Jesse Metcalfe

Jesse Metcalfe was born in Carmel Valley, California, on December 9, 1978. He was raised in Waterford, Connecticut, and attended various elementary schools before enrolling in The Williams School, a preparatory institution for gifted students in New London. During his high school years, Metcalfe exhibited a talent for visual arts, with his drawings and paintings featured at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. His academic performance led to acceptance at New York University. In 1995, he began a modeling career, working with publications like Seventeen and YM Magazines, and participating in Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks.

Metcalfe’s acting career began after he was discovered at an open call for the NBC daytime soap opera “Passions.” He was cast as Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald, a role he played from 1999 to 2004. He gained wider recognition in 2004 when he was cast as John Rowland in the ABC comedy-drama series “Desperate Housewives.” This role led to a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2005, and a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Performance: Male in the same year. He then transitioned to film, starring in the 2006 Twentieth Century Fox comedy film “John Tucker Must Die,” which grossed over $68 million worldwide. His work continued with the horror film “Insanitarium” and “The Other End of the Line” (MGM) in 2008, followed by “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” in 2009 alongside Michael Douglas.

Metcalfe further expanded his television presence with roles in “Chase” (NBC) in 2010 and as Christopher Ewing in the TNT revival of “Dallas” from 2012 to 2014. He has also starred in numerous Hallmark productions, including “A Country Wedding” (2015), “Chesapeake Shores” (2016-2021), and the “Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries” series (2020-2021). Other notable film credits include “God’s Not Dead 2” (2016) and “Fortress” (Lionsgate) in 2021. He has also participated in reality television, competing on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2020 and “The Masked Dancer” (British version) in 2022.