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| Birth name | Jesse Bradford Watrouse |
| Born | May 28 1979 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
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Jesse Bradford Watrouse (born May 28, 1979), better known as Jesse Bradford, is an American actor.
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Biography
Early life
Jesse Bradford was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. He is the only child of two commercial actors. His 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). The future actor graduated from Brien McMahon High School, where he was known as "Jesse Watrouse", and 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.
Career
As a child actor, Bradford starred in the well-reviewed films 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 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. He is also a Co-Owner of Semi-Private NY Nightclub The Plumm, along with Chris Noth, David Wells, Noel Ashman, among others.
Selected 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 | The Echo | Bobby |
Interviews
- Boston.com interview (June 19, 2005)
- FilmMonthly interview (August 8, 2002)
- N-Zone interview (March, 2002)
Notes
- ^ 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
External links
- Jesse Bradford at the Internet Movie Database
- Jesse Bradford: The Good Soldier (MPM interview)
- http://www.geocities.com/jessebradfordspace
- http://www.jessebradford.org
