Born James Justin Pinchak, he grew up in
Point Pleasant, New Jersey. He acted the movements for "Know-It-All" in the animated film
The Polar Express (voice was provided by
Eddie Deezen) and played the lead in made-for-TV movie
All I Want For Christmas,
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, he starred in the pilot episode of the family comedy
Growing Up Normal about a child actor growing up in
Hollywood. In 2011, Jimmy made a guest appearance on NCIS. In 2010-2011, Pinchak played a recurring role in Ray Romano's
Men of a Certain Age on TNT. In 2013, Pinchak played
Peter Wiggin, the older brother of
Ender Wiggin, in the film ''
Ender's Game'' (2013). In addition to acting, Pinchak is a blues rock musician. In 2014, The Jimmy Jax Pinchak Band released a blues rock album titled
Make It Better. In 2018, The Jimmy J Pinchak Band released
Blue on Arrival. Pinchak earned his
Juris Doctor degree from
Cornell Law School in 2021 and his Bachelor of Science degree from
Cornell University in 2018. ==Filmography==