Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an
American
actor, most known for his role on
Desperate Housewives as
John Rowland. He is also notable for his portrayal of
Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the
soap opera Passions and his starring role as John Tucker in the movie
John Tucker Must Die.
Biography
Personal life
Metcalfe was born in
California,
[Metcalfe was born in California according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com] the son of Nancy (née DeMaio) and Scott Metcalfe. His father is of
English ,
Irish descent and his mother is of
Portuguese and
Italian descent.
[www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16678372_ITM][www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-11870344_ITM] Metcalfe, who played in several
basketball leagues during his teen years, in
Waterford, Connecticut and graduated from
The Williams School, in
New London, CT, but dropped out of
New York University's
Tisch School of the Arts in order to pursue a career as a writer/director. Since 2006 Metcalfe had been dating the british girlband singer
Nadine Coyle from
Girls Aloud, they split in April 2007.
[BostonHerald.com ~ Far from 'Desperate': Jesse Metcalfe]
