It was only about four months into his move from his hometown of
Millbrae, California south to Hollywood before fitness model turned
actor Jimmy Heck landed speaking roles in not one but two feature film
projects. Heck was cast by film producer Anthony Bruce in both
"Redefining Normal" and "Murder at Random."
Having studied acting at the renowned Howard Fine Studio in Los
Angeles, Heck is a former semi-pro soccer player and began his sports
career playing for the San Francisco Vikings. He went on to play soccer
throughout the United States and abroad, including countries such as
Germany, Belgium and Holland.
A young man of both German and Italian decent, Heck was a Student Body
President at his alma mater, Junipero Serra High School, from where he
graduated in 2003. He graduated with a BA degree in Theatre Arts, with
a minor in Legal Studies, from UC Santa Cruz in May 2007, where he
appeared in several stage productions. He is the son of Dianne and John
Heckenberg and has four sisters and an older brother.
In addition to being an actor and fitness model, he is a personal trainer. Among his clients is Hollywood screenwriter and film producer Anthony Bruce.
He was the first winning contestant (beating out 99 other contestants) on the Lifetime Network TV game show "The Big Match.".