What The Cast Of John Tucker Must Die Is Doing Today

For a lot of people, playing the titular character in “John Tucker Must Die” is Jesse Metcalfe’s best-known part. But if you watched a lot of TV in the early ’00s, you may have caught a glimpse of him in “Smallville,” or perhaps his recurring role as John Rowland in “Desperate Housewives.” Metcalfe, who went to school for directing, originally started modeling so he could afford his classes, and the hustle eventually led to his breakout role in “Passions.” Since then, the actor has had a steady stream of jobs, starring in “Dallas,” guest-appearing in “2 Broke Girls,” and plenty of movies. 

In 2020, he went on Dancing With The Stars but was eliminated fairly early on. His partner on the show, Shauna Burgess, spoke about the experience in a podcast. “I wasn’t able to be in the room alone with him after the first couple of weeks because of things that happened,” she said. “And so that was rocky, and we were eliminated very quickly.” Though the dancer didn’t name Metcalfe directly, his representatives responded, saying “they didn’t get along,” adding that “vague insinuations are not only reckless but also irrelevant” (via Page Six). 

In 2021, he was one of the stars of the Hallmark Channel’s series, “Chesapeake Shores,” in the lead role of romantic interest Trace Riley. When discussing his exit from the show, the actor shared that he wanted to leave on a high note.