James "Jimmy" Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Daddy Day Care, Hostage, Firewall, Poseidon, and Evan Almighty.

Biography

Personal life

Jimmy was born in Seal Beach, California and now lives in Huntington Beach with his parents and his sister, Amanda.

Career

Jimmy appeared in nearly 30 commercials (27 of which were in his first year of acting), as well as in episodes of the television series The Guardian and Strong Medicine, before being cast in the role "Tony", the boy who wants to be The Flash, in the Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care. He had smaller roles in the movies Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and "Arthur Hailey's Detective". He has also appeared in Judging Amy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Everwood, and lent his voice to characters in the animated films The Polar Express, "Winnie the Pooh: Springtime With Roo" and "I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown". He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards three times.

In 2005, Jimmy appeared in the film Hostage, where he starred with Bruce Willis, and The Amityville Horror, where he played the role of the middle child of a family moving into a haunted house. The films were released in March and April, respectively. He was called "Jimmy Two-Takes" on the set of "Hostage", because of his ability to deliver his lines perfectly.

In February 2006, Jimmy appeared in the thriller Firewall, where he played the son of Harrison Ford's character. He also played an abused boy in The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, an independent film that was released a month after Firewall. Also in 2006, he voiced Roo in the Disney/Square-Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II and appeared in Poseidon, a remake of the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure. His 2007 roles include South of Pico, an independent film, and Evan Almighty, a sequel to the 2003 film Bruce Almighty. He is due to appear as a young James T. Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek movie.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Daddy Day Care	The Flash / Tony
2004	The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things	Young Jeremiah
	Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo	Roo	(voice) direct-to-video
	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Tommy	uncredited
	The Polar Express	Billy	(voice)
2005	Hostage	Tommy Smith
	The Amityville Horror	Michael Lutz
	Detective	Ivan Tempone	TV-Movie
2006	Firewall	Andy Stanfield
	Kingdom Hearts II	Roo	(voice) Video Game
	Poseidon	Conor James
	Monster Night	unknown	direct-to-video
	He's a Bully, Charlie Brown	Rerun van Pelt	TV-Movie
2007	Evan Almighty	Ryan Baxter
	The Reef	Young Pi	(voice)
2008	South of Pico	Mark Weston
	Diminished Capacity	Dillion
	Trucker	Peter
	Snow Buddies	Buddha	(voice)
	Orphan	Daniel	post-production
	The Boy in the Box	John	post-production
2009	Star Trek	Young Kirk	post-production
	Shorts	Toe	filming

References

External links

• Jimmy Bennett at the Internet Movie Database