Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama ''

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'' as

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. He later joined the

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Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career. Additionally, McCartney has appeared on shows such as '' Law & Order: SVU'', '' Summerland'', and ''

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.'' McCartney has had an extensive voice acting career, voicing characters such as Theodore in the ''

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'' film series, JoJo McDodd in ''

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'', Terence in the ''

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'' series,

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in ''

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'', and Roxas and Ventus in the ''

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'' video game series. McCartney's music career began in 2004 with his debut album '' Beautiful Soul''. " Leavin'", a single from his third album '' Departure'', reached the top 10 on the

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and is his best-selling song. His most recent album, ''New Stage'', was released in 2021. McCartney is also known for co-writing " Bleeding Love", which became a worldwide hit for

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in 2007.

Early life

McCartney was born in Ardsley, Westchester, New York, the son of Ginger and Scott McCartney. He began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, when he debuted his role in ''

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'', before joining the national tour of ''

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'' at age ten as Louis, along with ''

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'' star Ricky Ullman. In 1998, he sang with the group Sugar Beats and can be heard on their 1998, 1999, and 2000 CD releases.

Music career

1999–2002: Dream Street

In 1999, McCartney joined the American pop boy band Dream Street, and was a member until 2002. He described the experience as a good "stepping stone" for his solo career. The group earned a

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with their debut CD. At fifteen, he began work on a solo career with a local band, featuring musicians Dillon Kondor (guitar), Peter Chema (bass), Katie Spencer (keyboards), Alex Russeku (drums), Karina LaGravinese (background vocals), Sharisse Francisco (background vocals), and under the management of Ginger McCartney and Sherry Goffin Kondor, who co-produced his first album '' Beautiful Soul''. McCartney released his first solo EP in July 2003. The album featured three songs: " Beautiful Soul", "Don't You", "Why Don't You Kiss Her". In 2004, he performed a duet with

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", which is featured on the '' Ella Enchanted''

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2004–2006: ''Beautiful Soul'' and ''Right Where You Want Me''

McCartney's debut solo album, '' Beautiful Soul'', which was two years in the making, was released on September 28, 2004 in the United States and over a year later in Europe. He categorized it as a "pop record" with twists of urban. The album featured four songs that he co-wrote. ''Beautiful Soul'' reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album has been certified platinum by the

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, denoting over one million units of shipment to US retailers; it is his highest-certified album as of early 2009. By mid-2006, the album sold more than 1.5 million copies. The album's lead single of the same name reached number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. McCartney was one of the artists to win multiple awards at the 2005

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, including Choice Crossover Artist, Choice Male Artist and Choice Breakout, Male. The following year, he won Favorite Male Singer at the

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. His first headlining tour, also named Beautiful Soul, began on May 2, 2005, at the Crest Theatre in

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. The United States portion of the tour spanned 56 stops, ending on September 10, 2005, at the Madera District County Fair in

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. In the fall of 2005, McCartney toured Australia, and opened for the

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in Europe in the summer of 2005. His July 9 performance at California's Great America in

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, was recorded, released as ''Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour'' in November 2005. After the filming of '' Keith'' wrapped, McCartney began working on his second album, '' Right Where You Want Me'', co-writing all but one of the songs featured in it. ''Right Where You Want Me'' is more mature than his debut, reflecting his musical and personal growth since he recorded his debut album at age 15. Released by Hollywood Records on September 19, 2006, the album reached number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

2007–2009: Songwriting and ''Departure''

In the fall of 2007, McCartney co-wrote the hit song " Bleeding Love" with Ryan Tedder of

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, produced by McCartney and Tedder for McCartney's third album, but gave it away to British singer

for her debut album '' Spirit''. The song was nominated for

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at the 2009 Grammy Awards. McCartney recorded his own version, which was released on some editions of his ''Departure'' album. Jesse McCartney Paparazzo Photography Feb 15 2009

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McCartney released his third album, '' Departure'', on May 20, 2008 in the United States and Canada. Musically, it is a departure from his early works, showcasing more mature themes. The album has reached number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album's lead single, " Leavin'", was released in March 2008, and reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, giving McCartney his highest-charting single to date. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over two million downloads on iTunes, becoming McCartney's highest-certified single as of early 2009. The second single, " It's Over", was released on August 26, 2008, and reached #62 on the Hot 100. McCartney promoted ''Departure'' on a co-headlining tour with

