Jordan Bridges Explained

Jordan Bridges
Birth Date:November 13, 1973
Birth Place:Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Children:2
Parents:Beau Bridges
Relatives:Jeff Bridges (uncle)
Lloyd Bridges (grandfather)
Dorothy Bridges (grandmother)
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1982–present
Alma Mater:Bard College

Jordan Bridges (born November 13, 1973) is an American actor, best known as Frankie Rizzoli on Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016).

Early life and education

Bridges was born in Los Angeles County, California, and is the son of actor Beau Bridges and Julie Bridges. He is the nephew of Jeff Bridges and the grandson of Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Bridges.[1] Bridges' maternal grandfather, Marvin Landfield, was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants.[2]

Bridges first acted professionally at the age of five in the television film The Kid from Nowhere (1982), directed by his father.[3] [4] [5] After a break he returned once more in the television film The Thanksgiving Promise (1986), starring the entire Bridges family.

Not wanting to be a child actor, he left acting and attended L.A.'s Oakwood School. The school had a strong emphasis on the arts, which rekindled Bridges interest in acting. He followed it up as a theater major and literature minor at New York's Bard College.[6]

Before earning his bachelor's degree, Bridges spent his junior year in England studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, living in a tiny basement flat in Chelsea and attending West End theatre productions on free passes.

Career

Although classically trained, Bridges worked as a waiter in New York and Los Angeles for several years each before he started getting roles in films, television series, and theater.[7] He starred in the short-lived NBC series Conviction as Nick Potter, a lawyer from an "old money" family of prominence, who leaves his job at a private law firm to join the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

He is also known for his starring role in the 2002 film New Suit, the 2004 film , and the 2009 Love Comes Softly movie series films Love Takes Wing and Love Finds a Home, as well as a recurring role on the TV series Dawson's Creek. He also had a guest role in the two-part, fourth-season-premiere episode of Charmed, as Paige's boyfriend, Shane. He played the recurring character Tom Hastings in the Bionic Woman series.

He has also played supporting roles in the films Drive Me Crazy (1999), Frequency (2000), Happy Campers (2001), and Mona Lisa Smile (2003). In A Holiday Engagement (2011) he plays David, a man hired to impersonate a woman's fiancé to her family over Thanksgiving. Similarly, in Family Plan (2005) he plays Buck, a man hired to impersonate a woman's husband to her boss for the night.

Bridges appeared in the TNT drama series Rizzoli & Isles, which premiered in July 2010 and concluded in September 2016.[8] [9]

Personal life

Bridges married artist-inventor Caroline Sherman Eastman in 2002 at Burning Man and again on January 2, 2003, at a small ceremony in Kauai, Hawaii.[10] They have two children.[11] [12]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNote
1986The Thanksgiving PromiseTravis TilbyEntire Bridges family involved
1999Drive Me CrazyEddie Lampell
2000FrequencyGraham "Gib" Gibson
2001Happy CampersAdam
2002New SuitKevin Taylor
2003Mona Lisa SmileSpencer Jones
2004Uncle Gard
2007Turn the RiverBrad
2009A Good FuneralMarty
2011J. EdgarLabor Dept. Lawyer
2012Crew 2 CrewMino
2013PhantomSonar Operator
2013RushlightsEarl
2018Den of ThievesLobbin' Bob

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001CharmedShaneEpisode: "Charmed Again Pt. 1" & "Charmed Again Pt. 2"
2001–2002Dawson's CreekOliver Chirchick7 episodes;
Recurring role (Season 5)
2004Jack CadoganEpisode: "F.P.S."
2005Alex WestonEpisode: "YoungBlood"
2005Family PlanBuckTV film
2006ConvictionNick Potter13 episodes;
Main role (Season 1)
2007Bionic WomanTom Hastings3 episodes;
Guest role (Season 1)
2009Without a TraceZack PorterEpisode: "Voir Dire"
2009DollhouseNicolas BashfordEpisode: "Haunted"
2009Love Takes WingLee OwensTV film
2009Love Finds a HomeTV film
2010–2016Rizzoli & IslesFrankie Rizzoli Jr.104 episodes;
Main role (Seasons 1–7)
2011A Holiday EngagementDavidTV film
2017Roger Littrell1 episode;
Guest role (Season 18)
2017–2018GoneNeil Pruitt5 episodes;
Recurring role
2017Christmas at Holly LodgeEvanTV film (Hallmark)
2019True Love BloomsChace DevineTV film (Hallmark)
2022WeCrashedJamie HodariMiniseries, 1 episode
2023The BlacklistTodd WagnerEpisode: "The Hat Trick"
2024Palm RoyalePerry DonahueRecurring

Notes and References

  1. News: Actress Dorothy Bridges dies, Mother of Beau and Jeff Bridges was 93. https://web.archive.org/web/20090227004153/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000396.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 . February 27, 2009 . Variety. February 20, 2009 . April 23, 2009.
  2. https://familysearch.org/image/download?uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F3%3A1%3A33S7-9R6X-QHV United States Census, 1920
  3. Web site: November 2011 . Feature: Jordan Bridges . 2023-12-27 . Soma Magazine . en-US.
  4. Web site: Jordan Bridges Birthday . 2023-12-27 . National Today . en-US.
  5. Web site: Entertainment.ie . Jordan Bridges - About . 2023-12-27 . Entertainment.ie . en.
  6. Web site: Jordan BRIDGES – Official Website. www.jordanbridges.com. 2016-12-20. 2018-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226035256/http://www.jordanbridges.com/index.php?lang=en&page=bio. dead.
  7. Web site: PikMail . Members.pikmail.com . 2010-10-18 .
  8. Web site: Development Update: Friday, October 30. October 30, 2010. The Futon Critic. June 20, 2010.
  9. Web site: 2010 Cable Upfronts: TNT Leverages Sundays For Originals. Reynolds. Mike. May 19, 2010. Multichannel News. NewBay Media. June 21, 2010.
  10. Web site: Jordan Bridges. PEOPLE.com.
  11. Web site: Jordan Bridges Biography (1973–) . Filmreference.com . 2010-10-18.
  12. Web site: Jordan Bridges – TV Guide . TVGuide.com . 2019-06-01 . 2019-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190601043845/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jordan-bridges/bio/158674/ . dead .