Richter with several of the film's Creature Shop creations
Jason James Richter (b. 1980) is an actor who played Bastian in the Creature Shop-effects film The Neverending Story III.
Richter is best known for playing Jesse in the first three Free Willy movies. His other film credits include Cops & Robbersons (with Chevy Chase), Tekken, and The Little Things (with Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto). On TV, Richter has had guest parts on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Rugrats, Bones, and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.