Jesse Wayne Johnson (born December 7, 1982) is an American actor. He is the son of actors

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and

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Early life

Johnson was born on December 7, 1982 in

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to actors

and

, and was raised in

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. His parents separated when he was three years old. He has seven half-siblings, including the actress

Dakota Johnson Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress. The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, she made her film debut at age ten with a minor role in the dark comedy film ''Crazy in Alabama'' (1999) with her mothe ...

Career

In 2001, Jesse made his acting debut in a guest appearance of the

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television series ''

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'', in the episode "Quack Fever". In 2003, he appeared as Young Lt. Benjamin Tyson in the made-for-television film '' Word of Honor''. Jesse majored in theater at

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, in Los Angeles, and graduated in 2004. He made his feature film debut as Jason in the film ''

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'', starring alongside Nathan Phillips and

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. The film was released April 13, 2007 and debuted at #11 on the US Box Office Chart and earned $6.8 million worldwide. The film's critical reaction was extremely negative. One critic called it "idiotic". Also in 2007, he began filming a low budget independent

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horror film called ''

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''. The film, starring

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, had a limited release in Australia. Labelled a

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, it earned a lifetime gross of just over A$700.00 and was panned by critics. Jake Wilson, reviewing the film for ''The Age'' in May, 2009, said: "A film that aims so low and fails so miserably deserves nothing but contempt". The DVD was released in October 2009, both in Australia by Paramount in 2010, and in the US by Xenon in 2011. Jesse starred as Damon in the Paramount Digital Entertainment-produced ''

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'', which aired exclusively on Myspace.com. Alongside

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, he appeared in the independent film ''My Life: Untitled'' (released in 2010) as Bobby. He also starred in the indie comedy ''Head Over Spurs in Love'' (2010) as Bubba. In 2012, he starred in the Spanish TV series ''

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'', in the role of Bobby, a young American from a billionaire's family. His most recent work was in the

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's airing of ''

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'' (2013), in which he portrayed

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– the actor who assassinated the 16th American president,

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. His performance has been received with good reviews, with many considering it to be his "breakout role". He played the 'Young Earl McGraw' in season 2 of the El Rey series ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' aired in September 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jesse 1982 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) American male screenwriters Occidental College alumni 21st-century American male actors Griffith family