James Denton stars as Aaron in The Real West.
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Nashville native James Denton, who originally attended college on a basketball scholarship, wasn't bitten by the acting bug until he was 28. He landed the role of George Gibbs in a Nashville production of Our Town, got fine reviews, but thought there was a more solid career in selling advertising. He started an ad career in Tennessee and then in North Carolina before taking off for Chicago to risk everything to become a professional actor.
Denton soon was accepted as one of Chicago’s brightest stars. After earning a key role when the “Untouchables” series came to town to film, Denton was drawn to Los Angeles where his strong theatre reputation preceded him and he was locked in with choice turns in film, on TV and on the stage.
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Denton spent seven seasons starring as Dr. Sam Radford on Hallmark Channel’s original primetime series “Good Witch” opposite Catherine Bell. He also starred in the Hallmark Channel original movies “Stranded in Paradise” and “For Love & Honor,” on which he also served as executive producer and starred opposite his son, Sheppard. Most recently, he starred in and executive produced the original movie “Perfect Harmony,” which also featured his son Sheppard, and premiered last year on Hallmark Mystery. On Hallmark Channel, he starred in and executive produced the 2021 original movie “A Kiss Before Christmas,” which reunited him on screen with former “Desperate Housewives” co-star Teri Hatcher for the first time since the series concluded in 2012.
As one of the stars of the Golden Globe® and SAG Award-winning “Desperate Housewives,” Denton started building his Hollywood career with performances in such films as Primary Colors, Face/Off and That Old Feeling but soon, off-beat roles in adventurous TV series were claiming his time. In 1997, Denton landed the role of the eerily sociopathic Mr. Lyle on NBC’s hit drama, “The Pretender.” The series’ multi-year run was followed by “The Pretender” television movies, “Pretender 2001” and “Pretender: The Island of The Haunted.” In 2001, he was cast by ABC to star opposite Kim Delaney in Steven Bochco’s “Philly,” which was critically acclaimed but short-lived.
James has also appeared alongside these Hallmark stars:
Catherine Bell, Teri Hatcher, Sherri Saum, Natalie Brown