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

Early life

James was born in

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, the son of Jaime, a laboratory technician, and Shane James, an actor.

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. His career continued with his role in the 2001 film '' Blow'', as Young George Jung, and ''

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'', in which he played the young version of

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's character. James acted in the 2004 film ''

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'' as the young Tommy Miller and '' The Amityville Horror''. His television work includes ''

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'' and '' In Plain Sight'', and he has become involved in the independent film community with projects such as '' Exodus Fall'' and '' Hickory Nation''. In 2008 James starred in and was an executive producer for the short film ''Manifest Destiny''.

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 Jung * ''

'' (2001) – Young Rafe McCawley * ''

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'' (2002) – Ryan Billings * '' Slap Her... She's French'' (2002) – Randolph Grady * ''

'' (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

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'' ("Last of The Breed", parts 1 and 2, 1997) – Jebb Wilson *'' ER'' ("Good Luck, Ruth Johnson", 1998) – Wilson Geary *''

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'' ("The Unnatural", 1999) – Poor boy *''

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'' ("Chimp Off the Old Block", 1999) – Gola *''

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'' ("I've Got You Under My Skin", 2000) – Ryan *'' Felicity'' ("Party Lines", 2000) – Stephen *'' Chicago Hope'' ("Hopes of You", 2000) – Dustin Moss *''

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'' ("Celano v. Foster", 2002) – Jake Shaw *''

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'' ("Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife", 2004) – Jared Stottlemeyer *''

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'' (" Papa's Cabin", 2007) – J.D. Sansone *'' In Plain Sight'' ("A Stand-Up Triple", 2009) – Tripp Sullivan *''

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'' ("Red Menace", 2009) – Lucas Hodge * ''

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'' (The Doorway, part 2, 2013) - Zal

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Jesse 1989 births Living people Male actors from California American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Actors from Riverside County, California People from Palm Springs, California