Jesse James (actor)

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Jesse James
Born (1989-09-14) September 14, 1989 (age 34)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Jesse James (born September 14, 1989) is an American actor. [1]

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Early life

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

Career

James began his acting career in the 1997 film As Good as It Gets , a role for which he won the Hollywood Reporter Young Star award.[ citation needed ] His career continued with his role in the 2001 film Blow , as the child version of Johnny Depp's character, and Pearl Harbor , in which he played the young version of Ben Affleck's character. James acted in the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect as the young Tommy Miller and The Amityville Horror . His television work includes Life and In Plain Sight , and he has become involved in the independent film community with projects such as Exodus Fall and Hickory Nation . [2]

In 2008 James starred in and was an executive producer for the short film Manifest Destiny.

Filmography

Film

Television

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jesse James Biography (1989–)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. "Jesse James". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-15.