Jesse Metcalfe Is Alive

ORIGIN
Jesse Metcalfe is an American television and film actor from California. He portrayed “John Rowland” in the series Desperate Housewives (2004-09), “Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald” in Passions (1999-2004), and “Christopher Ewing” in Dallas (2012-14). His current television role is that of “Trace Riley” in the Hallmark drama series Chesapeake Shores (2016-). Metcalfe’s film credits include John Tucker Must Die (2006), Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018), and Hard Kill (2020).

Jesse Eden Metcalfe was born on December 9, 1978, in Carmel Valley Village, California. His parents are Nancy DeMaio and Jeff Metcalfe. Growing up, Metcalfe was always drawn to basketball. He competed in a number of basketball leagues as a teenager. Metcalfe attended The Williams School in Connecticut, followed by New York University in New York. He studied film and acting at the Tisch School of the Arts. Metcalfe dropped out of college after landing a role in the NBC series Passions.

CAREER
Metcalfe worked as a print model during his school years. In 1999, he made his television debut as “Miguel” on the soap opera Passions. He appeared in a total of 64 episodes until his 2004 departure. In 2004, Metcalfe landed his breakout role as “John Rowland” on the Desperate Housewives. His performance on the series earned him the 2005 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV breakout performance.

In 2006, Metcalfe starred as the titular character in John Tucker Must Die. The film was directed by Betty Thomas. It made $68.8 million at the box office. Metcalfe starred opposite Shriya Saran in the romantic comedy The Other End of the Line (2008). Next, he appeared alongside Amber Tamblyn and Michael Douglas in the remake ‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.’

In 2010, Metcalfe joined the cast of the NBC drama series Chase. For his next role, he starred as “Christopher Ewing” on the TNT drama Dallas (2012-14). The show was based on David Jacobs’ 1978 series of the same name. Dallas was canceled in 2014 after 3 seasons. Metcalfe starred as “Chase Carter” in the films Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015) and Dead Rising: Endgame (2016). Both films were based on the video game ‘Dead Rising’ by Capcom.

Metcalfe’s recent films include Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018) with Sylvester Stallone, and The Ninth Passenger (2018), and Hard Kill (2020) with Bruce Willis. The latter was directed by Matt Eskandari. Metcalfe currently stars as “Trace Riley” in ‘Chesapeake Shores’ on the Hallmark Channel. He first took on the role in 2016. Chesapeake Shores was renewed for a fifth season in 2020. Metcalfe was cast as a celebrity for season 29 of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

PERSONAL
Jesse Metcalfe is 5ft 10in tall and he’s of Italian, Portuguese, French, English, and Irish descent. His net worth is estimated at $12 million. He’s also a member of the ‘Hollywood Knights’ charity basketball squad. Metcalfe dated pop singer Nadine Coyle from 2006 until the breakup in 2008. He began a relationship with actress Cara Santana in 2008 and the two became engaged in 2016. They separated in 2020.

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