Dominic Janes

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Dominic Janes
Born
Dominic Roque Janes Centorbi

(1994-02-11) February 11, 1994 (age 30)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–2009

Dominic Roque Janes Centorbi (born February 11, 1994) is an American former child actor.

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Born in Tucson, Arizona, Janes has had recurring roles in ER , as Alex Taggart, the son of Linda Cardellini's character R.N. Samantha Taggart, and in Dexter , as the younger version of the title character. He also appeared in Crossing Jordan . He starred in the Cartoon Network original film Re-Animated and its spin-off series Out of Jimmy's Head . He also portrayed Billy Madsen in the 2007 film Wild Hogs and voiced Squidboy in the television series Wolverine and the X-Men .

Janes has performed improvisation comedy at the L.A. Connection in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. His mother is an attorney, his father is a poet, and he has a brother named Ian. His uncle is bassist Joe Preston.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Instant DadsLuke
2006 Re-Animated Jimmy RobertsTelevision film
2007 Wild Hogs Billy Madsen [1]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Crossing Jordan Michael GramEpisode: "Enlightenment"
2005–2009 ER Alex Taggart22 episodes
2006–2007 Dexter Young Dexter Morgan 5 episodes
2007–2008 Out of Jimmy's Head Jimmy RobertsMain role
2008 Wolverine and the X-Men Sammy Paré / Squidboy (voice)2 episodes

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