Jimmy Bennett Biography
Summary
"James Michael 'Jimmy' Bennett" (born February 9, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as a child actor in "Daddy Day Care", "Hostage", "Poseidon", and more recently in "Orphan" and as young James T. Kirk in "Star Trek". He is currently starring as JJ Powell in "No Ordinary Family" as a teenager gifted with vast intelligence after a plane crash.
Life and career
Bennett was born in Seal Beach, California and now lives with his parents and his sister in Huntington Beach, California, where the family runs a hard rock themed crepe restaurant. When not acting, Bennett plays guitar and sings on his official Youtube channel. He also wrote and performed the song "Summer Never Ends" which can be heard at the end of "Shorts".
Bennett appeared in nearly 30 commercials, as well as in episodes of the television series "The Guardian" and "Strong Medicine", before being cast in the role 'Tony', the boy who wants to be The Flash, in the Eddie Murphy comedy "Daddy Day Care". He had smaller roles in the movies "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" and 'Arthur Hailey's Detective'. He has also appeared in "Judging Amy", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Everwood", and lent his voice to characters in the animated films "The Polar Express", "Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo" and "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown". He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards five times.
In 2005, Bennett appeared in the film "Hostage", where he starred with Bruce Willis, and "The Amityville Horror", where he played the role of the middle child of a family moving into a haunted house. The films were released in March and April, respectively. He was called 'Jimmy Two-Takes' on the set of 'Hostage', because of his ability to deliver his lines perfectly.
In February 2006, Bennett appeared in the thriller "Firewall", where he played the son of Harrison Ford's character. He also played an abused boy in "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things", an independent film that was released a month after "Firewall". Also in 2006, he voiced Roo in the Disney/Square-Enix video game "Kingdom Hearts II" and appeared in "Poseidon", a remake of the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure". His 2007 roles include "South of Pico", an independent film, and "Evan Almighty", a sequel to the 2003 film "Bruce Almighty". He appeared as a young James T. Kirk in the 2009 "Star Trek" movie. He also starred in the 2009 film "Orphan".
Bennett is starring in ABC series "No Ordinary Family" and in the upcoming film "Bones", featuring him alongside famed Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and Black Label Society frontman Zakk Wylde. Bones is described as a 'heartbreaking coming-of-age story of four teens growing up in 1989 blue-collar New York, and the bond that would tie them together for life.' A 2010 release is expected.
Credit
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