Jesse Walsh

Notes & Trivia



 * Actor Mark Patton originally auditioned for the role Glen Lantz in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street. The part ended up going to Johnny Depp in his first film role. Depp would later go on to become a major Hollywood star. Ironically, Patton landed the role of Jesse Walsh over several other young actors, all of whom would go on to become famous actors, including Brad Pitt, John Stamos and Christian Slater. One of the reasons that Patton was cast was because he was an out homosexual and writer David Chaskin was deliberately scripting the film with a heavy homoerotic undercurrent.


 * Playing the role of Jesse Walsh was actor Mark Patton's third and final work in a feature film and his only work in the horror genre.


 * Actor Mark Patton was given a "special thanks" screen credit in the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason.