Jordan Bridges (born November 13, 1973) is an American actor, best known as Frankie Rizzoli on Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016).
Early life and education
Bridges was born in Los Angeles County, California, and is the son of actor Beau Bridges and Julie Bridges. He is the nephew of Jeff Bridges and the grandson of Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Bridges.
Bridges' maternal grandfather, Marvin Landfield, was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants.
Bridges first acted professionally at the age of five in the television film The Kid from Nowhere (1982), directed by his father. After a break he returned once more in the television film The Thanksgiving Promise (1986), starring the entire Bridges family.
Not wanting to be a child actor, he left acting and attended L.A.'s Oakwood School. He starred in the short-lived NBC series Conviction as Nick Potter, a lawyer from an "old money" family of prominence,
Personal life
Bridges married artist-inventor Caroline Sherman Eastman in 2002 at Burning Man and again on January 2, 2003, at a small ceremony in Kauai, Hawaii. They have two children.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Film
! Role
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|1986
|The Thanksgiving Promise
|Travis Tilby
|Entire Bridges family involved
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|1999
|Drive Me Crazy
|Eddie Lampell
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|2000
|Frequency
|Graham "Gib" Gibson
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|2001
|Happy Campers
| Adam
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|2002
|New Suit
|Kevin Taylor
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|2003
|Mona Lisa Smile
|Spencer Jones
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|2004
|Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
|Uncle Gard
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|2007
|Turn the River
|Brad
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|2009
|A Good Funeral
|Marty
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|2011
|J. Edgar
|Labor Dept. Lawyer
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|2012
|Crew 2 Crew
|Mino
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|2013
|Phantom
|Sonar Operator
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|2013
|Rushlights
|Earl
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|2018
|Den of Thieves
|Lobbin' Bob
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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|2001
|Charmed
|Shane
|Episode: "Charmed Again Pt. 1" & "Charmed Again Pt. 2"
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|2001–2002
|Dawson's Creek
|Oliver Chirchick
|7 episodes; <br> Recurring role (Season 5)
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|2004
|Law & Order: Criminal Intent
|Jack Cadogan
|Episode: "F.P.S."
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|2005
|CSI: NY
|Alex Weston
|Episode: "YoungBlood"
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|2005
|Family Plan
|Buck
|TV film
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|2006
|Conviction
|Nick Potter
|13 episodes; <br> Main role (Season 1)
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|2007
|Bionic Woman
|Tom Hastings
|3 episodes; <br> Guest role (Season 1)
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|2009
|Without a Trace
|Zack Porter
|Episode: "Voir Dire"
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|2009
|Dollhouse
|Nicolas Bashford
|Episode: "Haunted"
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|2009
|Love Takes Wing
|rowspan='2'|Lee Owens
|TV film
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|2009
|Love Finds a Home
|TV film
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|2010–2016
|Rizzoli & Isles
|Frankie Rizzoli Jr.
|104 episodes; <br> Main role (Seasons 1–7)
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|2011
|A Holiday Engagement
|David
|TV film
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|2017
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|Roger Littrell
|1 episode; <br> Guest role (Season 18)
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|2017–2018
|Gone
|Neil Pruitt
|5 episodes; <br> Recurring role
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|2017
|Christmas at Holly Lodge
|Evan
|TV film (Hallmark)
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|2019
|True Love Blooms
|Chace Devine
|TV film (Hallmark)
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|2022
|WeCrashed
|Jamie Hodari
|Miniseries, 1 episode
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|2023
|The Blacklist
|Todd Wagner
|Episode: "The Hat Trick"
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|2024–present
|Palm Royale
|Perry Donahue
|Recurring
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