Actor Jimmy Bennett: biography and the creative path

Life is an unfair thing. Someone spends half his life on casting to get at least one role. And someone becomes popular even in primary classes. Actor Jimmy Bennett belongs to the second category. In this article, we will pay attention to his biography and career.

Childhood dream

Bennett Jimmy (pictured in this article) was born in Seal Beach, California in 1996, and now resides in Huntington Beach along with his parents and sister Amanda. By the way, he wanted to become a film actor from early childhood. And his dream came true, and pretty soon.

Already in 2002 he got into the cast of the multi-series criminal drama "Defender", and in 2003 he played one of the numerous children in the family comedy "The Duty Dad". A year later in the drama Tsypoka "(2004) Jimmy played the role of a six-year-old son of a drug addict and prostitute. And then, along with Bruce Willis, he appeared in the action movie "The Hostage" (2005). So, the beginning of a career was laid. And it turned out not bad, considering that at the time he was only nine years old.

In movies and on television

Bennett Jimmy is an actor whose films are not tied to any particular genre. There are comedies, dramas, militants, thrillers and horrors among them. So, in 2005 he played Michael Lutz - one of the sons of George and Cathy Lutz, who, like many film families, was "lucky" to buy a big, old and, of course, damn house. A year later, together with American actor Harrison Ford, he appeared in a crime thriller "The Fiery Wall" (2006). And in 2007, starred in the comedy "Evan Almighty" with Stephen Karel and Morgan Freeman in the lead roles.

Probably, in the career of each actor some place is occupied by multi-series projects. Even if we are talking about episodic roles. And Bennett Jimmy is no exception. He got roles in several serials, such as "Fair Amy" (1999-2005), "Strong Medicine" (2000-2006), "Gilmore Girls" (2000-2007), "Crime Scene" (2000-2015), "Widow's Love" (2002-2006), "Murder of the First Degree" (2014-2016), etc.

In addition, actor Jimmy Bennett participated in the filming of the science fiction series "Unusual Family" (2010-2011), and played one of the main roles. However, due to low ratings it was closed. In any case, for his age the actor has an impressive collection of films, including more than forty projects. And below we will focus on three of them.

"Amityville Horror" (2005)

This picture is a remake of the film, filmed in 1979, sort of as based on real history. According to the plot of the film George and Cathy Lutz along with three children move to a new big house, which they have long dreamed of. For them, this is a real find, because the price is very even acceptable. And it does not really matter that in 1974 there was a mass murder in this very house. And they should have thought.

But the couple sincerely believed that these terrible events of the distant past can not prevent their real happy life. Until strange things began to happen that forced Katie to learn more about the history of this house. It's only when a woman learns the shocking facts that it's too late to change anything.

"Moon from Alabama" (2009)

The adventure drama of Tim McCallis, in which the actor Jimmy Bennett starred, is based on the novel of the same name by Watt Kee. And it tells about an eleven-year-old boy, who lives far from civilization because of his father, who constantly seeks conspiracy and surveillance from the government. But when he died and Mun Blake was left alone, the guy decided to fulfill his father's last will - to visit Alaska.

There he meets Constable Sanders, who arranges him to a special school, where Moon meets new friends and, of course, makes enemies. But, despite the difficulties, the guy tries to adapt to life in the local society and his new home.

"Same as she" (2015)

The last film is a thriller about a sixteen-year-old girl named Jessica Burns. She has a goal - to bring her ex-girlfriend to the water, which only seems to be a kind and pleasant person. For a while, she did not reveal this secret to anyone, but now she decided to entrust her to her friend Brian (actor Jimmy Bennett). And he agrees to help.

The guy himself very soon becomes convinced of the truthfulness of Jessica's accusations. He only has a couple of days to understand how cruel, evil and ruthless is the universal favorite Avery Keller. It remains only to collect the necessary evidence and open the eyes of the entire school.