| Jimmy Bennett | |
| Birth Name: | James Michael Bennett |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Seal Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
James Michael Bennett (born February 9, 1996)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as a child actor in Daddy Day Care, Hostage, The Amityville Horror, Poseidon, Evan Almighty, Orphan, Shorts, and as young James T. Kirk in the 2009 film Star Trek. He also starred on the ABC series No Ordinary Family as JJ Powell, a teenager gifted with vast intelligence after a plane crash.
Bennett was born on February 9, 1996, in Seal Beach, California, and lives with his parents and sister in Huntington Beach, California, where the family ran a hard rock–themed crêpe restaurant.[2] [3] [4] Bennett also 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 television advertisements,[5] as well as in episodes of the television series The Guardian and Strong Medicine, before being cast in the role of "Tony", the boy who wants to be the Flash, in the Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care. He had smaller roles in the films and Arthur Hailey's Detective, and also appeared in Judging Amy, and Everwood, and lent his voice to characters in the animated films The Polar Express, The Jungle Book 2, and I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown. He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards five times.
In August 2011, Bennett released his debut single "Over Again" and the accompanying music video.[6]
According to documents obtained by The New York Times, a $380,000 settlement was made between Bennett and actress Asia Argento after Bennett claimed that Argento sexually assaulted him in a California hotel room in 2013, when he was 17 and Argento was 37.[7] Bennett said that after the encounter he began to feel "extremely confused, mortified, and disgusted".[8]
Bennett's lawyer wrote that in the years after the incident, Bennett was so traumatized that his job performance, income, and mental health declined.[1] They first met when Bennett played Argento's son in the 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things when Bennett was seven years old.[1] He notified Argento that he intended to sue in November 2017, shortly after she went public with rape accusations against Harvey Weinstein.[9] Argento countered that Bennett "sexually attacked" her, and that her partner Anthony Bourdain had arranged to pay $380,000 as part of the settlement.[10] [11]
Bennett and his lawyer, Gordon Sattro, are working with a Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigation regarding the claims of sexual assault against Argento.[12]
| 2003 | Hathi Jr. | Voice | ||
| Daddy Day Care | The Flash/Tony | |||
| 2004 | Roo | Voice | ||
| Young Jeremiah | ||||
| Tommy | ||||
| Billy the Lonely Boy | Voice | |||
| 2005 | Hostage | Tommy Smith | ||
| Michael Lutz | ||||
| Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie | Roo | Voice | ||
| 2006 | Firewall | Andy Stanfield | ||
| Poseidon | Conor James | |||
| Shark Bait | Young Pi | Voice | ||
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Ryan Baxter | ||
| South of Pico | Mark Weston | |||
| 2008 | Diminished Capacity | Dillon | ||
| Snow Buddies | Buddha | Voice | ||
| Trucker | Peter | |||
| 2009 | Star Trek | Young James T. Kirk | ||
| Orphan | Daniel "Danny" Coleman | |||
| Shorts | Toby Thompson | |||
| Alabama Moon | Moon Blake | |||
| Stolen | John Wakefield | |||
| 2010 | Bones | Bones White | ||
| 2011 | Ghild | Ralph Gullivan | Short film | |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Nathan | Segment: "Middleschool Date" | |
| 2014 | Camouflage | Kevin | ||
| 2015 | Bad Asses on the Bayou | Ronald | ||
| A Girl Like Her | Brian Slater | |||
| 2017 | Heartthrob | Dustin |
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Willy | Episode: "Admissions" | |
| Matty Butler | Episode: "Monster" | |||
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Cory Sinkler | Episode: "Just Say Oops" | |
| I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown | Rerun Van Pelt | Voice, television special | ||
| 2004 | Henry Turner | Episode: "Paper or Plastic?" | ||
| 2004–05 | Everwood | Sam Feeney | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | Detective | Ivan Tempone | Television film | |
| 2006 | He's a Bully, Charlie Brown | Rerun van Pelt | Voice, television special | |
| 2007 | Gilmore Girls | Macon | Episode: "Santa's Secret Stuff" | |
| 2010–11 | No Ordinary Family | James "JJ" Powell, Jr. | Main cast; 20 episodes | |
| 2011 | Breaking In | Episode: "21.0 Jump Street" | ||
| 2012 | Perception | Alex Willingham | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Garfunkel and Oates | Braden | Episode: "Maturity" | |
| 2015 | Murder in the First | Alfie Rentman | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Fanglorious Bandmate | 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | Bosch | Mojo | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | Pachinko | Andrew Holmes | Episode: "Chapter Seven" |
| 2004 | Billy the Lonely Boy | ||
| 2005 | Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure | Roo | |
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | English dub | |
| 2007 |
| Year | Performer | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Stingray Affliction" | 2014 | Issues | Issues | [13] [14] | |
| "Downfalls High" | 2021 | Machine Gun Kelly | Tickets To My Downfall | [15] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Ten or Younger | Daddy Day Care | ||
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast | |||||
| 2005 | Outstanding Young Ensemble in a New Medium | ||||
| 2007 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Ten or Younger | Firewall | |||
| 2008 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (Comedy or Musical) | Evan Almighty | |||
| 2010 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor | Alabama Moon | |||
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast | Shorts | ||||
| 2014 | Golden Raspberry Award | Worst Screen Combo (shared with the entire cast) | Movie 43 |