Jimmy Pinchak Explained

Jimmy Pinchak
Birth Name:James Justin Pinchak
Birth Date:16 February 1996
Birth Place:Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S.
Education:Cornell Law School, Cornell University, B.S.
Years Active:2002–2013

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. 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.

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

Pinchak earned his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School in 2021 and his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 2018.[4]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2004The Polar ExpressKnow-It-AllMotion capture film
2005HostageSean
2010Let Me InMark
2013Ender's GamePeter Wiggin
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002–2003Family AffairJodyMain role (episodes 3–16)
2003JimmyEpisode: "Inside the Box"
2005Over ThereEddyRecurring role
2006Brothers & SistersTeddy TraylorUnaired television pilot
2007All I Want For ChristmasJesse ArmstrongTV movie
2009MeteorMichael HapscombMiniseries
2011Growing Up NormalJimmy JacksonEpisode: Pilot
2011NCISJasonEpisode: "One Last Score"
2011Men of a Certain AgeWesRecurring role

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Express Route For Young Actors New Hanks Film Shows Local Talent. - Free Online Library . Thefreelibrary.com . 2004-11-14 . 2013-11-11.
  2. http://www.worldartcelebritiesjournal.com/polar_express.htm
  3. Web site: Jimmy Jax Pinchak Band - Multi-Talented Artist Shows His Blue Side. 9 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Cornell University Mock Trial Association Ithaca NY . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511214952/http://www.cornellmocktrial.org/current-members . 2018-05-11 . Linkedin . 2018-05-11 .