'''James Michael "Jimmy" Bennett''' (born February 9, 1996) is an [[United States|American]] actor and musician. He is known for his roles as a [[child actor]] in ''[[Daddy Day Care]]'', ''[[Hostage (film)|Hostage]]'', ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'', and more recently in ''[[Orphan (film)|Orphan]]'' and as young [[James T. Kirk]] in ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]''. He also starred in ''[[No Ordinary Family]]'' as JJ Powell, a teenager gifted with vast intelligence after a plane crash.

Bennett was born in [[Seal Beach, California]] and now lives with his parents and his sister in [[Huntington Beach, California]], where the family runs a [[hard rock]] themed [[crepe]] restaurant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/tn-hbi-1230-pipeline-20101227,0,6959136.story | work=Chicago Tribune | first=Chris | last=Epting | title=In the Pipeline: Rock history is on the menu}}</ref><ref>http://lateenfestival.com/magazine/008/jimmybennett.html</ref><ref>http://www.fb101.com/Jimmy_Bennett.html</ref> When not acting, Bennett plays guitar and sings on his official YouTube channel. He also wrote and performed the song ''Summer Never Ends'' which can be heard at the end of ''[[Shorts (film)|Shorts]]''.<ref>http://us.imdb.com/title/tt1100119/soundtrack</ref>