Sasha Mitchell  Sasha Mitchell (born July 27, 1967) is an American actor best known for his television roles as James Beaumont on "Dallas" and Cody Lambert on "Step by Step". Mitchell earned a black belt in taekwondo. Mitchell was born on 27 July 1967 in Los Angeles, California, the son of a garment manufacturer. Mitchell is Jewish, of Russian background. In 1990, he married Jeannette Robbins. The two had four children together before divorcing in 1997. During Mitchell's marriage to Robbins, police were called to the couple's home to investigate reports of domestic abuse. In 1996, Mitchell was convicted of beating his wife. He was given three years’ probation and ordered to perform community service and attend counseling classes for spouse abusers. After violating his probation, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. In December 2010, Sasha married his second wife Rachel Mitchell, also known as Sharmaine Rayner. Sasha filed for divorce from Rachel in spring of 2015. Prior to acting, Mitchell was often used as a model for Bruce Weber's fashion photography. From 1989 to 1991, Mitchell appeared on the hit CBS prime time soap opera "Dallas,"as James Beaumont, the illegitimate first-born son of J. R. Ewing and his long-ago girlfriend Vanessa Beaumont. He made guest appearances on other series, including "Rags to Riches". He had the title role in the 1988 film "Spike of Bensonhurst" and in 1994's "". He starred in "" and the third and fourth installments of the film series. He also appeared in a "3 Musketeers" commercial in 1989. His best-known role came on the ABC sitcom "Step by Step", where he played Cody Lambert, the nephew of actor Patrick Duffy's character Frank Lambert. Duffy had also played the uncle of Mitchell's character on "Dallas". Mitchell's character Cody was based on his personal life experiences. In the early 2000s, Mitchell acted in several films and made guest appearances on "JAG", "NYPD Blue", and "ER".