Jimmy Pinchak

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| birth_name = James Justin Pinchak

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|2|16}}

| birth_place = Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S.

| education = Cornell Law School, Cornell University, B.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician}}

| years_active = 2002–2013

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Jimmy Jax Pinchak (born James Justin Pinchak; February 16, 1996) is an American former actor and musician.

Life and career

Born James Justin Pinchak, he grew up in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} He acted the movements for "Know-It-All" in the animated film The Polar Express{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/EXPRESS+ROUTE+FOR+YOUNG+ACTORS+NEW+HANKS+FILM+SHOWS+LOCAL...-a0124737404 |title=Express Route For Young Actors New Hanks Film Shows Local Talent. - Free Online Library |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com |date=2004-11-14 |accessdate=2013-11-11 |archive-date=2018-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031331/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EXPRESS+ROUTE+FOR+YOUNG+ACTORS+NEW+HANKS+FILM+SHOWS+LOCAL...-a0124737404 |url-status=dead }} (voice was provided by Eddie Deezen)[http://www.worldartcelebritiesjournal.com/polar_express.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828103646/http://www.worldartcelebritiesjournal.com/polar_express.htm|date=August 28, 2008}} 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.{{cn|date=February 2025}} In 2018, The Jimmy J Pinchak Band released Blue on Arrival.{{Citation|title=Blue on Arrival|date=20 June 2018|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0bW08i7I4PeGuEcQEan3o6|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}

Pinchak earned his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School in 2021 and his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 2018.{{cite web |title=Cornell University Mock Trial Association {{!}} Ithaca NY |url=http://www.cornellmocktrial.org/current-members |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511214952/http://www.cornellmocktrial.org/current-members |archive-date=2018-05-11 |website=Linkedin |access-date=2018-05-11 }}