Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor and
musician. Metcalfe is known for his portrayal of John Rowland on
Desperate Housewives. Metcalfe has also had notable roles on Passions
and played the title role in John Tucker Must Die. He starred as
Christopher Ewing in the TNT continuation of Dallas, based on the 1978
series of the same name. Since 2016, Jesse stars as Trace Riley in
Hallmark Channel's hit series Chesapeake Shores.Metcalfe was born in
Carmel Valley Village, California, the son of Nancy (née DeMaio) and
Jeff Metcalfe. His father is of English, Irish, French, and Italian
descent and his mother is of Italian and Portuguese descent. Metcalfe
played in several basketball leagues during his teen years in
Waterford, Connecticut, and graduated from The Williams School in New
London, Connecticut. He dropped out of New York University once he
booked the part Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the soap opera
Passions.Metcalfe played the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the
NBC soap opera Passions from the show's debut in July 1999. It was
announced in March 2004 that he would not be renewing his contract
with the series, and his final airdate was in July 2004.In October
2004, Metcalfe starred in the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate
Housewives as teen gardener John Rowland, who is involved in an affair
with married housewife Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria). In 2005,
Metcalfe won the "Choice TV Breakout Performance: Male" award at the
Teen Choice Awards for his role on the show. For a brief period
Metcalfe juggled both Passions and Desperate Housewives roles before
leaving Passions to focus on Desperate Housewives full-time. Following
the first season, creator Marc Cherry revealed Metcalfe would return
to the series on a recurring basis. Metcalfe made his final appearance
as a special guest star on the show in October 2009.
musician. Metcalfe is known for his portrayal of John Rowland on
Desperate Housewives. Metcalfe has also had notable roles on Passions
and played the title role in John Tucker Must Die. He starred as
Christopher Ewing in the TNT continuation of Dallas, based on the 1978
series of the same name. Since 2016, Jesse stars as Trace Riley in
Hallmark Channel's hit series Chesapeake Shores.Metcalfe was born in
Carmel Valley Village, California, the son of Nancy (née DeMaio) and
Jeff Metcalfe. His father is of English, Irish, French, and Italian
descent and his mother is of Italian and Portuguese descent. Metcalfe
played in several basketball leagues during his teen years in
Waterford, Connecticut, and graduated from The Williams School in New
London, Connecticut. He dropped out of New York University once he
booked the part Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the soap opera
Passions.Metcalfe played the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the
NBC soap opera Passions from the show's debut in July 1999. It was
announced in March 2004 that he would not be renewing his contract
with the series, and his final airdate was in July 2004.In October
2004, Metcalfe starred in the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate
Housewives as teen gardener John Rowland, who is involved in an affair
with married housewife Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria). In 2005,
Metcalfe won the "Choice TV Breakout Performance: Male" award at the
Teen Choice Awards for his role on the show. For a brief period
Metcalfe juggled both Passions and Desperate Housewives roles before
leaving Passions to focus on Desperate Housewives full-time. Following
the first season, creator Marc Cherry revealed Metcalfe would return
to the series on a recurring basis. Metcalfe made his final appearance
as a special guest star on the show in October 2009.
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