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, which began in August 2008 and ended in September. He also did solo shows at theaters and small venues to support the album while on tour with Sparks. Sparks also approached him to write some material for her. McCartney re-released ''Departure'' on April 7, 2009. The re-release, ''Departure: Recharged'', featured four new songs: "

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", "Oxygen", "Crash & Burn", and "In My Veins". The re-release also features a remix of "How Do You Sleep?" with rapper-actor

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. The third single from the album was released from the re-release and was the remix of "How Do You Sleep?". It was much more successful than the second single, reaching #26 on the Hot 100. The fourth and final single from the album was also released from the re-release and was a new version of "

" featuring

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. The single reached #35 on the Hot 100.

2010–2014: ''Have It All'' and ''In Technicolor''

The lead single from his fourth studio album '' Have It All'', " Shake", was sent to radio on September 8, 2010 and was released digitally on September 21, 2010. The song peaked at #54 on the Hot 100. On October 18, 2010, it was announced that ''Have It All'' would be released in January 2011. On November 30, it was announced that the album release would be pushed up to December 28, 2010, the Tuesday following Christmas. On December 3, 2010, McCartney announced through his Facebook page that he pushed the release date for the album back to early 2011. On April 7, 2011, McCartney responded to a question on his Twitter page about the delay, saying it hinged on pickup of '' Locke & Key''. On November 3, McCartney said via his WhoSay page "2012 is still the magic year for the record to finally come out." On May 6, 2012, McCartney's mother said on Twitter that the replacement of the President of his label,

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, in January 2012 was delaying the release of his album. In the March 2013 issue of ''Glamouholic'' magazine that he has covered, an exclusive interview was conducted and he confirmed the release of his anticipated fourth studio album, after all the disbandments of his record label, within this year. ''Have It All'', however, would go on to never be officially released. On May 13, it was confirmed on ''

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'' that McCartney would be joining the

and DJ Pauly D on their

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, which kicked off on August 2, 2013. On August 13, the singer released "Back Together", the lead single from his fifth studio album, published by the independent label Eight0Eight Records. He performed it live on the ''Today'' show on August 15, 2013. On December 10, 2013, McCartney released a four-song EP titled In ''Technicolor, Part 1'', followed by the single "Superbad", released on May 6, 2014. McCartney's fifth studio album, '' In Technicolor'', was released on July 22, 2014. The third single off the album, "Punch Drunk Recreation", was released on November 19, 2014.

2018–2021: ''The Resolution Tour Live'', ''Dream Street Reunion'', and ''New Stage''

On March 23, 2018, McCartney announced the release of his new single "Better With You" with the music video featuring actress Danielle Campbell. He later released a second single titled "Wasted" with a music video directed by Jason Lester, followed by the live album ''The Resolution Tour Live''. In 2020, McCartney competed on the third season of '' The Masked Singer'' as "Turtle". He finished as the runner-up. On April 10, 2020, he released the music video for the single "Yours". The single "Friends" was released on May 19, 2020. The official music video featured former ''

'' castmates Scott Michael Foster, Jacob Zachar, and Paul James. On June 2, 2020, McCartney's former Dream Street bandmate Chris Trousdale died at a hospital in

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, at the age of 34 due to complications from an unknown illness during the

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. It was later revealed that

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was the main complication of Trousdale's death. On June 11, 2020, on what would be Trousdale's 35th birthday, McCartney and his former Dream Street bandmates Greg Raposo, Frankie Galasso, and Matt Ballinger reunited for a virtual performance of "It Happens Every Time" to pay tribute to him. McCartney's fifth studio album, '' New Stage'' was released on October 8, 2021. The record was preceded by two singles: "Kiss The World Goodbye" and "Party for Two". To promote the album, McCartney embarked on his North American tour, to run from November 4 to December 8, 2021.

