Jimmy Bennett began his career in film and television before he went to school. At the age of 7 years, he received his first major role in a feature film. Now the actor is very popular and in demand, and he intends to continue his career in Hollywood.
The hometown of James Michael Bennett - as the actor’s full name sounds - is Sea Beach. This place is located in California, USA. The boy was born in February, the 9th, in 1996. Almost from birth, Jimmy was obsessed with television and acting, therefore, already in early childhood, he began to attend auditions and work his way into cinema.
Jimmy Bennett: An Early Biography
Demonstrating his natural talents, little Jimmy literally forced his parents to start recording him for various selections, taking him to castings for advertising, television series and feature films. Fortunately, the family’s place of residence was disposed to ensure that sooner or later the child got on the set.
For the first time, the boy appeared in television commercials even before he began to receive education in high school. It was in the video ads that the directors and producers noticed him, so gradually Jimmy began to receive more and more invitations to shoot.
At the age of 6-7 years, in addition to filming in commercials, Jimmy Bennett repeatedly appeared in extras of various films and television series. On his account more than 30 similar projects.
In 2002, a talented boy was first invited to appear in the series not just in the crowd, but entrusting one of the roles to the young talent. As a result, the first full-fledged work of Jimmy was the children's television show Strong Medicine. In the same year, the aspiring actor appeared in the series Defender.
The next work for Jimmy was the role in the series "Fair Amy." This project was released in 2003.
A full-fledged debut in the feature film for Jimmy Bennett was the role in the movie "Daddy Duty", which was released in the same 2003. For this project, the boy was twice nominated for the title of best young actor. After that, Bennett tried himself as a novice voice actor, taking part in one of the animated projects.
Significant projects of the young actor
Since 2004, the little artist managed to star in individual episodes of numerous series, but the next serious work for Jimmy Bennett was the movie "Chicks". This dramatic film was released in 2004, and Jimmy himself got the main role in it.
A year later, the little artist appeared immediately in two full-length films. The first is "Hostage, " the second is the horror film "The Amityville Horror." In the horror, Jimmy got the leading children's role, with which he successfully coped. 2005 also brought the actor an award for his work on the cartoon "Polar Express".
In 2006, several films and animated films were released, where Jimmy Bennett worked. He appeared in the film "Poseidon", took part in the voice acting of the cartoon "Bait for the Shark."
In subsequent years, the young actor starred in a huge number of films and television series, playing, including, and minor roles. Over time, his filmography has replenished with such projects as “Child of Darkness”, “Stone of Desires”, “Extraordinary Family”, “Movie 43”.
Having come out of childhood and adolescence, having vast experience in working on the set, Jimmy Bennett became a very popular and famous actor. The young man in 2016 fell into the cast of the television series "From Dusk Till Dawn", and in 2017 starred in the series "Bosch".
At the moment, the actor’s piggy bank has almost 10 nominations and prizes for roles in various films and television projects.
