James Denton Biography

James Thomas Denton Jr., popularly known as James Denton, is an accomplished American actor and musician who was born and brought up in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America. He is famously known for playing Mike Delfino on ABC’s comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) and Dr. Sam Radford on Hallmark Channel’s comedy-drama series Good Witch (2015–2021).

James Denton Age

Denton is 58 years old as of 2021, he was born James Thomas Denton Jr. on January 20, 1963, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on January 20, every year and his birth sign is Aquarius.

James Denton Height

Denton stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 meters). However, details regarding his other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

James Denton Weight

Denton Weighs 163 lbs (74 kilograms) in 2021. Known for his captivating personality, Denton has hazel eyes and his hair color is brown.

James Denton Education

Denton is a graduate of Goodlettsville High School and went to the University of Tennessee, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He majored in television/Journalism and earned a degree in Advertising. He used to sell advertising for two radio stations before becoming an actor.

Denton started acting when he was 23 years old, at a community theater in Nashville. Eventually, he moved to California to become a full-time actor. He was, for a time, credited as Jamie Denton, in the film, That Old Feeling.

James Denton Family

Denton’s father, J.T. Denton (born in 1930 and died in 1993), was a dentist who had served in the military. His mother, Mary Jean Woolslair Denton, died in 2002 from breast cancer.

Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. It is also not known if he has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.

James Denton Wife

Denton is happily married to his beautiful and supportive wife Erin O’Brien, a personal trainer at Life Time Fitness since December 16, 2002. The couple has two children, a son born in 2003 and a daughter born in 2005. They had a house in Glendale, California. Previously, Denton was married to Jenna Lyn Ward from 1997 until 2000.

James Denton Net Worth

Denton has an estimated net worth of $7 million dollars as of 2021. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an Actor. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

James Denton Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Denton.

James Denton Wiki

• Full Names: James Thomas Denton Jr.
• Popular As: James Denton.
• Gender: Male.
• Occupation / Profession: Actor.
• Nationality: America.
• Race / Ethnicity: White.
• Religion: Christian.
• Sexual Orientation: Straight.

James Denton Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 58 Years Old.
• Zodiac Sign: Aquarius.
• Date of Birth: January 20, 1963.
• Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee.
• Birthday: January 20th.

James Denton Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Pending Update.
• Height / How Tall?: 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 meters).
• Weight: 163 lbs (74 kilograms) in 2021.
• Eye Color: Hazel.
• Hair Color: Brown.
• Shoe Size: Pending Update.

James Denton Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): J.T. Denton.
• Mother: Mary Jean Woolslair Denton.
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Pending Update.
• Marital Status: Married.
• Wife/Spouse: Married to Erin O’Brien.
• Dating / Girlfriend: Not Applicable.
• Children: Two.

James Denton Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $7 million dollars as of 2021.
• Salary: Pending Update.
• Source of Income: Career as an Actor.

James Denton Career

Denton’s first role was as “Stanley” in “A Streetcar Named Desire” and his last role was in the French farce, “Lapin Lapin” as the terrorist “Bebert”. In the years that came between the two roles, he was a company member at The Griffin Theater and at Strawdog Theater Ensemble.

Denton added a steady string of roles and accolades to his quickly growing list of achievements, one of them being leads in the world premiere of “Flesh and Blood”, both performing and composing the music for “The Night Hank Williams Died” and his role as Kentucky preacher “C.C. Showers” in “The Diviners” which gained him a nomination for a Best Actor “Joseph Jefferson Award” (Chicago’s only theater award).

Denton moved to Los Angeles and continued to perform on stage, usually during hiatus from whichever TV series to which he was attached at the time and many of the plays and also the independent movies in which Denton has appeared, have been written by his friend, Mike Petty.

Like “In Walked Monk”, in which Denton portrayed the character of “Steven” during the summer of 1999, and Locked Up Down Shorty’s”, in which Denton appeared as “Danny”, in the summer of 2001.

Denton has appeared in several films, inclusive of; That Old Feeling in 1997, Face/Off in 1997, and Primary Colors in 1998. He has appeared in various television shows, including Sliders, Two Guys and a Girl, Dark Skies, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, and JAG, and has had recurring roles in The Pretender, The Drew Carey Show, Philly, and Reba. Denton had the lead role of Special Agent John Kilmer in the 2013 short-lived crime thriller series, Threat Matrix.

James Denton Desperate Housewives

Denton won Mike Delfino on the series, Desperate Housewives in 2004. Since first appearing in Desperate Housewives, he has continued to act in various made-for-TV and direct-to-DVD movies, including Beautiful Dreamer in 2006, Assumption in 2006, Undead or Alive in 2007, Custody in 2007, Tortured in 2008, and All-Star Superman in 2011.

Denton appeared in the video of country star Phil Vassar’s “Bobbi with an I” in 2009. He plays guitar in the charity band Band from TV together with Hugh Laurie and ex-Desperate Housewives co-star Teri Hatcher, among others.

Denton modeled for Daniel Hechter’s 2012 Spring-Summer advertising campaign. He stars as Dr. Sam Radford, a starring role on the Good Witch, and has a recurring as Peter Hudson on Devious Maids.

James Denton Devious Maids

Denton is one of the supporting actors of the American television comedy-drama and mystery series Devious Maids, portraying the role of Peter Hudson, the head of the studio producing the film adaptation of Marisol’s book. He appears in season 4 of the series.

James Denton Movies and TV Shows

• 1993 Thieves Quartet Ray Higgs
• 1994 Basic Football The Quarterback
• 1995 Hunter’s Moon Nick

• 1996 Sliders Jack Bullock
• 1996 Moloney Rocky Talese
• 1996 Dark Skies Robert Winter

• 1996–2003 JAG Lieutenant Commander Bruce Carmichael / Geoffrey Roizman
• 1997 That Old Feeling Keith Marks
• 1997 Face/Off Buzz

• 1997–2000 The Pretender Mr. Lyle
• 1998 Primary Colors Mitch
• 2000 Locked Up Down Shorty’s Danny

• 2000 Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place Dr. Howard Zaunaveld
• 2000 Ally McBeal Jimmy Bender
• 2000 The West Wing Tom Jordan

• 2001 The Pretender 2001 Mr. Lyle
• 2001 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted Mr. Lyle
• 2001–2002 Philly Judge Augustus Ripley

• 2002 The Drew Carey Show
• 2003–2004 Threat Matrix Special Agent John Kilmer
• 2004 Jumbo Girl Jack

• 2004–2012 Desperate Housewives Mike Delfino
• 2005–2006 Reba Dr. Morgan
• 2006 Assumption John

• 2006 Beautiful Dreamer Dr. Kessler
• 2007 Ascension Day Brother John
• 2007 Undead or Alive: A Zombedy Elmer Winslow

• 2007 Masters of Science Fiction Barney Curran
• 2007 Custody John Sullivan
• 2008 Tortured Agent Murphy

• 2010 Group Sex Luke
• 2011 All-Star Superman Superman/Clark Kent (voice)
• 2012 Hot in Cleveland Kerouac Cowboy

• 2012 Karaoke Man Slim
• 2013 Grace Unplugged Johnny Trey
• 2014 Stranded in Paradise Carter

• 2015–present Good Witch Dr. Sam Radford
• 2016 Devious Maids Peter Hudson
• 2016 For Love & Honor Colonel Tom Brennan

• 2018 NCIS: New Orleans Captain Deckard
• 2018 Wake. Joe Frederickson