Jason James Richter

Jason James Richter (born January 29, 1980)[1] is an American actor and musician, most commonly known for his role in the Free Willy film series as Jesse, the boy who befriends Willy the orca.[1]

Not to be confused with Jason Ritter.
Jason James Richter
Born (1980-01-29) January 29, 1980
Medford, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationActor, musician
Years active1993–present

Early life

Richter was born in Medford, Oregon,[1] the son of Sandra "Sandy" Montgomery an actress, and Gregory Lynn Richter, who was in the U.S. Navy.[2] At the age of three, he and his family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where a Japanese casting agency discovered him and signed him up for three TV spots. In 1989, his family moved back to the mainland San Diego California.

Career

Richter starred as Jesse in Free Willy (1993), a role for which he was chosen out of more than 4,000 candidates.[3] His other films include Cops & Robbersons, The NeverEnding Story III, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Laserhawk, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, and The Setting Son. He also made a cameo appearance in the music video for Michael Jackson's "Childhood". His latest film appearance was in The Brawler.

Between the Free Willy roles, he had TV guest roles on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and The Client.

He was the bassist for the band Fermata.[4]

Richter is a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[5] He is also a movie producer.

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Note
Free Willy
1993
 Jesse Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film
− (tied with Edward Furlong for A Home of Our Own)
Nominated: MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss − (shared with Keiko)
Nominated: MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Cops and Robbersons
1994
 Kevin Robberson
The Neverending Story III
1994
 Bastian
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
 Jesse
Laserhawk
1997
 Zach Raymond
Free Willy 3: The Rescue Jesse
The Setting Son Big Bully
Ricochet River
1998
 Wade
Tekken
2009
 Bonner's Associate Additionally served as assistant director
Inhumane
2015
 Dr. Aaron Graybor
Vicious Jeff Additionally serving as producer
High and Outside
2016
 Johnny
3 Solitude
2017
 Elliot
Last Rampage
2017
 Link Brawley
The Brawler
2019
 John Olson
The Little Things
2021
 Detective Dennis Williams Post-production

Television

Title Year Role Notes
The Client
1996
 Chris Love Season 1, Episode 15 – "The Morning After"
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
1997
 Dante Season 2, Episode 4 – Dante's Inferno
Rugrats Ringo / The Bull Season 5, Episode 5 – "He Saw, She Saw / Piggy's Pizza Palace"
Bones
2009
 Clown No. 2 Season 4, Episode 12 – "Double Trouble in the Panhandle
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011
 Matthew Keane Season 1, Episode 8 – "Nighthawk"
Life's a Pitch
2014
 Jimmy Television film

Additional credits

  • The Quiet Loud (2013) ... Paul (short film; directed, produced and written by)
  • Remember the Sultana (2015) ... Erastus Winters, Cpl William Norton, Pvt. John Zazier (documentary film; voice)
gollark: You killed it a while ago with the readonly memory thing so it sought revenge.
gollark: IT FRAMED GIBSON
gollark: THAT IS IT
gollark: YES
gollark: ESOBOT WAS SENTIENT

References
  1. Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. "Jason James Richter Biography (1980–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. Tom Gliatto (August 14, 1995). "Prince of Whales". People. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  4. laura (January 25, 2008). "Where Are They Now? Jason James Richter – The Modern Age". Themodernage.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  5. The Projector (September 21, 2011). "Don’t Forget: “Free Willy,� the Bigger, Less Cute Dolphin". Yahoo!. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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