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Jimmy Pinchak | |
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 Jimmy Pinchak | |
| Born | James Justin Pinchak February 16, 1996 |
| Education | Cornell Law School, Cornell University, B.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–2013 |
Jimmy Jax Pinchak (born James Justin Pinchak; February 16, 1996) is an American former actor and musician.
Born James Justin Pinchak, he grew up in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.[ citation needed ] He acted the movements for "Know-It-All" in the computer-animated movie The Polar Express [1] (voice was provided by Eddie Deezen) [2] and played the lead in made-for-TV movie All I Want For Christmas, Hostage and Meteor . He also played Eddy in Over There and Mark in Let Me In , a remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In . In 2008, he starred in the pilot episode of the family comedy Growing Up Normal about a child actor growing up in Hollywood. In 2011, Jimmy made a guest appearance on NCIS. In 2010-2011, Pinchak played a recurring role in Ray Romano's Men of a Certain Age on TNT. In 2013, Pinchak played Peter Wiggin, the older brother of Ender Wiggin, in the film Ender's Game (2013).
In addition to acting, Pinchak is a blues rock musician. In 2014, The Jimmy Jax Pinchak Band released a blues rock album titled Make It Better. [3] In 2018, The Jimmy J Pinchak Band released Blue on Arrival. [4]
Pinchak is a self-taught magician, and has been a member of The Magic Castle since 2007.[ citation needed ]
Pinchak earned his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School in 2021 and his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 2018. [5]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | The Polar Express | Know-It-All | Motion capture film |
| 2005 | Hostage | Sean | |
| 2010 | Let Me In | Mark | |
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Peter Wiggin | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002–2003 | Family Affair | Jody | Main role (episodes 3–16) |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jimmy | Episode: "Inside the Box" |
| 2005 | Over There | Eddy | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Teddy Traylor | Unaired television pilot |
| 2007 | All I Want For Christmas | Jesse Armstrong | TV movie |
| 2009 | Meteor | Michael Hapscomb | Miniseries |
| 2011 | Growing Up Normal | Jimmy Jackson | Episode: Pilot |
| 2011 | NCIS | Jason | Episode: "One Last Score" |
| 2011 | Men of a Certain Age | Wes | Recurring role |
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