2024–present: ''All's Well''

Three years after the release of his album ''New Stage'' (2021), McCartney released his fourth EP, '' All's Well'', on April 5, 2024. With "racy lyrics and familiar early '00s pop sounds", the record was preceded by two singles: "Faux Fur" and "Make a Baby" featuring Yung Gravy. McCartney went on tour to promote the album, from April 12 (in Austin, Texas) to May 16 (in Los Angeles). McCartney briefly reunited with his former Dream Street bandmates after one of his performances on April 27, at the ''Empire Live'' in

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, where they performed a rendition of their cover of " Sugar Rush" originally performed by

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Other ventures

Acting career

McCartney appeared with

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in ''

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'' at Madison Square Garden. From 1998–2001, McCartney played Adam Chandler Jr. in the ABC soap opera ''

'', a role for which he earned two

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s and two

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nominations. He also later starred in the short-lived series '' Summerland'' (2004–05), which aired on

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for two seasons, playing orphaned teenager Bradin Westerly. In 2005, McCartney appeared as himself on the

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show ''

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''. In 2007, he starred as himself on the

show ''

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''. In 2008, McCartney was also featured as the voice of JoJo McDodd in ''

'' (2008). McCartney also voiced Theodore in the live-action ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' franchise (2007–2015), in addition to voicing Terence in the ''Tinker Bell'' film series. He also voices Robin/Nightwing in the ''

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In 2008, McCartney co-starred along with Elisabeth Harnois in an independent teenage drama feature film, '' Keith'', directed by Todd Kessler. It was his film debut, and features McCartney in the title role. ''Keith'' was released on September 19, 2008. According to ''

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'', in December 2008, McCartney was negotiating to play against type in the role of the Fire Nation's Prince Zuko in

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's feature film adaptation of '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''. In February 2009, British actor

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replaced McCartney, whose tour dates conflicted with a boot camp scheduled for the cast to train in martial arts. McCartney has expressed an interest in directing and producing films and even considered enrolling in a film school. McCartney appeared as a recurring character in the

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series ''

'' for several episodes playing a star football talent who joins Kappa Tau. His character eventually decides to depledge the fraternity after citing pressures between football and Greek life combined with Rusty stealing his girlfriend Jordan. McCartney also worked in several installments of the Square Enix video game series ''

''. He was featured as Roxas in ''

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'' in 2006, and reprised the role in 2009 in '' Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. He also provided the voice work for Ventus, a character in the video game of the same series ''

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'' in 2010. He reprised both roles in '' Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', released in 2012, as well as in ''

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'', released in 2019. McCartney also starred in the horror film '' Chernobyl Diaries'', released on May 25, 2012. He appeared in the seventh season of the Lifetime Network series ''

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'' in 2013, portraying a young soldier deployed to

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with an 18-year-old wife at home. In the summer of 2014, McCartney had a guest-starring role in the ABC Family series '' Young & Hungry''. McCartney played "Cooper", a computer hacker with a romantic interest in the show's lead, played by

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. In 2016, McCartney appeared on ''

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'' as Reed, an aggressive member of a group of pirates. Jesse McCartney's acting career also includes

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) with ''Breathe

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''.

Philanthropy

In 2005, McCartney participated in " Come Together Now", a charity single to benefit the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami and the 2005

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. Later in 2005, McCartney signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the U.S.A. He sits on LKR's Honorary Board of Directors. He has donated proceeds of his 2005 tour for disaster relief, recorded radio spots promoting the "Kids For A Drug-Free America" campaign, is a spokesperson for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and is involved in the charity ''SPACE'', which was co-founded by a childhood friend of his mother's. McCartney performed at the Hope Rocks concert in 2005 to benefit the City of Hope Cancer Center. He appeared in the Concert for Hope on October 25, 2009, with

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and

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Personal life

In September 2019, McCartney got engaged to Katie Peterson, his girlfriend of seven years. They married on October 23, 2021. On February 14, 2025, it was revealed that McCartney and his wife were expecting their first child together in August 2025.

Awards and nominations

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Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards

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Radio Disney Music Awards

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Teen Choice Awards

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, rowspan="3", Himself , Choice Music: V-Cast Artist , , - , rowspan="3",

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, Choice Music: Male Artist , , - , Choice Fanatic Fans , , - , " Leavin'" , Choice Summer Song , , - ,

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, " How Do You Sleep?" , Choice Music: Love Song , , - ,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'' , Choice Movie Voice ,

Young Artist Awards

, - ,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, rowspan=3, ''

'' , Best Performance in a Soap Opera - Young Actor , , - ,

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

, Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series: Young Actor , , - ,

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

, Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actor , , - ,

, '' Summerland'' , Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor ,

Other awards

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Soap Opera Digest Awards ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, was an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977–1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presented ...

