Jimmy Bennett

James Michael Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as a child actor in Daddy Day Care, Hostage, The Amityville Horror, Poseidon, Evan Almighty, Orphan, Shorts, and as young James T. Kirk in the 2009 film Star Trek. He also starred on the ABC series No Ordinary Family as JJ Powell, a teenager gifted with vast intelligence after a plane crash.

Early life Bennett was born on February 9, 1996, in Seal Beach, California, and lives with his parents and sister in Huntington Beach, California, where the family ran a hard rock–themed crêpe restaurant. Bennett also plays guitar and sings on his official YouTube channel. He also wrote and performed the song "Summer Never Ends", which can be heard at the end of Shorts.

Career Bennett appeared in nearly 30 television advertisements, as well as in episodes of the television series The Guardian and Strong Medicine, before being cast in the role of "Tony", the boy who wants to be the Flash, in the Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care. He had smaller roles in the films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Arthur Hailey's Detective, and also appeared in Judging Amy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Everwood, and lent his voice to characters in the animated films The Jungle Book 2, Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo, Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie, I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown and The Polar Express. He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards five times.

In August 2011, Bennett released his debut single "Over Again" and the accompanying music video.

Sexual assault allegations against Asia Argento

According to documents obtained by The New York Times, a $380,000 settlement was made between Bennett and actress Asia Argento after Bennett claimed that Argento sexually assaulted him in a California hotel room in 2013, when he was 17 and Argento was 37. Bennett said that after the encounter he began to feel "extremely confused, mortified, and disgusted".

Bennett's lawyer wrote that in the years after the incident, Bennett was so traumatized that his job performance, income, and mental health declined. He notified Argento that he intended to sue in November 2017, shortly after she went public with rape accusations against Harvey Weinstein. Argento countered that Bennett "sexually attacked" her, and that her partner Anthony Bourdain had arranged to pay $380,000 as part of the settlement.

Following Argento's denials, a photograph of her topless in bed with Bennett was published, as well as her alleged admission of sex with him in text messages to model Rain Dove. In the screenshots, Argento reputedly stated: "I had sex with him it felt weird. I didn't know he was a minor until the shakedown letter." Dove confirmed in a statement that they had provided the texts to police in response to Argento's apparent admission to "sexual engagement with a minor ... which is an illegal act that can qualify as statutory rape," as well as "receiving continued nude images without reporting/blocking the account/written rejection/or action."

In August 2018, actress Rose McGowan spoke out in support of Bennett. She wrote to Argento: "You were my friend. I loved you. I really hope you find your way through this process to rehabilitation and betterment. Do the right thing. Be honest. Be fair. Let justice stay its course. [...] be the person you wish Harvey could have been."

In a letter published online in September, Argento's attorney admitted there was a sexual encounter, but claimed Bennett "sexually attacked" Argento. As of September 2018, Bennett and his lawyer Gordon Sattro were working with a Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigation regarding the claims of sexual assault against Argento.

Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2003 Hathi Jr.Voice Daddy Day Care The Flash/Tony 2004 Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo RooVoice Young Jeremiah Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Tommy Billy the Lonely BoyVoice 2005 Hostage Tommy Smith Michael Lutz Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie Roo Voice 2006 Firewall Andy Stanfield Poseidon Conor James Shark Bait Young PiVoice 2007 Evan Almighty Ryan Baxter South of Pico Mark Weston 2008 Diminished Capacity Dillon Snow Buddies BuddhaVoice Trucker Peter 2009 Star Trek Young James T. Kirk Orphan Daniel "Danny" Coleman Shorts Toby Thompson Alabama Moon Moon Blake Stolen John Wakefield 2010 Bones Bones White 2011 Ghild Ralph Gullivan Short film 2013 Movie 43 Nathan Segment: "Middleschool Date" 2014 Camouflage Kevin 2015 Bad Asses on the Bayou Ronald A Girl Like Her Brian Slater2017 Heartthrob Dustin

+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2002 Strong Medicine Willy Episode: "Admissions" Matty Butler Episode: "Monster" 2003 Judging Amy Cory Sinkler Episode: "Just Say Oops" I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown Rerun Van Pelt Voice, television special 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Henry Turner Episode: "Paper or Plastic?" 2004–2005 Everwood Sam Feeney 3 episodes 2005 Detective Ivan Tempone Television film 2006 He's a Bully, Charlie Brown Rerun van Pelt Voice, television special 2007 Gilmore Girls Macon Episode: "Santa's Secret Stuff" 2010–2011 No Ordinary Family James "JJ" Powell Jr. Main cast; 20 episodes 2011 Breaking In Episode: "21.0 Jump Street" 2012 Perception Alex Willingham 2 episodes 2014 Garfunkel and Oates Braden Episode: "Maturity" 2015 Murder in the First Alfie Rentman 2 episodes 2016 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Fanglorious Bandmate 1 episode 2017 Bosch Mojo 4 episodes 2022 Pachinko Andrew Holmes Episode: "Chapter Seven"

+ Video game roles Year Title Role Notes 2004 Billy the Lonely Boy 2005 Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure Roo 2006 Kingdom Hearts II English dub 2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+

+ Music Video Appearance Title Year Performer Album "Stingray Affliction" 2014 Issues Issues "Downfalls High"2021Machine Gun KellyTickets To My Downfall

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2004 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Ten or Younger Daddy Day Care Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast 2005 Outstanding Young Ensemble in a New Medium 2007 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Ten or Younger Firewall 2008 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (Comedy or Musical) Evan Almighty 2010 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor Alabama Moon Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast Shorts 2014 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Screen Combo (shared with the entire cast) Movie 43