Jesse Bradford
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| Born | Jesse Bradford Watrouse (1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
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Jesse Bradford (born May 28, 1979) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor at the age of five and received two Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film nominations. King of the Hill in 1993 and Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog in 1995.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Bradford was born Jesse Bradford Watrouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, the only child of actors Terry Porter and Curtis 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 was not in the drama club).[1] He went on to attend Columbia University, from which he graduated in 2002 with a degree in film.
Career
As a child actor, Bradford starred in the well-reviewed films Presumed Innocent (1990), King of the Hill (1993) and Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995). Subsequently, he has had several notable roles in motion pictures, including Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Bring It On (2000), playing the romantic interest.[2] In 2002, he appeared as the lead in two films — Clockstoppers and Swimfan. He also had a minor role as White House intern Ryan Pierce for nine episodes during the fifth season of The West Wing.
Bradford 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. In 2009, Bradford was cast as one of the leads in I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, based on Tucker Max's best-selling book.
Bradford was in the main cast of the short-lived NBC courtroom drama series Outlaw in 2010.[3][4]
In 2016, he was in 3 episodes of Code Black.[5]
Personal life
He was an investor in the Manhattan nightclub The Plumm, along with Chris Noth, Samantha Ronson, and Noel Ashman, among others.[6]
In 2015, he was romantically linked to hip-hop artist Azealia Banks.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | Falling in Love | Joe Raftis | |
| 1989 | Prancer | Boy #1 | |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent | Nat Sabich | |
| 1990 | My Blue Heaven | Jamie | |
| 1991 | The Boy Who Cried Bitch | Mike Love | |
| 1993 | King of the Hill | Aaron | |
| 1995 | Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog | Angus McCormick | |
| 1995 | Hackers | Joey | |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Balthasar | |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Billy Willis (age 14) | |
| 1999 | Speedway Junky | Johnny | |
| 2000 | Cherry Falls | Rod Harper | |
| 2000 | Bring It On | Cliff Pantone | |
| 2000 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Jorge | |
| 2001 | According to Spencer | Spencer | |
| 2002 | Clockstoppers | Zak Gibbs | |
| 2002 | Swimfan | Ben Cronin | |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Ryan Carmichael | |
| 2005 | Happy Endings | Nicky | |
| 2005 | Heights | Alec | |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | Rene Gagnon | |
| 2008 | My Sassy Girl | Charlie Bellow | |
| 2008 | The Echo | Bobby Reynolds | |
| 2008 | W. | Thatcher | |
| 2009 | Table for Three | Ryan | |
| 2009 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Drew | |
| 2010 | Perfect Life | Jack Parsons | |
| 2011 | You're a Wolf | Tyler | Short film |
| 2011 | Son of Morning | David | |
| 2012 | Item 47 | Bennie Pollock | Video short |
| 2013 | The Power of Few | Dom | |
| 2013 | 10 Rules for Sleeping Around | Vince Johnson | |
| 2015 | Badge of Honor | Mike Gallo | |
| 2016 | The California No | Colton | |
| 2016 | Dead Awake | ||
| 2017 | The Year of Spectacular Men |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Classified Love | Anthony | TV film |
| 1991 | The Boys | Walter Farmer Jr. | TV film |
| 1993 | Tribeca | Josh | Episode: "The Rainmaker" |
| 2003–2004 | The West Wing | Ryan Pierce | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 2006 | Twenty Questions | Jackson Lynch | TV film |
| 2009 | The Eastmans | Dr. Seth Eastman | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2010 | Outlaw | Eddie Franks | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Other People's Kids | Adam | TV film |
| 2012–2013 | Guys with Kids | Chris | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Sequestered | Danny Ferman | Main role; 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Code Black | Gordon Heshman | "First Date", "The Fifth Stage", "Diagnosis of Exclusion" |
| 2016 | Teachers | Jacob | Episode: "Jacob" |
| 2016 | Love | Carl | Episode: "Party in the Hills" |
| 2016 | NCIS | John Bishop | Episode: "Enemy Combatant" |
| 2017 | Shooter | Harris Downey | Recurring role |
References
^ 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, pp. 1, A6
^ ab Finn, Natalie; Machado, Baker (14 April 2015). "New Couple Alert: Azealia Banks Dating Jesse Bradford!". E! News. Retrieved 4 January 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "NBC Unveils 2010-2011 Primetime Schedule Accented by Five New Comedies, Seven New Dramas, and New Alternative Program". The Futon Critic. May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
^ Hernandez, Greg. "Jesse Bradford thinks "politics in America are particularly polarized" | HollywoodNews.com". www.hollywoodnews.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ Leitereg, Neal J. (14 November 2018). "Actor Jesse Bradford posts Richard Dorman-designed home for $3 million". latimes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Leelee Sobieski, Noel Ashman and Jesse Bradford". Getty Images. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
External links
Jesse Bradford on IMDb
Jesse Bradford at AllMovie
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