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My Take
Metcalfe was practically engineered to be an early-2000s heartthrob, and Desperate Housewives leaned into that hard, but I think people underrate how much steady working-actor mileage he has gotten since. The Dallas reboot gave him a real lead role to anchor, and his run of Hallmark mysteries shows a guy who figured out a lane and committed to it. He is never going to be confused with a method chameleon, but there is something likable about an actor who knows exactly what audience he is serving and shows up for them year after year.
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Overview
Jesse Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor, model, and musician. He first gained wide recognition as Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the daytime soap opera Passions and as gardener John Rowland on the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives. He later starred in films such as John Tucker Must Die and headlined the TNT revival of Dallas as Christopher Ewing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jesse Metcalfe
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェシー・メトカーフ
- Reading
- じぇしー・めとかーふ
- Born
- December 9, 1978 (age 47)
- Origin
- Carmel Valley, California, United States
- Occupation
- Actor / Television actor / Film actor / Model / Musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
2. Background
- University
- New York University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://jessemetcalfe.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/realjessemetcalfe/
- Xhttps://x.com/jessemetcalfe
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse%20Metcalfe
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%88%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317740
4. About this entry
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Frequently asked questions
When was Jesse Metcalfe born?
Born December 9, 1978 (age 47).
Where is Jesse Metcalfe from?
Jesse Metcalfe is from Carmel Valley, California, United States.
What does Jesse Metcalfe do?
Jesse Metcalfe works as Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Model, Musician.
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