Appearances

Title	Role	Year	Approx. Age
Bones	Derrick	2010	21
The Flyboys (Sky Kids)	Jason McIntyre	2006	17
The Amityville Horror 2005	Billy Lutz	2005	16
The Butterfly Effect	Tommy Miller at 13	2004	15
Fear of the Dark	Ryan Billings	2003	14
Dog of Flanders 1999	Young Nello	1999	10

Jesse James was born in Southern California to Shane and Jaime. He started acting when his father was getting head-shots of himself taken. Shane asked the photographer, who was also a manager, to take photos of Jesse. The photographer/manager agreed and was amazed by the vibrant personality of the boy, so he signed Jesse.

Shortly after, the 5-year old, skinny, blonde Jesse received the role of "Spencer", in As Good as It Gets (1997), despite the role calling for an "overweight red-headed 12 year old". For this role, he won the Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award, for Best Performance by a Child Actor in a Comedy in 1998. Jesse went on to achieve underground critical acclaim for his portrayal of "Tommy Miller", a disturbed teenager with violent tendencies in The Butterfly Effect (2004).

His dimpled smile and deep blue eyes has earned him roles in A Dog of Flanders (1999), The Amityville Horror (2005) and The Flyboys (2006).

Jesse started playing guitar when he was 14 & has been playing bass since the age of 18. He has extensive knowledge and a deep admiration for the punk music movement of the late 1970s. He regards "The Ramones", The Sex Pistols and The Clash to be three of his favorite bands. Jesse is also a devoted Nirvana and Red Hot Chilli Peppers fan. Owns a flying v guitar and a stratocaster. Jesse has continued strongly with his career, recently venturing into the independent film community with Bones (2010) and Dead Souls (2012).