Jade Carter

• Birth name:

  Jade Owen Carter

• Date of Birth:

  11 June 1976 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Height:

  6' (1.83 m)

Jade Carter grew up on a small farm near the town of Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. His father changed occupations often, while his mother was a journalist and photographer for several newspapers. Growing up, he spent most of his time playing hockey and other sports, however at the age of twelve he was severely injured in a tractor accident that left doctors doubting he would live...he was never expected to walk again, and at one time his left leg was scheduled for amputation. After three months in the hospita... more

Jade Carter grew up on a small farm near the town of Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. His father changed occupations often, while his mother was a journalist and photographer for several newspapers. Growing up, he spent most of his time playing hockey and other sports, however at the age of twelve he was severely injured in a tractor accident that left doctors doubting he would live...he was never expected to walk again, and at one time his left leg was scheduled for amputation. After three months in the hospital he overcame the odds and walked out the hospital to return home.During his long recovery, he found a passion for acting. He was highly active in drama and sports throughout high school and later majored in acting through college, graduating top of his class. After living in the mountain town of Banff for two years, and owning his own business for two more, he then made the move to Los Angeles to pursue acting.Only months after arriving in LA, Jade's debut came playing "Brett" on the series "Hang Time" (1995); a nice guy who dates - and then attempts to rape - the series lead. He followed up with roles in "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), "Ladies Man" (1999), "Miracles" (2003), and "Cold Case" (2003).His biggest break came when he beat out several Russian actors to currently play the role of "Sergei Zhukov", 'David James Elliott's' Russian brother in the dramatic series "JAG" (1995).