B.J. Eaton
- Editorial Department
- Actor
- Producer
Brandon Jess, or B.J., was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and
raised by his mother and stepfather in Sterling, Colorado the middle
child of a large family. His mother was a financial aid director for
junior colleges and his stepfather was a law enforcement officer for
the State Patrol. Brandon regularly visited his father, a fish hatchery
manager, and his stepmother while growing up. For nearly 3 years after
high school he toured the continental U.S. and Scandinavia with a
singing and repertory theatre company, and upon his return to the
States he attended the Colorado Film School, married a fellow acting
student, and went on to earn a B.F.A. in Film/Theatre/Television and a
Master's in Humanities from the University of Colorado at Denver. He is
by no means a deep thinker, but admits to having a "weakness for
thought," like some have a weakness for sugar. After his marriage of 6
years ended he left Academia and pursued his original passion of acting
with the breakthrough role of Bob Halloran in "Aviation Cocktail." His
approach to the craft is both intuitive and intellectual, and his love
of performing is the same as it was when he started out in elementary
school.