, rowspan=3, ''

'' , Outstanding Child Actor , , - , rowspan=2,

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NA ...

, rowspan=2, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series , , - , 2002 , , - , rowspan=7, 2005 , rowspan=3, Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards , rowspan=4, Himself , Fave Music Artist , , - , Fave TV Star , , - , Fave Hottie , , - ,

American Music Awards The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show produced by Dick Clark Productions since 1974. Nominees are selected on commercial performance such as sales and airplay. Winners are determined by a poll of the public and ...

, Favorite Breakthrough Artist , , - ,

MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category ...

, rowspan=4, " Beautiful Soul" , Best Pop Video , , - , ASCAP Pop Music Awards , Most Performed Song , , - ,

Billboard Music Awards The ''Billboard'' Music Awards are honors given out annually by '' Billboard'', a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The ''Billboard'' Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of ...

, Top Soundtrack Single , , - , 2006 , APRA Music Awards , Most Performed Foreign Work , , - , 2010 , ASCAP Pop Music Awards , " Bleeding Love" , Most Performed Song , , - , 2012 , Online Film & Television Association , ''

'' , Best Voice-Over Performance ,

Discography

*'' Beautiful Soul'' (2004) *'' Right Where You Want Me'' (2006) *'' Departure'' (2008) *'' In Technicolor'' (2014) *''New Stage'' (2021)

Tours

Headlining * Beautiful Soul Tour (2004–05) * Right Where You Want Me Tour (2006–07) * Departure Mini-Tour (2008) * Headlining Tour (2009) * Jesse McCartney: In Technicolor Tour (2014) * Better with You U.S. Tour (2018) * The Resolution Tour (2019) * The New Stage Tour (2022) * All's Well Tour (2024) Co-headlining * Jesse & Jordin LIVE Tour (2008) Opening act * Backstreet Boys: Never Gone Tour (2005) * New Kids on the Block: Full Service Summer Tour (2009) * Backstreet Boys: In a World Like This Tour (2013)

Filmography

Film

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'' , Justin Bridges , , - , '' The Biggest Fan'' , rowspan=3, Himself , Cameo , - , ''Jesse McCartney Up Close'' , Documentary film , - , ''Jesse McCartney Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour'' , Concert film , - , 2007 , ''

'' , Theodore Seville , rowspan=3, Voice role A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. , - , rowspan=4, 2008 , ''

'' , JoJo McDodd , - , '' Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby'' , Lucky , - , '' Keith'' , Keith Zetterstrom , , - , ''

'' , Terence , Voice role , - , rowspan=3, 2009 , ''Jesse McCartney: Live at the House Blues Sunset Strip'' , Himself , Concert film , - , '' Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure'' , Terence , rowspan=2, Voice role , - , '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' , Theodore Seville , - , rowspan=2, 2010 , '' Beware the Gonzo'' , Gavin Reilly , , - , '' Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue'' , rowspan=2, Terence , rowspan=3, Voice role , - , rowspan=2, 2011 , '' Pixie Hollow Games'' , - , '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'' , Theodore Seville , - , rowspan=3, 2012 , '' Chernobyl Diaries'' , Chris , , - , '' Wings'' , Cyclone , rowspan=5, Voice role , - , '' Secret of the Wings'' , Terence , - , rowspan=3, 2014 , '' The Clockwork Girl'' , Huxley , - , '' The Pirate Fairy'' , Terence , - , ''Wings: Sky Force Heroes'' , T-Bone , - , rowspan=3, 2015 , '' 88'' , Winks , , - , '' Campus Code'' , Ari , , - , '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip'' , Theodore Seville , Voice role , - , 2020 , '' Love, Weddings & Other Disasters'' , Lenny , , - , 2022 , '' The Big Trip 2: Special Delivery'' , Oscar , Voice role; replacing

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Television

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, Recurring role , - , 2000 , ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'' , Danny Driscoll , Episode: "Thin Ice" , - , 2002 , style="white-space: nowrap;" , ''The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz'' , Cameron Cruz , Unsold TV pilot , - , 2004 , '' What I Like About You'' , Himself , Episode: " The Not-So Simple Life" , - , 2004–2005 , '' Summerland'' , Bradin Westerly , Main role , - , rowspan=3, 2005 , '' All That'' , Himself , Season 10, Episode 3 , - , ''

'' , Himself , Episode: " Rock Star in the House" , - , ''

Punk'd ''Punk'd'' is an American hidden camera–practical joke reality television series that first aired on MTV in 2003. It was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, with Kutcher serving as producer and host. It bears a resemblance to both ...

