) - Poor boy - "The Unnatural"
• The Wild Thornberrys (1999) - Gola - "Chimp Off the Old Block"
• Angel (2000) - Ryan - "I've Got You Under My Skin"
• Felicity (2000) - Stephen - "Party Lines"
• Chicago Hope (2000) - Dustin Moss - "Hopes of You"
• Family Law (2002) - Jake Shaw - "Celano v. Foster"
• Monk (2004) - Jared Stottlemeyer - "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife"
• Veronica Mars (2007) - J.D. Sansone - "Papa's Cabin"
• In Plain Sight (2009) - Tripp Sullivan - "A Stand-Up Triple"
• The Mentalist (2009) - Lucas Hodge - "Red Menace"

References

External links

• Jesse James (actor) at the Internet Movie Database
• Yahoo Movies: Jesse James