Jesse Bradford

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Jesse Bradford
Born Jesse Bradford Watrouse
May 28, 1979 (1979-05-28) (age 29)
Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.

Jesse Bradford Watrouse (born May 28, 1979), better known as Jesse Bradford, is an American actor.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Bradford was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the only child of actors Terry Porter and Curt (or Kurt) Bradford/Watrouse, who appeared in commercials, soap operas, and industrial films. His mother also played his character's mother in Hackers (1995). Bradford's cousins are Jonathan Svec (a member of the bands Splender and Edison) and Sarah Messer, a writer and poet. He began acting at the age of eight months, appearing in a Q-Tip commercial. At his parents' encouragement, Bradford began modeling and auditioning for acting roles; his first film appearance was as Robert De Niro's son in Falling in Love (1984).

He graduated from Brien McMahon High School, where he was a self-described "geology nerd". He was Homecoming King, captain of the tennis team, and was voted "best looking" and "favorite actor" by his high school class (although he wasn't in the drama club).[1] He went on to attend Columbia University, and graduated with a degree in film in 2002.

[edit] Career

As a child actor, Bradford starred in the well-reviewed films Presumed Innocent (1990) King of the Hill (1993) and Far From Home (1995). Subsequently, he has had several notable roles in motion pictures, including Romeo + Juliet (1996) and the cult hit Bring It On (2000), playing the romantic interest. In 2002, he appeared as the lead in two major films — Clockstoppers and Swimfan. He has also had a minor role as White House intern Ryan Pierce for nine episodes during the fifth season of television's The West Wing.

Bradford more recently played the role of Rene Gagnon in the 2006 film Flags of Our Fathers, based on the book of the same name by James Bradley. The film is about the battle of Iwo Jima and was directed by Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood. Most recently, Bradford has been cast as one of the leads in "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell", based on Tucker Max's best-selling book. His character will be based on Tucker's notorious friend "Slingblade"

He is also a co-owner of the Semi-Private NY Nightclub The Plumm, along with Chris Noth, David Wells, and Noel Ashman, among others.

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1984 Falling in Love Joe Raftis
1990 Presumed Innocent Nat Sabich
1990 My Blue Heaven Jamie
1993 King of the Hill Aaron Kurlander
1995 Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog Angus McCormick
1995 Hackers Joey Pardella
1996 Romeo + Juliet Balthasar
1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Billy Willis, Age 14 Merchant Ivory Film
1999 Speedway Junky Johnny
2000 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Jorge
2000 Bring It On Cliff Pantone
2002 Clockstoppers Zak Gibbs
2002 Swimfan Ben Cronin
2004 Heights Alec Lochka Merchant Ivory Film
2005 Happy Endings Nicky Kunitz
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Rene Gagnon
2008 My Sassy Girl Charlie Bellow
2008 The Echo Bobby
2008 Table For Three Ryan
2009 The 1 Second Film Himself/Producer
2009 I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell Drew/Slingblade

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fenwick, Alexandra, "Star earns stripes: Brien McMahon graduate stars in Clint Eastwood's 'Flags of Our Fathers'", article in The Advocate of Stamford, October 29, 2006, pages 1, A6

[edit] External links

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