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name: "Jason James Richter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jason-james-richter"
fi1m_id: "jason-james-richter"
imdb_id: "nm0725284"
tmdb_id: 18259
wikidata_id: "Q711078"
roles: []
born: "29 January 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T13:34:02.882415+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jason James Richter

## Identity

Jason James Richter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jason-james-richter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jason-james-richter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0725284
- **TMDB ID:** 18259
- **Wikidata ID:** Q711078
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_James_Richter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711078, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725284/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18259

Actor. Born 29 January 1980 in Medford, Oregon, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 29 January 1980, Medford, Oregon, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_James_Richter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711078, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725284/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18259

## Biography

Jason James Richter (born 29 January 1980) is an American actor, musician, producer and director. Born in Medford, Oregon, he began his career as a child actor and rose to prominence playing Jesse in the Free Willy film series.

His other film credits include *Cops & Robbersons* (1994), *The NeverEnding Story III* (1994) and *The Little Things* (2021), in which he played Detective Dennis Williams. Television appearances include guest roles in *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), *Bones* (2009) and *Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior* (2011). He has also worked as a producer and director, and received a Young Artist Award for his performance in *Free Willy* (1993).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Little Things* (2021), Fi1m 60, as Detective Dennis Williams — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-things.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Final Heist* (2024), Actor
- *Nothing to See Here* (2023), as Daniel
- *Natty Knocks* (2023), as Detective Leo Squares · Producer
- *Dolphin Boy* (2021), Actor
- *Last Call* (2021), as Saville
- *The Little Things* (2021), as Detective Dennis Williams — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-things.md)
- *Ghost in the Graveyard* (2019), as Deputy T
- *The Brawler* (2019), as John
- *Driver* (2018), as Alexander Hutchins
- *818* (2018), as Alex
- *High & Outside: A Baseball Noir* (2018), as Johnny
- *Inhumane* (2018), as Dr. Aaron Graybor
- *Last Rampage* (2017), as Brawley
- *Vicious* (2016), as Jeff · Producer
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Clown #2 — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Ricochet River* (2001), as Wade
- *Free Willy 3: The Rescue* (1997), as Jesse
- *Laserhawk* (1997), as Zach Raymond
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, as Dante
- *Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home* (1995), as Jesse
- *The NeverEnding Story III* (1994), as Bastian Bux
- *Cops & Robbersons* (1994), as Kevin Robberson
- *Free Willy* (1993), as Jesse
- *Rugrats* (1991), series, as Ringo The Bull (voice)
- *The Last Days of Belle Starr*, as Estus McEvoy
- *The Stolen Child*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Jason James Richter](https://film.one/media/person/1338370/gallery-3dd7ff309306.jpg) Jason James Richter — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason James Richter](https://film.one/media/person/1338370/gallery-a957696ce22f.jpg) Jason James Richter — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason James Richter](https://film.one/media/person/1338370/gallery-2186a96f209f.jpg) Jason James Richter — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason James Richter](https://film.one/media/person/1338370/gallery-654dfbbefbae.jpg) Jason James Richter — Image via TMDB

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