Jesse Metcalfe is a pretty famous actor in Hollywood. It should be noted that the role of the young gardener in one of the most popular contemporary TV series Desperate Housewives made the young man a real symbol of masculinity and beauty. And today, many fans are interested in his biography and, of course, his personal life.
Jesse Metcalfe: biography and general data
The future actor was born on December 9, 1978 in the state of California, in the Carmel Valley region. His mother Nancy DeMaillot has Italian and Portuguese roots, and among the relatives of his father there are both Italians and French.
It should be noted that Jesse Metcalf in school years was fond of sports. He was part of the main basketball team, and then he was accepted into the basketball league in Waterford. After graduating from school in New London, he entered New York University. True, he did not stay in it for long: the young man dropped out of studies, as he planned to make a career as a screenwriter and director. But suddenly he came to success in a slightly different profession.
First career steps
In 1999, Jesse Metcalf underwent a casting for the passion soap opera Passion and received the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald. It was this role that became his television debut. The series told the viewer the life story of several large families and included some mystical elements.
But, despite innovations and constant changes in the plot, the Passion project did not manage to become popular. Nevertheless, the series had a small, but constant audience. Here Jesse Metcalf worked until 2004. Naturally, his game did not go unnoticed - the guy had fans among the audience and connoisseurs among the gurus of cinema.
And in 2003, the aspiring actor was offered the role of the vengeful Van McNulty in the very popular series “Smallville Secrets”. Jesse was present in only two episodes, but they managed to notice him.
Jesse Metcalfe: filmography
Of course, after an unsurpassed role in the soap opera, the young actor began to receive more advantageous offers. In 2003, he received a cameo in the film "44 Minutes."
And already in 2006 he got the main role in the black comedy "Die John Tucker!" Here the guy played the narcissistic and deceitful captain of the basketball team, John Tucker, who, unashamedly, enjoys his own popularity with the girls until three of them decide to take revenge on him. By the way, Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow and Ashanti became his partners here.
In 2008, Jesse Metcalf (photos are presented in the article) managed to participate in the filming of three films at once. He played Tristan Price in the movie "Download", and also appeared in front of the audience in the image of Granger Woodruff in the film "At the Other End of the Line." In addition, the young actor starred in a horror movie entitled “Devoured Alive” - here he got the role of Jack, who pretends to be crazy in order to save his sister, who ended up in a psychiatric clinic.
In 2009, Jesse Metcalfe starred in yet another Robert Liberman horror movie titled Exhausted. Here he got the role of Craig - the father who lost the child, who decides to take revenge on the serial killer.
And in 2010, Jesse was waiting for another major role - this time he played a key character in the detective thriller “Reasonable Doubt”. He appeared before the audience in the image of CJ, a young lawyer who is trying to prove the venality of the district attorney. By the way, the actor worked on the site with Joel Moore and Michael Douglas.
TV series with the actor
It should be noted that the fame came to the young actor precisely thanks to his work in television series. In 2004, Jesse Metcalfe appeared on the screens in the role of John Rowland, a young gardener and lover of one of the main characters -
Gabrielle Solis, played by Eva Longoria. He was part of the main cast for the first season, but then left the project, but continued to appear periodically in it. By the way, it was for this role that he was twice nominated for the Teen Choice Award (in 2005 he received this award in the category "Best Male Performer").
In 2010, the actor entered the main cast of the series “Pursuit,” where he played Luke Watson. And in 2012, filming of the new Dallas project began, which is a continuation of the television series of the same name of the 1970-1990s. Here Jesse played Christopher Ewing - a good guy who, after the death of his adoptive parents, inherited a great inheritance. In this project, the actor is still involved.
Personal life
Of course, an actor with a
sporty physique and unusual appearance never suffered from a lack of attention. And in 2006, he began dating Nadine Coyle, a singer of Irish descent, the lead singer of a fairly popular girl pop group called Girls Aloud. During the year, Jesse Metcalfe and his girlfriend regularly appeared together in public. But in 2007 it became known about their break. Recently, Emma Miller, a famous socialite, has become his constant companion.