---
name: "Jimmy Bennett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jimmy-bennett"
fi1m_id: "jimmy-bennett"
imdb_id: "nm1497548"
tmdb_id: 6860
wikidata_id: "Q4349"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 February 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T03:29:42.550253+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."
---

# Jimmy Bennett

## Identity

Jimmy Bennett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jimmy-bennett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jimmy-bennett
- **IMDb ID:** nm1497548
- **TMDB ID:** 6860
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4349
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Bennett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4349, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1497548/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6860

Actor. Born 9 February 1996 in Seal Beach, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 February 1996, Seal Beach, California, USA
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** James Michael Bennett 
- **Average Fi1m score:** 61, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 68 (2), 2010s 24 (1), 2020s 85 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 61 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Comedy 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $601m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Bennett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4349, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1497548/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6860

## Biography

James Michael 'Jimmy' Bennett is an American actor. Born on 9 February 1996 in Seal Beach, California, he began his career with television commercials before appearing in guest roles on series including *The Guardian* and *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*.

Bennett's early film roles include *Daddy Day Care* (2003) and voice work as Lonely Boy in *The Polar Express* (2004). He is known for performances in *Hostage* (2005), *The Amityville Horror* (2005), *Poseidon* (2006) as Conor James, *Evan Almighty* (2007), *Orphan* (2009), and as young James T. Kirk in *Star Trek* (2009). He also starred as JJ Powell in the television series *No Ordinary Family* (2010–2011).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Pachinko* (2022), Fi1m 85, as Andrew Holmes — [page](https://film.one/tv/pachinko.md)
- *Movie 43* (2013), Fi1m 24, as Nathan (segment "Middleschool Date") — [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *Star Trek* (2009), Fi1m 81, as Young James T. Kirk — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *Poseidon* (2006), Fi1m 55, as Conor James — [page](https://film.one/film/poseidon.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

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

- *Pachinko* (2022), series, as Andrew Holmes — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/pachinko.md)
- *Downfalls High* (2021), as Jimmy
- *Heartthrob* (2017), as Dustin
- *A Girl Like Her* (2015), as Brian Slater
- *Bad Asses on the Bayou* (2015), as Ronald
- *Bosch* (2015), series, as Mojo
- *Camouflage* (2014), as Kevin
- *Garfunkel and Oates* (2014), series, as Braden
- *Murder in the First* (2014), series, as Alfie Rentman
- *From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series* (2014), series, as Fanglorious Bandmate
- *Movie 43* (2013), as Nathan (segment "Middleschool Date") — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *Perception* (2012), series, as Alex Willingham
- *Ghild* (2011), as Ralph Gullivan
- *No Ordinary Family* (2010), series, as J.J. Powell
- *Bones* (2010), as Bones White
- *Alabama Moon* (2009), as Moon Blake
- *Stolen* (2009), as John
- *Shorts* (2009), as Toby Thompson
- *Orphan* (2009), as Daniel
- *Star Trek* (2009), as Young James T. Kirk — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *Diminished Capacity* (2008), as Dillon
- *Trucker* (2008), as Peter
- *Snow Buddies* (2008), as Buddha (voice)
- *South Of Pico* (2007), as Mark Weston
- *Evan Almighty* (2007), as Ryan Baxter
- *He's a Bully, Charlie Brown* (2006), as Rerun (voice)
- *Shark Bait* (2006), as Young Pi (voice)
- *Poseidon* (2006), as Conor James — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/poseidon.md)
- *Firewall* (2006), as Andy Stanfield
- *Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie* (2005), as Roo (voice)
- *The Amityville Horror* (2005), as Michael Lutz
- *Hostage* (2005), as Tommy Smith
- *The Polar Express* (2004), as Lonely Boy (voice)
- *The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things* (2004), as Young Jeremiah
- *Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo* (2004), as Roo (voice)
- *I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown* (2003), as Rerun Van Pelt (voice)
- *Daddy Day Care* (2003), as "The Flash" / Tony
- *Everwood* (2002), series, as Sam Feeney
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, as Matty Butler
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Henry Turner
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), series, as Macon — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Willy
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Cory Sinkler

## Gallery

- ![Jimmy Bennett](https://film.one/media/person/440416/gallery-6b19d0e0d2df.jpg) Jimmy Bennett — Thomas Attila Lewis at https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Jimmy_Bennett.jpg/1280px-Jimmy_Bennett.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jimmy Bennett](https://film.one/media/person/440416/gallery-62af70550752.jpg) Jimmy Bennett — Image via TMDB

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