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JESSE BRADFORD
(Zak) first came to the attention of the movie-going public
in 1993, when he starred in Steven Soderberghs King
of the Hill, with Spalding Gray and Elizabeth McGovern.
Most recently he had lead role of Ben Cronin
in John Polsons Number One US Box Office hit Swimfan
co-starring Erika Christensen.
He also starred opposite Kirsten Dunst in
last years box office hit Bring It On directed
by Peyton Reed.
Bradfords additional film credits
include Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
co-starring Mimi Rogers and Bruce Davison, Hackers
opposite Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie, William
Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet with Leonardo DiCaprio
and Claire Danes, A Soldiers Daughter Never Cries
co-starring Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey and Leelee
Sobieski, Prancer with Sam Elliott and Cloris
Leachman, the critically-acclaimed The Boy Who Cried
Bitch, My Blue Heaven with Joan Cusack and
Daniel Stern, Presumed Innocent opposite Harrison
Ford and Anne Archer and Speedway Junky, written
and directed by Nickolas Perry.
Bradfords next starring role is Spencer
Gold in Shane Edelmans According to Spencer
with Mia Kirshner, David Krumholtz, Brad Rowe, Adam Goldberg,
Marissa Ribisi, and Giovanni Ribisi, and
When Bradford is not in front of the camera,
he is in film school at Columbia University and playing his
guitar.
Jesse was born May 28, 1979. Both his parents
are actors who have done tons of commercials. Jesse has been
acting almost constantly since his big debut in a Q-Tip commercial
when he was an eight month old baby. He started acting and
modeling as a child and has had steady work since the age
of 4. He graduated from Brien MacMahon High School in his
home town of Norwalk, Connecticut and went on to study film
at Columbia University. He first came to the attention of
the movie-going public when he starred in Steven Soderbergh's
cult classic King of the Hill (1993), with Spalding Gray and
Elizabeth McGovern. He followed up that fantastic performance
with roles in Romeo + Juliet (1996) with Leonardo DiCaprio
and Claire Danes, Hackers (1995) opposite Johnny Lee Miller
and Angelina Jolie and Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow
Dog (1995). Jesse has been nominated for several awards. For
King of the Hill, he was nominated for the CFCA's Most promising
actor award and the Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor
Leading Role in a Motion Picture Drama. For Far From Home:
The Adventures of Yellow Dog, he was nominated for a Young
Artist Award for Best Young Leading Actor: Feature Film.
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