Biography
Amiable and charmingly unassuming, actor Jesse Bradford made an early name for himself as a reliable child actor prior to making the often difficult transition to accomplished adult performer. A Connecticut native and the son of acting parents, he made his film debut at age four in Ulu Grosbard's drama, "Falling in Love" (1984). Working steadily throughout his childhood, by his teens Bradford was appearing alongside such superstars on the rise …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Cast as a college buddy of Bush, in Oliver Stone's controversial biopic "W." |
2006 | Portrayed Rene Gagnon, one of the men who lifted the flag at the battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers" |
2005 | Played a would-be young filmmaker in "Happy Endings" |
2005 | Joined the ensemble drama feature "Heights" |
2004 | Co-starred in the black comedy "Eulogy" |
2002 | Played the lead in the psychological thriller "Swimfan" |
2002 | Starred in the sci-fi comedy "Clockstoppers" |
2000 | Played the romantic interest in "Bring It On" |
1999 | Co-starred in "Speedway Junky" (released theatrically in 2001) |
1998 | Played the adopted French son of an expatriate American writer in "A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries" |
1996 | Cast as Balthasar in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" |
1995 | Joined Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie in the film "Hackers" |
1993 | First leading role in a film, Steven Soderbergh's "King of the Hill" |
1993 | TV-series acting debut in "The Rainmaker" episode of the anthology series, "Tribeca" |
1986 | TV-movie acting debut, "Classified Love" |
1984 | First film appearance was as Robert De Niro's son in "Falling in Love" |
1979 | Appeared in Q-Tip commercials from age eight months |