Jesse Metcalfe Biography
Jesse Metcalfe is an American actor and musician best known for portraying John Rowland on Desperate Housewives. He is also known for roles on Passions and playing the title role in John Tucker Must Die.
Metcalfe played the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC soap opera Passions from the show’s debut in July 1999. It was announced on March 2004 that he would not be renewing his contract with the series, and his final airdate was in July 2004.
Metcalfe starred in the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives as teen gardener John Rowland, who is involved in an affair with married housewife Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria Baston).
In 2005, he won the “Choice TV Breakout Performance: Male” award at the Teen Choice Awards 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 Marc Cherry 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 3 Doors Down Let Me Go music video.
Metcalfe played the titular character in the 20th Century Fox comedy film John Tucker Must Die. The film, which starred Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, and R&B singer Ashanti, followed three 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 Vancouver 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 The Paul O’Grady Show in October, due to O’Grady’s being unwell.
In February 2010, Jesse was cast in the NBC crime drama series Chase. The pilot was shot in March that same year in Houston, Texas. NBC picked up an eighteen-episode first season on May 10, 2010. The series centers on a fugitive-apprehension team based outside of Houston, Texas, who track down dangerous criminals.
It premiered on September 20, 2010, to 7.31 million viewers and mixed reviews from critics. Due to low ratings, the series did not return for a second season.
In September 2010, Jesse Metcalfe starred as Noah McManus in Hallmark movie Fairfield Road alongside Natalie Lisinska.
In February 2011, he was confirmed to star in the TNT drama series Dallas. The series is a continuation of the Dallas 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 Josh Henderson and Jordana Brewster were confirmed to star.
Metcalfe portrayed Christopher Ewing, 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 A Country Wedding. The film premiered to 2.2 million total viewers on the Hallmark movie channel. In 2016, Metcalfe starred in the Christian drama film God’s Not Dead 2, 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 Hallmark Channel’s series Chesapeake Shores alongside Meghan Ory. The show premiered on 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. 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 The Ninth Passenger.
Jesse Metcalfe Age | How Old Is Jesse Metcalfe?
Metcalfe was born Jesse Eden Metcalfe on December 9, 1978, in Carmel Valley Village, California, U.S. He is 44 years old as of 2022.
Jesse Metcalfe Height
Metcalfe is an American actor and musician who stands at a height of 5′ 10″ tall.
Jesse Metcalfe Family | Jesse Metcalfe Parents
Metcalfe was born in Carmel Valley Village, California, to Nancy (née DeMaio) and Jeff Metcalfe. His father is of English, Irish, French, and Italian descent and his mother is of Italian and Portuguese descent.
Jesse Metcalfe Wife | Jesse Metcalfe Married | Jesse Metcalfe Girlfriend
Metcalfe has been dating Nadine Coyle the British girl band Girls Aloud from 2005 to 2008. He has dated Cara Santana since 2009 with and later had a break in 2011. The two got engaged in August 2016.
Jesse Metcalfe Salary
Metcalfe earns an estimated salary of about $50000 to $100000 annually.
Jesse Metcalfe Net Worth
Metcalfe has an estimated net worth of $12 million dollars which h has earned through his successful career as an actor and musician.
Jesse Metcalfe Movies and TV Shows
2018-2012 Movies
2018 Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018 The Ninth Passenger
2017 Christmas Next Door
2016–present Chesapeake Shores
2016 God’s Not Dead 2
2016 Dead Rising: Endgame
2016 Destined
2015 Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015 A Country Wedding
2014 2 Broke Girls
2012–2014 Dallas
2010-1999 Movies
2010–2011 Chase
2010 Fairfield Road
2010 The Tortured
2009 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
2008 Loaded
2008 Insanitarium
2008 The Other End of the Line
2006 John Tucker Must Die
2006 Girls Aloud: Off the Record
2004–2007, 2009 Desperate Housewives
2003–2004 Smallville
2003 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
1999–2004 Passions
Jesse Metcalfe Songs | Jesse Metcalfe Music
- Love Ain’t Always A Fairytale
- Sleeping All Alone
- America the Beautiful
- Begin Again
- The Way You Loved Me
- When It’s Real
Jesse Metcalfe Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera where Jesse Metcalfe featured in playing the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald.
Jesse Metcalfe Dallas
Jesse Metcalfe starred in Dallas an American prime time television soap opera playing the role of Christopher Ewing, portraying the adopted son of Bobby and his ex-wife Pamela Barnes Ewing and the biological son of Sue Ellen’s younger sister Kristin Shepard.
Jesse Metcalfe Leaving Chesapeake Shores
In March 2021 it was revealed that Jesse who played the character Trace Riley would not be returning for season five of Chesapeake Shore. Fans were in disbelief given that had become a central character in the series.
Jesse later revealed his reason for leaving, saying that “I just felt that there wasn’t really anything else I could do with the character,” said Metcalfe