---
name: "Ross Malinger"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ross-malinger"
fi1m_id: "ross-malinger"
imdb_id: "nm0539678"
tmdb_id: 12928
wikidata_id: "Q730084"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 July 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T07:03:11.380974+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."
---

# Ross Malinger

## Identity

Ross Malinger

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ross-malinger
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ross-malinger
- **IMDb ID:** nm0539678
- **TMDB ID:** 12928
- **Wikidata ID:** Q730084
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Malinger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730084, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0539678/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12928

Actor. Born 7 July 1984 in Redwood City, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 July 1984, Redwood City, California, USA
- **Also known as:** راس مالینگر
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Malinger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730084, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0539678/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12928

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Sleepless in Seattle*](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ross Malinger is an American former actor. He played Jonah Baldwin in the 1993 film *Sleepless in Seattle*.

Born on 7 July 1984 in Redwood City, California, he began acting as a child and appeared in films including *Kindergarten Cop* (1990) and *Sudden Death* (1995), and television series such as *Seinfeld*, *Beverly Hills, 90210* and *Recess*, in which he voiced T.J. Detweiler. He retired from acting in 2006 and works as an automobile salesperson. He holds an associate degree from Moorpark College.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), Fi1m 78, as Jonah Baldwin — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

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

- *Life* (2007), series, Actor
- *Recess: All Growed Down* (2003), as Older T.J. (voice)
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Jason McMurphy
- *Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street* (2001), as T.J. Detweiler (archive sound)
- *Personally Yours* (2000), as Derek
- *Family Law* (1999), series, as Henry
- *Frog and Wombat* (1998), as Steve
- *Club Vampire* (1998), as Max
- *The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer* (1998), as Tom Sawyer (voice)
- *The Simple Life* (1998), series, as Will
- *Toothless* (1997), as Bobby Jameson
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1997), series, as Bobby Jameson
- *Recess* (1997), series, as TJ Detweiler (voice)
- *Little Bigfoot* (1997), as Payton
- *Suddenly Susan* (1996), series, as Doug Naughton Jr.
- *Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher* (1996), series, as Tyler Hale
- *Peter and the Wolf* (1995), as Peter
- *Sudden Death* (1995), as Tyler McCord
- *Maybe This Time* (1995), series, as Nicky
- *Bye Bye Love* (1995), as Ben
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Nick Albright, Jesse Bell
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, as Jamie Burke — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), as Jonah Baldwin — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md)
- *Good Advice* (1993), series, as Michael DeRuzza
- *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), series, as Steven Myers
- *In Sickness and in Health* (1992), as Michael
- *Late for Dinner* (1991), as Little Donald Freeman
- *Kindergarten Cop* (1990), as Harvey — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/kindergarten-cop.md)
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Elliott Brody — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Adam Lippman — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984), series, Actor

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