Jesse Metcalfe facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jesse Metcalfe
Metcalfe at the PaleyFest 2013 forum for Dallas
Born	Jesse Eden Metcalfe (1978-12-09) December 9, 1978 (age 46) Carmel Valley Village, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor. He is well-known for playing John Rowland in the TV show Desperate Housewives. Jesse has also had important roles in Passions and played the main character in the movie John Tucker Must Die.

He also starred as Christopher Ewing in the TV series Dallas, which was a new version of the older 1978 show. From 2016 to 2021, Jesse Metcalfe played Trace Riley in the popular Hallmark Channel series Chesapeake Shores.

Early life and acting start

Jesse Metcalfe was born in Carmel Valley Village, California. His parents are Nancy and Jeff Metcalfe. He has family roots from England, Ireland, France, Italy, and Portugal. When he was a teenager, Jesse played basketball in Waterford, Connecticut. He later graduated from The Williams School in New London, Connecticut.

Jesse went to New York University, but he left college when he got the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald in the TV soap opera Passions. This was his first big acting job.

Jesse Metcalfe's acting career

Jesse Metcalfe started his acting career playing Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC soap opera Passions. He was on the show from its very first episode in July 1999. In 2004, he decided not to continue his contract, and his last episode aired in July of that year.

Becoming famous in Desperate Housewives

In October 2004, Jesse joined the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives. He played John Rowland, a teenage gardener. In 2005, Jesse won an award called "Choice TV Breakout Performance: Male" at the Teen Choice Awards for his role in the show. For a short time, he worked on both Passions and Desperate Housewives before focusing only on Desperate Housewives. He appeared on the show until October 2009.

Movie roles and music videos

In 2005, Jesse Metcalfe appeared in a music video for the song "Let Me Go" by the band 3 Doors Down. He played a young high school student in the video.

In July 2006, Jesse starred in the comedy film John Tucker Must Die. He played the main character, John Tucker. The movie was about four friends who try to get back at a boy who broke their hearts. It also starred Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, Arielle Kebbel, and singer Ashanti. The movie was filmed in Vancouver and earned over $68 million worldwide.

Metcalfe at NBC Universal's 2010 Television Critics Association Summer Party

Jesse also acted in some other movies. In 2008, he was in the horror film Insanitarium, where he played Jack. He also starred in The Other End of the Line as Granger Woodruff, a romantic lead. In 2009, he appeared in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, a remake of an older film.

TV series and Hallmark movies

In February 2010, Jesse was cast in the NBC crime drama series Chase. He played Luke Watson, part of a team that tracks down dangerous criminals. The show started in September 2010 but did not continue for a second season. In September 2010, Jesse also starred as Noah McManus in the Hallmark movie Fairfield Road.

In 2011, Jesse was chosen to star in the TNT drama series Dallas. This show was a continuation of the very popular Dallas series from 1978. Jesse played Christopher Ewing, a character who was in the original series as a child. The show began in June 2012 and ran for three seasons until October 2014.

Jesse has also starred in several movies for the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. In 2015, he played Bradley Suttons in A Country Wedding. In 2016, he was in the Christian drama film God's Not Dead 2, playing a lawyer named Tom Endler.

Recent projects and reality TV

From 2016 to 2021, Jesse Metcalfe played Trace Riley in the Hallmark Channel series Chesapeake Shores. Besides acting, Jesse also sings and writes some of the songs used in the show's episodes.

In 2017, he starred in the Hallmark movie Christmas Next Door. In 2018, he appeared in the action thriller Escape Plan 2: Hades and the horror thriller The Ninth Passenger. In 2019, he was in another Hallmark Christmas film called Christmas Under the Stars.

Since January 2020, Jesse has been starring in the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. He plays Jeff Jackson, a retired detective. In September 2020, Jesse competed on the 29th season of Dancing with the Stars, a popular dance competition show. He finished in 12th place with his dance partner. In 2022, he also appeared on the British version of The Masked Dancer as "Astronaut."

Personal life

Jesse Metcalfe met Cara Santana in 2009. They got engaged in August 2016, but they later ended their engagement and broke up in January 2020.

In November 2008, he hosted the World Music Awards in Monaco.

Awards and recognition

Jesse Metcalfe has received several awards and nominations for his acting work.

See also

In Spanish: Jesse Metcalfe para niños