| Jimmy Pinchak | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Justin Pinchak February 16, 1996 Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak (born February 16, 1996) is an American teen actor known for playing Jody in the 2002 version of the television series Family Affair.
Pinchak was born James Justin Pinchak in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. He acted the movements for "Know-It-All" in the computer-animated movie The Polar Express[1] (voice and face of the character are provided by Eddie Deezen)[2] and played the lead in made-for-TV movie All I Want For Christmas and smaller roles in Hostage and Meteor. He also played Eddy in Over There and Mark in Let Me In, a remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In.
In 2008, Jimmy starred in the family comedy pilot "Growing Up Normal" about a child actor growing up in Hollywood, written by his father Jim Pinchak. The pilot also starred Gage Golightly,[3] and Thomas Garner.
Pinchak will play the role of Peter Wiggin, the older brother of Ender in "Ender's Game", in 2013.
In his spare time Pinchak enjoys playing guitar and singing.[4] He has red belt in Karate and is a Jr. Member of Magic Castle.[5] He is left-handed.
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | The Polar Express | Know-It-All | motion capture |
| 2005 | Hostage | Sean | |
| 2007 | All I Want For Christmas | Jesse Armstrong | TV-movie |
| 2010 | Let Me In | Mark | |
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Peter Wiggin | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002–2003 | Family Affair | Jody | |
| 2005 | Over There | Eddy | |
| 2009 | Meteor | Michael Hapscomb | Miniseries |
| Television guest spots | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jimmy | Inside the Box |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Teddy Traylor | Unaired Pilot |