Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor.
His early years were spent in his birth place of
Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the largest city and county seat of Charleston County. The city was founded as Charlestown or Charles Towne, Carolina in 1670, and moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of...
, with his mother. When he grew older, he moved to Dallas, Texas with his father (his parents are divorced). At age 15/16 in 1991, he won the 1st Young and Modern Man Contest. Shortly after, he moved to Los Angeles with his mother and at the age of 18 started his acting career with a guest appearance on
Party of FiveParty of Five is an American Teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994 until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
in 1994.
Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor.
His early years were spent in his birth place of
Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the largest city and county seat of Charleston County. The city was founded as Charlestown or Charles Towne, Carolina in 1670, and moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of...
, with his mother. When he grew older, he moved to Dallas, Texas with his father (his parents are divorced). At age 15/16 in 1991, he won the 1st Young and Modern Man Contest. Shortly after, he moved to Los Angeles with his mother and at the age of 18 started his acting career with a guest appearance on
Party of FiveParty of Five is an American Teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994 until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
in 1994. His debut in movies was with
Bye Bye LoveBye Bye Love is a 1995 comedy-drama that deals with the central issue of divorce. It was directed by Sam Weisman and written by Gary David Goldberg and Brad Hall...
in 1995. That same year, he played the lead in the film
Empire RecordsEmpire Records is a 1995 comedy-drama about a group of record store employees. The film was directed by Allan Moyle and stars Anthony LaPaglia, Rory Cochrane, Renée Zellweger, Ethan Embry, and Liv Tyler.-Plot summary:...
. The movie became a cult classic.
He quit acting after his first few movies, but then made a comeback in 1997s
The RainmakerThe Rainmaker is a 1997 American motion picture directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Matt Damon. It is based on the 1995 novel of the same name by John Grisham.-Plot:Rudy Baylor is a graduate of. the Memphis State UniversityLaw School...
. He currently has a recurring role on the CBS crime drama CSI Miami, where he plays bad-boy Detective Jake Berkeley, a love interest of Calleigh Duquesne. The storyline is swiftly making Whitworth's character a controversial one, as his competition for Calleigh is long-time CSI agent Eric Delko. Since the end of Season 5 and throughout Season 6, Jake was no longer an ATF agent but a Miami-Dade homicide detective working with the CSIs. Season 7 sees Whitworth return in the first episode, with a promise of more to come.
In 2007, he appeared in the film
3:10 to Yuma3:10 to Yuma is the 2007 remake of the 1957 film of the same name, making it the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard's short story. It is directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad, director and producer of Walk the Line, and stars Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Filming took place...
, starring
Christian BaleChristian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. In addition to starring roles in big budget Hollywood films, he has long been heavily involved in films produced by independent producers and art houses....
and
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, and in 2009, co-starred in
Gamer with
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.
Additionally, he stars in two independent films touring the 2009 festival circuit,
Reach for Me with
Seymour CasselSeymour Joseph Cassel is an American actor.Cassel was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Pancretia Ann and Seymour Joseph Cassel....
and
Alfre Woodard-Personal life:Woodard was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to African American parents: Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an entrepreneur and interior designer. Woodard attended Bishop Kelley High School, a private Catholic school in Tulsa. She studied drama at Boston University, from where...
, and The Things We Carry. He just completed work on
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with
Ben BarnesBen Barnes is an American politician and lobbyist, who was once the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and the Lieutenant Governor of Texas...
and
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.