'' , Himself , 2 episodes , - , rowspan=3, 2006 , ''Schooled'' , Himself , Musical performer , - , '' Celebrity Duets'' , Himself , Musical performer , - , ''

'' , Himself , Musical performer , - , 2007 , ''

'' , Himself , Episode: " When You Wish You Were the Star" , - , rowspan=4, 2008 , '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' , Himself , Episode: "The Gilyeat Family" , - , '' Dance on Sunset'' , Himself , Episode: "Prom” , - , ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

'' , Himself , Musical Performer , - , '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' , Max Matarazzo , Episode: "Babes" , - , 2009 , ''

'' , Andy , Recurring role (season 2), 6 episodes , - , 2010–2013,
2019–2022 , ''

'' ,

/ Robin /

Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero alias used by multiple characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most prominent bearer is Dick Grayson, the original Robin, who adopts the Nightwing identity to assert his independence from Batman. ...

, Voice role; main cast , - , 2011 , '' Locke & Key'' , Tyler Locke , Unsold TV pilot , - , 2012 , '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' , Wes Clyborn , Episode: " Seeing Red" , - , rowspan=3, 2013 , '' Ben and Kate'' , College Guy , Cameo; episode: "Ethics 101" , - , ''

'' , Tim Truman , Main role (season 7) , - , ''Fly or Die'' , Himself , Cameo , - , 2014 , '' Expecting Amish'' , Josh , Television film (Lifetime) , - , 2014–2015 , '' Young & Hungry'' , Cooper Finley , Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 7 episodes , - , 2015 , '' The F Word'' , Himself , Episodes: "Jesse Mccartney" , - , rowspan=3, 2016 , ''

'' , Reed , 2 episodes , - , ''

Talking Dead ''Talking Dead'' is a live television aftershow in which host Chris Hardwick discusses episodes of the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead'', ''Fear the Walking Dead'' and '' The Walking Dead: World Beyond'' with guests, including celebrit ...

'' , Himself , Guest , - , '' Major Crimes'' , Tucker , Episode: " Present Tense" , - , rowspan=2, 2020 , '' Celebrity Watch Party'' , Himself , Episode: " The Deadliest Couch" , - , ''

I Can See Your Voice ''I Can See Your Voice'' (abbreviated as ''ICSYV'') is a television mystery music game show franchise created by Lee Seon-young and produced by CJ ENM, which originated from I Can See Your Voice (South Korean game show), the South Korean program ...

'' , Himself (guest judge) , Season 1, Episode 6 , - , 2020–2021 , '' The Masked Singer'' , Turtle, 2020; Himself, 2021 , Runner-up in 2020, as a guest singer in 2021 , - , 2024 , '' Name That Tune'' , Himself , Episode: "TV Stars and Chart Toppers" , - , 2025 , '' Chibiverse'' , Dreambot , Voice role; Episode: "Mabel's Dream Date"

Video games

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'' , rowspan="2", Roxas , - , 2007 , '' Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' , - , 2008 , '' The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft'' , Frank Hardy , - , 2009 , '' Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' , Roxas , - , 2010 , ''

'' , Ventus, Roxas , - , 2011 , '' Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'' , Roxas , - , 2012 , '' Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' , Roxas, Ventus , - , 2013 , '' Young Justice: Legacy'' , Nightwing , - , 2013 , '' Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix'' , Roxas (archival and new footage) , - , 2014 , '' Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix'' , Roxas, Ventus (archival and new footage) , - , 2017 , '' Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue'' , rowspan="2", Roxas, Ventus , - , 2019 , ''

'' , - , 2020 , '' Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory'' , Roxas

References

Notes

External links

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