Who is Jesse Metcalfe?
Jesse Metcalfe, born on December 9, 1978, to Jeff and Nancy in Carmel Valley Village, California, comes from a diverse heritage, including English, Italian, Irish, French, and Portuguese roots.
During his teenage years, he attended the Williams School in New London, Connecticut, where he participated in various basketball leagues. Although he briefly attended New York University, he ultimately left to pursue his passion for acting.
Profile Summary
Full name: Jesse Eden Metcalfe
Date of birth: December 9, 1978
Age: 46 years old
Birthplace: Carmel Valley, California, United States
Nationality: American
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Green
Height: 1.78 m (5 ’10”)
Weight: 82 kg (181 lbs)
Education: The Williams School in New London, Connecticut
Mother’s name: Nancy Metcalfe
Father’s name: Jeff Metcalfe
Siblings: Joshua (Brother) and Molly (Sister)
Profession: American Actor and Musician
Career: TV Shows & Movies
In 1999, Jesse Metcalfe embarked on his acting career by joining the cast of the NBC soap opera “Passions” as Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald.
He portrayed the character until 2004 when he landed his next prominent role on the ABC show “Desperate Housewives.” In this series, he played John Rowland, a young gardener who engages in a secret relationship with married housewife Gabrielle Solis, portrayed by Eva Longoria.
Metcalfe was a guest on the show between 2004 and 2007 and made his last appearance in 2009. The following year, he took on a leading role in the short-lived NBC crime drama “Chase.”
Between 2012 and 2014, Jesse Metcalfe portrayed the character of Christopher Ewing in the TNT reboot of the popular TV show “Dallas.” He shared the screen with Josh Henderson, Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo, Brenda Strong, and Patrick Duffy, among other talented actors.
Metcalfe’s collaboration with the Hallmark Channel began in 2015 with his leading role in the romantic TV movie “A Country Wedding.” The following year, he joined the cast of the Hallmark Channel series “Chesapeake Shores” as Trace Riley, based on Sherryl Woods’ popular book series of the same name. However, he departed from the show in 2021.
Throughout the show’s duration, Jesse Metcalfe played leading roles in the Hallmark Channel movies “Christmas Next Door” and “Christmas Under the Stars.” Additionally, he took on the role of Boston detective Jeff Jackson in the “Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries” series of television films on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel.
Metcalfe also appeared on other TV shows such as season 29 of “Dancing with the Stars” and season two of “The Masked Dancer” in the UK.
In 2006, Metcalfe made his first appearance on the big screen as the main character in the teenage comedy “John Tucker Must Die.”
Two years later, he took on roles in three different movies: the crime thriller “Loaded,” the horror film “Insanitarium,” released straight to video, and the romantic comedy “The Other End of the Line,” which featured an Indian-American storyline.
After that, Jesse Metcalfe appeared in the 2009 remake of Fritz Lang’s noir film “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,” where he acted alongside Michael Douglas and Amber Tamblyn. He then went on to star in the horror thriller “The Tortured,” alongside Erika Christensen.
Following a brief hiatus from the film industry, Metcalfe made a comeback in 2015 by taking on the role of investigative journalist Chase Carter in the zombie-themed action movie “Dead Rising: Watchtower,” which was adapted from the popular “Dead Rising” video game franchise.
In 2016, Metcalfe returned to his role in the sequel “Dead Rising: Endgame,” which premiered on the streaming platform Crackle. Additionally, he appeared as a lawyer in the Christian film “God’s Not Dead 2” and as a police officer in the fantasy drama “Destined.”
Metcalfe’s film credits in 2018 included a role alongside Sylvester Stallone in the direct-to-video sequel “Escape Plan 2: Hades” and a leading role in the horror thriller “The Ninth Passenger.” He continued his streak with starring roles in “Cover Me” and “Hard Kill,” both released in 2020.
Afterward, Jesse Metcalfe joined forces with his co-star Bruce Willis from “Hard Kill” in the action movie “Fortress.” They both returned to play their characters again in the sequel “Fortress: Sniper’s Eye” in 2022.
Metcalfe’s acting repertoire also includes the drama “On a Wing and a Prayer,” where he starred alongside Dennis Quaid and Heather Graham.
Personal Life
In 2006, Jesse Metcalfe and Irish singer, model, and actress Nadine Coyle started a romantic relationship. However, they ended their relationship after two years.
Later in 2009, Metcalfe met Cara Santana and they got engaged in 2016, but eventually called off the engagement. Metcalfe faced challenges with alcoholism and sought help by entering a rehabilitation center in 2007.
Net Worth
Jesse Metcalfe, a renowned American actor, has accumulated a net worth of $7 million. He gained widespread recognition for his performances in popular TV shows like “Passions,” “Desperate Housewives,” and the reboot of “Dallas.”
In addition, Metcalfe has an impressive filmography, including notable projects like “John Tucker Must Die,” “Loaded,” the modern retelling of “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,” and the film adaptations of the “Dead Rising” video games.
