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Jesse Metcalfe
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| Born | Jesse Eden Metcalfe December 9, 1978 Carmel Valley, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999-present |
Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor, most known for his role on Desperate Housewives as John Rowland. He is also notable for his portrayal of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the soap opera Passions and his starring role as John Tucker in the movie John Tucker Must Die.
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Biography
Personal life
Metcalfe was born in California,1 the son of Nancy (née DeMaio) and Jeffrey Metcalfe. His father is of English , Irish descent and his mother is of Portuguese and Italian descent.23 Metcalfe, who played in several basketball leagues during his teen years, grew up an only child4 in Waterford, Connecticut and graduated from The Williams School, in New London, CT, but dropped out of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in order to pursue a career as a writer/director. Since 2006 Metcalfe had been dating the british girlband singer Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud, they split in April 2007. 5
Career
Metcalfe moved to Los Angeles from Perth, Australia with his wife Chelsea and attended an open casting call, successfully auditioning for the NBC soap opera Passions. He played Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald, one of five siblings, from the show's debut in July 1999 to July 2004. He left Passions because he felt that he "wasn't really going to get anything more out of it."citation needed
In late 2003 and early 2004, Metcalfe made two guest appearances on the WB Network TV series Smallville as vindictive "meteor freak hunter" Van McNulty.
Metcalfe returned to television as the teenage gardener John Rowland on the popular ABC TV drama Desperate Housewives, where his character had a secret relationship with housewife Gabrielle Solis played by Eva Longoria Parker, since the series' debut in October 2004. USA Today in November 2004 named him "the [show's] hottest sex symbol".6
However, his character was reduced to a recurring role because Metcalfe wanted to move on to other projects. He has only appeared in a few episodes of the 2nd season, 1 of the 3rd season, and 1 of the 4th season. However, he has stated that he will continue to make guest appearances in future seasons. Metcalfe also travels to Metro Detroit often where his managing agency is based.
Metcalfe is the fifth victim and fifth star to appear on Punk'd more than once, after Ben McKenzie, Wilmer Valderrama, Omarion, and Jesse McCartney. His first appearance was when Metcalfe and Ashton Kutcher punk'd Eva Longoria Parker for stealing thousands of dollars and fraud (false identity). His second is when Metcalfe was punk'd by Ashton Kutcher's crew members during the Spider-Man 3 audition. Metcalfe also appeared in 3 Doors Down "Let Me Go" video.
Metcalfe's first film role was in John Tucker Must Die, alongside Ashanti, One Tree Hill's Sophia Bush and Hairspray's Brittany Snow; he played a wealthy and insincere teenage playboy high school basketball player. The film opened on July 28, 2006.
Metcalfe hosted The Paul O'Grady Show on October 26, 2006, because O'Grady was taking the week off on doctor's orders. Jesse had previously been interviewed on the show twice before.
Metcalfe sang "Hey Jude" on the "Soap Sessions 3: Beatle songs" CD. He appeared in the 2008 movies American Cowslip as Jay, The Other End of the Line as Granger Woodruff, Insanitarium, and Loaded as Tristan Price.
Metcalfe hosted the World Music Awards in Monaco in November 2008. After "a couple glasses of champagne" at a party after the Awards, Metcalfe fell off a second-story balcony and tumbled thirty to forty feet to the ground. He fractured a fibula, but avoided more serious injury.7
Metcalfe will be back in only two episodes of the sixth season of Desperate Housewives.89
He stars in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, a film released to theaters September 11, 2009, co-starring with Michael Douglas and Amber Tamblyn.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out | Uniform | TV Movie |
| 2006 | John Tucker Must Die | John Tucker | Lead Role |
| 2008 | Loaded | Tristan Price | |
| Insanitarium | Jack | ||
| The Other End of the Line | Granger Woodriff | ||
| 2009 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | C.J. Nichols | |
| The Tortured | Craig | ||
| Pornography Lover | Nassim |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999–2004 | Passions | Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald | Former series regular (contract role), another actor took over his role in 2004 |
| 2003–2004 | Smallville | Van McNulty | 2 episodes; 3.03, 3.09 |
| 2004–2005 (2006/2007) 2009 | Desperate Housewives | Jonathan "John" Rowland | Season 1 (regular), Season 2—4 (guest star), Season 6 (guest star for two episodes) |
| 2009 | Jack Osbourne: Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie | Himself | Series 5 |
Awards and nominations
- 2000
Nominations
- Soap Opera Digest Award: "Favorite Teen Star" (Passions)
- 2004
Wins
- Actor: "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" (Desperate Housewives)
- 2005
Nominations
- Teen Choice Award: "Choice TV Actor: Comedy" (Desperate Housewives)
Wins
- Teen Choice Award: "Choice TV Breakout Performance - Male" (Desperate Housewives)
References
- ^ Metcalfe was born in California according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
- ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16678372_ITM
- ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-11870344_ITM
- ^ Although Metcalfe was born in California, the fact that he has a brother is unsubstantiated as ancestry.com does not provide that information, Ryan Metcalfe merely shares his last name.
- ^ BostonHerald.com ~ Far from 'Desperate': Jesse Metcalfe
- ^ Keck, William. "Desperately seeking Metcalfe". USA Today. November 18, 2004.
- ^ Perry, Simon. Jesse Metcalfe Falls from Balcony, Is Briefly Hospitalized. People Magazine. November 11, 2008.
- ^ "Desperate Housewives" Brings Back Jesse Metcalfe, TV Guide Magazine, July 20, 2009
- ^ Jesse Metcalfe Returning to "Desperate Housewives", OK Magazine, July 28, 2009