Jimmy Pinchak

Jimmy Pinchak
Jimmy Pinchak
Born
James Justin Pinchak

(1996-02-16) February 16, 1996 (age 28)
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationCornell Law School, Cornell University, B.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2002–2013

Jimmy Jax Pinchak (born James Justin Pinchak; February 16, 1996) is an American former actor and musician.

Life and career

Born James Justin Pinchak, he grew up in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.[citation needed] He acted the movements for "Know-It-All" in the animated film The Polar Express[1] (voice was provided by Eddie Deezen)[2] and played the lead in made-for-TV movie All I Want For Christmas, Hostage and Meteor. He also played Eddy in Over There and Mark in Let Me In, a remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In. In 2008, he starred in the pilot episode of the family comedy Growing Up Normal about a child actor growing up in Hollywood. In 2011, Jimmy made a guest appearance on NCIS. In 2010-2011, Pinchak played a recurring role in Ray Romano's Men of a Certain Age on TNT. In 2013, Pinchak played Peter Wiggin, the older brother of Ender Wiggin, in the film Ender's Game (2013).

In addition to acting, Pinchak is a blues rock musician. In 2014, The Jimmy Jax Pinchak Band released a blues rock album titled Make It Better.[3] In 2018, The Jimmy J Pinchak Band released Blue on Arrival.[4]

Pinchak is a self-taught magician, and has been a member of The Magic Castle since 2007.[citation needed]

Pinchak earned his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School in 2021 and his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 2018.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 The Polar Express Know-It-All Motion capture film
2005 Hostage Sean
2010 Let Me In Mark
2013 Ender's Game Peter Wiggin
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002–2003 Family Affair Jody Main role (episodes 3–16)
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jimmy Episode: "Inside the Box"
2005 Over There Eddy Recurring role
2006 Brothers & Sisters Teddy Traylor Unaired television pilot
2007 All I Want For Christmas Jesse Armstrong TV movie
2009 Meteor Michael Hapscomb Miniseries
2011 Growing Up Normal Jimmy Jackson Episode: Pilot
2011 NCIS Jason Episode: "One Last Score"
2011 Men of a Certain Age Wes Recurring role

References

  1. ^ "Express Route For Young Actors New Hanks Film Shows Local Talent. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 2004-11-14. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  2. ^ [1] Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Jimmy Jax Pinchak Band - Multi-Talented Artist Shows His Blue Side". 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ Blue on Arrival, 20 June 2018, retrieved 2019-12-10
  5. ^ "Cornell University Mock Trial Association | Ithaca NY". Linkedin. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-11.


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