Jesse James — The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Character Profile

Jesse James — Character Profile

Affiliations

• James-Younger Gang

Quick Facts about Jesse James

Occupation

cowboy

Manner of Death

Homicide

Jesse James's Known Relations

• Robert S. James — Father
• Zerelda James — Mother
• Frank James — Sibling
• Archie Samuel — Sibling
• Jesse E. James — Child
• Zerelda Mimms — Spouse
• James-Younger Gang — Member of

Jesse James appears in 2 titles

• Jesse James (1939) — character page
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Character Facts

Played by

Brad Pitt

Appears in

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Jesse James — Conflict Target Vs Law Enforcement — Henry Craig (Michael Parks)

  Jesse is the primary target of Police Commissioner Henry Craig's law enforcement efforts.

• Jesse James — Alliance Gang Associate — Ed Miller (Garret Dillahunt)

  Gang associates whose alliance is severed when Miller's information leads to his execution.

• Jesse James — Alliance Gang Associate — Dick Liddil (Paul Schneider)

  Fellow gang members who collaborate on hunting down rival conspirators.

• Jesse James — Family Cousin — Wood Hite (Jeremy Renner)

  Cousins who share both blood relations and membership in the outlaw gang.

• Jesse James — Family Wife — Zee James (Mary-Louise Parker)

  Jesse's wife and mother of his children, representing his domestic life and desire for normalcy.

• Jesse James — Family Brother — Frank James (Sam Shepard)

  Biological brothers and former gang partners whose relationship fractures after a failed heist.

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More characters from The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

• Robert Ford (Casey Affleck)
• Charley Ford (Sam Rockwell)
• Dick Liddil (Paul Schneider)
• Henry Craig (Michael Parks)
• Wood Hite (Jeremy Renner)
• Frank James (Sam Shepard)
• Martha Bolton (Alison Elliott)
• Express Messenger (Joel McNichol)
• Zee James (Mary-Louise Parker)
• Ed Miller (Garret Dillahunt)
• Tim James (Dustin Bollinger)
• Mary James (Brooklynn Proulx)