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James Denton

  • Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Birthday: January 20, 1963

An All-American-looking Tennessee native who played basketball in high school and college, actor Jamie Denton’s breakout role was as the mysterious hunky carpenter Mike Delfino on the hit “Desperate Housewives” (ABC, 2004 - ); the most mysterious about Denton himself is his oft-shifting billing: sometimes he appears as “James”, other times as “Jamie”.

Denton got serious about acting as a student at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where he earned a degree in advertising. The son of a community theater actor, Denton start…more

Credits

Actor
Writer

Career Milestones

  • 2004

    Cast as sexy plumber 'Mike Delfino' on the ABC Drama "Desperate Housewives"

  • 2003

    Headed up the cast of the ABC series "Threat Matrix", as Special Agent John Kilmer

  • 2001

    Cast opposite Kim Delaney in Steven Bochco's short-lived series "Philly" (ABC)

  • 2001

    Reprised the role of 'Mr. Lyle' in the TV movies "Pretender 2001" and "Pretender: The Island Of The Haunted," which aired on TNT after NBC cancelled the show

  • 2000

    Had guest starring roles on "Two Guys and a Girl," "Ally McBeal" and the "West Wing"

Awards

  • 2006

    Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

Upcoming Appearances

In Desperate Housewives

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