Jack Carpenter (actor)

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Jack Carpenter
Born
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

John T. "Jack" Carpenter (born September 18, 1984) is an American actor.

Life and career

Carpenter played the lead in the pilot Lipshitz Saves the World . He has appeared in the movie Sydney White as Lenny, one of the dorks befriended by the title character (Amanda Bynes). He was cast in the television project Held Up , as Ray Pfeiffer and had a recurring role on the Fox television series The Return of Jezebel James as Dash, opposite Lauren Ambrose and Parker Posey. He also starred in the 2009 film I Love You, Beth Cooper , as Rich Munsch.

In 2010, he starred in the CBS television film Hitched alongside Sara Fletcher. [1]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2007 Sydney White Lenny
2008 Held Up Ray PfeifferTV movie
The Journal Alex
2009 I Love You, Beth Cooper Rich Munsch
2010 Harvest Josh Winters
Hitched BrettTV movie
2012 Putzel Walter
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Lipshitz Saves the World Adam LipshitzPilot for NBC, wasn't picked up.
2008 The Return of Jezebel James DashRecurring role
2009 Law & Order Max Purcell1 episode
2011–2013 The Good Wife Patric Edelstein4 episodes
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Paul

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