Jimmy Bennett

Jimmy Bennett
Bennett at the Television Critics Association, August 1, 2010
Born	James Michael Bennett (1996-02-09) February 9, 1996 Seal Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, musician
Years active	2002–present

James Michael "Jimmy" Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles as a child actor in Daddy Day Care, Hostage, Poseidon, Orphan and as young James T. Kirk in Star Trek. He also starred in No Ordinary Family as JJ Powell, 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 adverts, 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 named Jeremiah (aged 7) sharing the role with Dylan and Cole Sprouse playing the older Jeremiah (aged 11) 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 included 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 and the TV series No Ordinary Family.

Bennett also starred in the 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 Jersey, and the bond that would tie them together for life." It is noteworthy that in 2009, Jimmy Bennett starred in the leading role of the movie Alabama Moon.

In August 2011, Bennett released his debut single "Over Again" and the accompanying music video.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Jungle Book 2	Hathi Jr.	Voice (uncredited)
	Daddy Day Care	The Flash/Tony
2004	I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown	Rerun Van Pelt	Voice
	The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things	Young Jeremiah
	Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo	Roo	Voice
	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Tommy	(uncredited)
	The Polar Express	Billy	Voice
2005	Hostage	Tommy Smith
	Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie	Roo	Voice
	The Amityville Horror	Michael Lutz
	Detective	Ivan Tempone	TV Movie
2006	Firewall	Andy Stanfield
	Poseidon	Conor James
	Monster Night	unknown
	Shark Bait	Young Pi	Voice
	He's a Bully, Charlie Brown	Rerun Van Pelt	TV Movie (voice)
2007	Evan Almighty	Ryan Baxter
2008	South of Pico	Mark Weston
	Diminished Capacity	Dillon
	Trucker	Peter
	Snow Buddies	Buddha	Voice
2009	Star Trek	Young James T. Kirk	Cameo
	Orphan	Daniel Coleman
	Shorts	Toby "Toe" Thompson	Lead Role
	Stolen	John
	Alabama Moon	Moon Blake	Lead Role
2010	Bones	Bones White
2011	The Tape	Matt
	The Return of Captain Kidd	Cole Willits
2013	Movie 43	Nathan
	The Goree Girls	Logan Smith	pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Strong Medicine	Willy	Admissions
	The Guardian	Maddie	Monster
2003	Judging Amy	Cory Sinkler	Just Say Oops
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Henry Turner	Paper or Plastic?
	Everwood	Sam Feeney	"The Reflex"
2005			"Where the Heart Is"
			"Since You've Been Gone"
2007	Gilmore Girls	Macon	Santa's Secret Stuff
2010–2011	No Ordinary Family	JJ Powell
2012	Perception	Alex Willingham	"Light"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Polar Express	Billy	Voice
2006	Kingdom Hearts II	Roo
2007	Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Work
Young Artist Award	2004	Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film	Nominated	Daddy Day Care
		Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Young Ensemble in a New Medium	Won	The Polar Express
	2007	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger	Nominated	Firewall
	2008	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor - Comedy or Musical	Nominated	Evan Almighty
	2010	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor	Nominated	Alabama Moon
		Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast	Won	Shorts

External links

• Jimmy Bennett at IMDb
• Jimmy Bennett at AllMovie
• Jimmy Bennett at Memory Alpha