Jesse James (actor) facts for kids

Jesse James is an American actor who started his career when he was just a kid. He was born on September 14, 1989. He has appeared in many movies and TV shows, playing different characters.

Early Life

Jesse James was born in Palm Springs, California. His mom, Jaime, worked as a laboratory technician, and his dad, Shane James, was also an actor.

Acting Career

Jesse James began his acting journey in 1997 with the movie As Good as It Gets. For his role in this film, he won an award called the Hollywood Reporter Young Star award.

Notable Film Roles

He continued his career with several important roles. In 2001, he played a younger version of George Jung in the movie Blow. That same year, he also appeared in Pearl Harbor, where he played the young Rafe McCawley, a character later played by Ben Affleck.

Later, Jesse acted in the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect, playing Tommy Miller when he was 13 years old. He also appeared in The Amityville Horror in 2005.

Television Appearances

Jesse James has also worked on television shows. Some of his TV roles include appearances in Life and In Plain Sight. He has also been part of independent films, which are movies made outside of the big Hollywood studios. Examples of these include Exodus Fall and Hickory Nation.

In 2008, Jesse James not only starred in a short film called Manifest Destiny but also helped produce it as an executive producer.

Filmography

Movies

• 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 Jung
• Pearl Harbor (2001) – Young Rafe McCawley
• 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 (2012) – Silas
• Hickory Nation (2012)
• Dead Souls (2012) – Johnny Petrie
• Wishin' and Hopin' (2014) – Chino
• The Lucky Man (2018) – Rev. Johnny Jones

Television Shows

• Walker, Texas Ranger ("Last of The Breed", parts 1 and 2, 1997) – Jebb Wilson
• ER ("Good Luck, Ruth Johnson", 1998) – Wilson Geary
• The X-Files ("The Unnatural", 1999) – Poor boy
• The Wild Thornberrys ("Chimp Off the Old Block", 1999) – Gola
• Angel ("I've Got You Under My Skin", 2000) – Ryan
• Felicity ("Party Lines", 2000) – Stephen
• Chicago Hope ("Hopes of You", 2000) – Dustin Moss
• Family Law ("Celano v. Foster", 2002) – Jake Shaw
• Monk ("Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife", 2004) – Jared Stottlemeyer
• Veronica Mars ("Papa's Cabin", 2007) – J.D. Sansone
• In Plain Sight ("A Stand-Up Triple", 2009) – Tripp Sullivan
• The Mentalist ("Red Menace", 2009) – Lucas Hodge
• Mad Men (The Doorway, part 2, 2013) - Zal