Biography
Jason James Richter (born January 29, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role in the Free Willy film series as Jesse, the boy who befriends Willy the orca.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Life After the NeverEnding Story
2024
as Self
A feature documentary celebrating Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 classic The NeverEnding Story via cast and crew interviews, whilst exploring the lives of s...
Final Heist
2024
With her daughter’s life on the line, a mother enlists the help of her old criminal posse to get her husband’s tissue from a maximum-security prison.
Nothing to See Here
2023
as Daniel
Natty Knocks
2023
as Detective Leo Squares
On Halloween Eve, Britt and the kids she is babysitting have to survive the horror of serial killer Abner Honeywell, who is himself the traumatized so...
Natty Knocks
2023
Producer
On Halloween Eve, Britt and the kids she is babysitting have to survive the horror of serial killer Abner Honeywell, who is himself the traumatized so...
Dolphin Boy
2021
Dolphin Boy is a Comedy Short Film by Jackson Little. James Redfield, a former child star, struggles to break back into the film industry.
Last Call
2021
as Saville
A real estate developer returns to his old Philly neighborhood and must decide to raze or resurrect the family bar.
The Little Things
2021
as Detective Dennis Williams
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culp...
Ghost in the Graveyard
2019
as Deputy T
A small town comes under the thumb of Martha, a ghost who returns to haunt the children who witnessed her death during a "game" of Ghost in the Gravey...
The Brawler
2019
as John
The true story of underdog boxer, Chuck Wepner, who gets a shot to fight the champ, Muhammed Ali.
Driver
2018
as Alexander Hutchins
A dark drama set on the streets of Las Vegas, following a driver/serial killer with multiple personality disorder, and the rogue detective hunting him...
818
2018
as Alex
One area code. Five stories. One party.
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
2018
as Johnny
A minor league baseball player refuses to believe his career is over and takes desperate measures to keep his dream alive.
Inhumane
2018
as Dr. Aaron Graybor
At a secret government facility, behavioral scientist Rachel Moreno runs an experimental drug trial on a group of prison inmates to find out what caus...
Last Rampage
2017
as Brawley
The true story of the infamous prison break of Gary Tison and Randy Greenwalt from the Arizona State prison in Florence, in the summer of 1978.
Vicious
2016
as Jeff
A thriller about a stripper coming to terms with her past and unleashing her personal strength to overcome her stalker and other male oppressors.
Vicious
2016
Producer
A thriller about a stripper coming to terms with her past and unleashing her personal strength to overcome her stalker and other male oppressors.
Ricochet River
2001
as Wade
High school seniors Wade (Jason James Richter) and Lorna (Kate Hudson) have spent all their lives in the small logging town of Calamus Grove, a conser...
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
1997
as Jesse
Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, a...
Laserhawk
1997
as Zach Raymond
250 million years ago, a carnivorous species 'planted' a crop of humans on an uninhabited planet known as Earth. Now, the alien life form has returned...
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
as Jesse
Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from ...
The NeverEnding Story III
1994
as Bastian Bux
A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.
Cops & Robbersons
1994
as Kevin Robberson
When the police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they set up a stakeout in the Robbersons' home. Hard-nosed, tough...
Free Willy
1993
as Jesse
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy...
The Last Days of Belle Starr
N/A
as Estus McEvoy
Notorious Bandit Queen of the Indian Territory Maybelle Shirley Starr opposes the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
The Stolen Child
N/A
As war ravages the Human Kingdom, a daring Poet must lead three mystical heroes deep into the Faerie State to find a lost prince, return him to the th...