American actor. Metcalfe is known for his portrayal of John Rowland on Desperate Housewives. Metcalfe has also had notable roles on Passions and John Tucker Must Die and currently stars as Christopher Ewing in the TNT continuation of Dallas, based on the 1978 series of the same name.
Education
Born in Carmel Valley, California, Metcalfe was raised in Northeastern, Connecticut. He attended the Williams School, a private high school in New London, Connecticut. Metcalfe pursued his higher education at New York University where he studied acting and film at the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
2003 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out Uniform
2006 John Tucker Must Die John Tucker
2008 Loaded Tristan Price
Insanitarium Jack
The Other End of the Line Granger Woodruff
2009 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt C.J. Nichols
2010 The Tortured Craig
2010 Fairfield Road Noah McManus
Metcalfe first appeared on the small screen in NBC's daytime drama, 'Passions', but rose to fame on the mega-hit series, 'Desperate Housewives' playing teenage boy-toy, John Rowland. He's since been the lead in both studio and independent features. Best known for carrying Twentieth Century Fox's successful teen-comedy "John Tucker Must Die" and starring opposite Michael Douglas in "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt".
2011 saw Jesse cast in TNT's reboot of the iconic series, 'Dallas'. Playing the Christopher Ewing, son of Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy).