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Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of John Rowland on ''
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''. Metcalfe has also had notable roles on ''
Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...
'' and played the title role in '' John Tucker Must Die''. He starred as
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in the
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continuation of ''
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'', based on the 1978 series of the same name. From 2016 to 2021, Metcalfe starred as Trace Riley in
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's hit series ''
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''.


Early life

Metcalfe was born in
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, the son of Nancy (née DeMaio) and Jeff Metcalfe. He is of
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, Irish,
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, and
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descent on his father's side, while his mother is of Italian and Portuguese descent. Metcalfe played in several basketball leagues during his teen years in
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, and graduated from The Williams School in
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. He dropped out of
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once he booked the part of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the soap opera ''Passions''.


Career

Metcalfe played the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the
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soap opera ''
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'' from the show's debut in July 1999. It was announced in March 2004 that he would not be renewing his contract with the series, and his final airdate was in July 2004. In October 2004, Metcalfe starred in the ABC comedy-drama series ''
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'' as teen gardener John Rowland, who is involved in an affair with married housewife
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( Eva Longoria). In 2005, Metcalfe won the "Choice TV Breakout Performance: Male" award at the
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for his role on the show. For a brief period Metcalfe juggled both ''Passions'' and ''Desperate Housewives'' roles before leaving ''Passions'' to focus on ''Desperate Housewives'' full-time. Following the first season, creator
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revealed Metcalfe would return to the series on a recurring basis. Metcalfe made his final appearance as a special guest star on the show in October 2009. In 2005, Metcalfe played a young high schooler in the music video for the song " Let Me Go" by 3 Doors Down. In July 2006, Metcalfe played the titular character in the
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comedy film '' John Tucker Must Die''. The film, which starred
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,
Brittany Snow Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American actress. She rose to prominence after appearing in the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light'' (1998–2001), for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress and was nominated for two ...
,
Arielle Kebbel Arielle Caroline Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and model. She has appeared in various television series, including ''Gilmore Girls'' (2003–2004), ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017), ''Life Unexpected'' (2010), ''90 ...
, and R&B singer Ashanti, followed four friends who set out to break the heart of a serial cheater by setting him up with the new girl in town. Filming took place in
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on a budget of $18 million. The film and Metcalfe's performance received mixed reviews and went on to make over $68,824,526 worldwide. To promote the film, Metcalfe hosted an episode of the British TV chat show ''
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'' in October, due to O'Grady's being unwell. In July 2008, Metcalfe starred in the horror film '' Insanitarium'' portraying the protagonist, Jack. The film, which centers on a young man trying to break his sister out of a mental institution, was filmed in August and September 2007. The film received negative reviews though Metcalfe's performance received positive reviews from the few critics who reviewed the film. That same year Metcalfe starred in '' The Other End of the Line'' as the romantic interest Granger Woodruff. The film was released in October and went on to make over $507,534 worldwide on a limited theatrical release in selected countries. In February 2008, ''
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'' announced Metcalfe would star alongside
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and
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in the remake of the 1956 film ''
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''. Filming took place in Los Angeles the following month. The film suffered distribution problems and suffered numerous push-backs. The film was released in September 2009 to universally negative reviews. The film, which made over $3 million worldwide, failed to surpass its $25 million budget. In February 2010, Metcalfe was cast in the
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crime drama series ''
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''. The pilot was shot in March that same year in Houston, Texas. On May 10, 2010, NBC picked up an eighteen-episode first season. The series centers on a fugitive-apprehension team based outside of Houston, Texas, who track down dangerous criminals. The series premiered on September 20, 2010, to 7.31 million viewers and mixed reviews from critics. The series did not return for a second season due to low ratings. In September 2010, Metcalfe starred as Noah McManus in
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movie ''Fairfield Road'' alongside
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. In February 2011, Metcalfe was confirmed to star in the
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drama series ''
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''. The series continued the ''
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'' series that premiered in 1978 and went on for 14 seasons. In July 2011, TNT picked up the pilot and ordered a ten-episode first season. Both
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and
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were confirmed to star. Metcalfe portrayed
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, a role that originated in the original series in which it was played by various child actors. The series premiered on June 13, 2012, to 6.86 million viewers and generally favorable reviews from critics. ''Dallas'' was canceled on October 3, 2014, after three seasons. In 2015, Metcalfe had a lead role as Chase Carter in the movie '' Dead Rising: Watchtower'' based on Capcom's videogame franchise. Metcalfe also starred as Bradley Suttons in Hallmark movie ''
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''. The film premiered to 2.2 million total viewers on
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. In 2016, Metcalfe starred in the Christian drama film ''
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'', as Tom Endler, a lawyer who defends a Christian teacher who struggles between giving up her faith or giving up her job. On June 20, 2016, Metcalfe reprises his role as investigative reporter Chase Carter in the sequel '' Dead Rising: Endgame''. Metcalfe currently stars as Trace Riley in
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's series ''
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'' alongside
Meghan Ory Meghan Ory (born August 20, 1982) is a Canadian television and film actress. She is best known for her role as Red Riding Hood /Ruby on the ABC fantasy series ''Once Upon a Time'' and also starred in the short-lived CBS drama ''Intelligence'' as R ...
. The show premiered August 14, 2016. In addition to playing the character Trace, Metcalfe performs and composes some of the songs used in the series' episodes. He played the role of officer Holder and Dylan Holder in the drama film ''Destined''. In 2017, Metcalfe starred as Eric Redford in the Hallmark movie '' Christmas Next Door'' alongside
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. The film premiered to more than 4.4 million viewers, becoming top 10 cable program. In 2018, Metcalfe played the role of Luke in the action thriller '' Escape Plan 2: Hades''. He also starred as Brady in the horror thriller film ''
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''. In 2019, Metcalfe starred in the Hallmark channel christmas movie ''Christmas Under the Stars'' co-starring
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. In January 2020, Metcalfe began starring in the '' Martha's Vineyard Mysteries'' series on the ''
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'' channel as retired Boston detective Jeff Jackson. On September 2, 2020, Metcalfe was announced as one of the celebrities competing on the 29th season of ''
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''. He finished 12th place alongside his partner
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. In 2022, Metcalfe appeared on the second series of the British version of '' The Masked Dancer'' as "Astronaut".


Personal life

In March 2006, Metcalfe began a relationship with singer
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of the British girl group
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, after meeting in Sydney, Australia. In April 2008 they broke up. In March 2007, Metcalfe entered a rehabilitation facility to seek treatment for alcoholism. In November 2008, he hosted the
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in
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. While at the after party for the ceremony, Metcalfe fell thirty feet to the ground from a second-story balcony. He fractured his fibula but avoided more serious injury. Metcalfe met Cara Santana in 2009. They got engaged in August 2016. The couple ended their engagement and broke up in January 2020.


Filmography


Feature films


Television


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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