James Wlcek

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James 'Jimmy' Wlcek (born February 22, 1964) is an American actor born in New York.

He began his acting career in 1986 with an episode of Tales from the Darkside. In 1987, he auditioned for a part on All My Children; however he did not get the part because he was not old enough.^{[citation needed]} After his audition tape was sent to the producers of Ryan's Hope, he landed the role of Ben Shelby. He was working for Keebler Cookies at the time, in the warehouse loading trucks on the graveyard shift. Wlcek was nominated for Outstanding Male Newcomer Daytime for his role as Ben Shelby on Ryan's Hope in 1988.

James Wlcek

Born	February 22, 1964 (1964-02-22) (age 44) New York City, New York
Occupation	Stage, film, television actor

During the time he spent on Ryan's Hope he acted in an off- off- Broadway play called Liars. Eight months later, he was cast as Linc Lafferty on As the World Turns. He stayed there for the next two years. A year after he left As the World Turns, he came out to Los Angeles and acted in several commercials. In 1997 he got the role of Trent Malloy in a two hour Walker, Texas Ranger movie called Sons of Thunder. The role became a recurring one for Jimmy who went on to guest star in several more episodes of the long running series. In 1999, a spin-off series called Sons of Thunder was created with Jimmy in one of the lead roles. Despite ratings higher than those of the show it replaced, the show was cancelled after five episodes because CBS felt it was too expensive.^{[citation needed]}