Jesse James

Jesse James, born September 14, 1989 is an American actor.James was born in Palm Springs, California, the son of Jaime, a laboratory technician, and Shane James, an actor. 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 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) - Jason McIntyre

Jumper (2008)- young Mark Kobold

Bones (2010) - Derrick Scott

Exodus Fall (2010)- Kenneth Minor

The Last Ride - Silas

Hickory Nation

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"