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James Marsters
James Marsters (born 1962, Greenville, California) is an American actor and musician, also James Wesley Marsters, best known as vampire Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel; also Brainiac in Smallville, Captain John Hart in Torchwood, Ghost of the Robot frontman, and Dresden Files audiobook narrator.
James Maslow
James Maslow (James David Maslow, born 1990, New York City) is an American actor-singer, star of Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush as James Diamond, later a Dancing with the Stars finalist, solo artist, and memoirist.
James Mason
James Mason (1909–1984) was an English actor from Huddersfield, Cambridge-trained in architecture, with a 50-year, 100-plus-film career; three Oscar nominations, no win; star of Odd Man Out, A Star Is Born, and Lolita.
James McArdle
James McArdle, born 1989 in Glasgow, is a Scottish actor trained at RADA. Known for Louis Ironson in Angels in America (Theatre World Award 2018), Ian Charleson Award for Platonov, and screen roles in Mare of Easttown, Mary Queen of Scots, and Sexy Beast.
James McAvoy
James McAvoy (born 1979, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker, known for Shameless, The Last King of Scotland, Atonement, Filth, Split, and Professor X in the X-Men films; his directorial debut is California Schemin' (2026).
James Michael Tyler
James Michael Tyler (1962–2021), American actor, played Gunther the Central Perk barista on NBC's Friends in 150 episodes; cast as an extra for his cappuccino skills; died of prostate cancer.
James Mitchell (actor)
James Mitchell (1920–2010), American actor and dancer, Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children 1979–2010, leading dancer for Agnes de Mille, Broadway Brigadoon, films The Band Wagon and Oklahoma!.
James Mitchum
James Mitchum (James Robin Spence Mitchum, 1941–2025), American actor, eldest son of Robert Mitchum; debuted in Thunder Road (1958) as Robin Doolin, appeared in over 30 films including In Harm's Way and Two-Lane Blacktop.
James Murray (English actor)
James Murray (Jim Murray), born 1975 in Manchester, is an English actor known for Stephen Hart in Primeval, Prince Andrew in The Crown seasons 5-6, Col. Chick Harding in Masters of the Air, the Murray Parish Trust with Sarah Parish, and river conservation work; distinct from Impractical Jokers' Murr.
James Naughton
James Naughton, American actor and director born 1945 in Connecticut, two-time Tony winner for musicals City of Angels (1990) and Chicago (1997), brother of David Naughton, Yale School of Drama graduate.
James Nelson-Joyce
James Nelson-Joyce, also styled James Nelson Joyce, is an English actor born 1989 in Orrell Park, Liverpool, trained at Italia Conti, known for Little Boy Blue, Time, A Thousand Blows, and BAFTA-nominated This City Is Ours.
James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt (born 1965) is a Northern Irish actor from Ballymena known for Cold Feet, Bloody Sunday, Murphy's Law, Jekyll, Bofur in The Hobbit, The Missing, Bloodlands, and Netflix's Run Away; Wave patron, University of Ulster chancellor.
James Norton (actor)
James Norton (born 1985, London) is an English actor known for Happy Valley, Grantchester, War & Peace, and McMafia, an Olivier- and BAFTA-nominated stage and screen performer, and co-founder of Rabbit Track Pictures.
James Patrick Stuart
James Patrick Stuart, American character and voice actor born 1968 in Encino, California; known for Will Cortlandt on All My Children, Keith on Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Private on The Penguins of Madagascar, and Valentin Cassadine on General Hospital since 2016.
James Pickens Jr.
James Pickens Jr. (born 1954, Cleveland) is an American actor, Dr. Richard Webber on Grey's Anatomy since 2005 and Alvin Kersh on The X-Files; SAG and NAACP Image Award winner, prostate cancer awareness advocate.
James Purefoy
James Purefoy (James Brian Mark Purefoy), English actor born 1964 in Taunton, Somerset; RSC-trained; known as Mark Antony in Rome, Joe Carroll in The Following, and King Randor in Masters of the Universe (2026).
James Ransone
James Ransone (James Finley Ransone III, 1979–2025) was an American character actor from Baltimore, known as Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire, Cpl. Josh Ray Person in Generation Kill, and adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two; he died by suicide at 46.
James Read
James Read (James Christopher Read, born 1953) is an American actor known for George Hazard in North and South, Murphy Michaels in Remington Steele, Victor Bennett in Charmed, and Clyde Weston on Days of Our Lives.
James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn (1948-2014), American character actor of stage and screen, appeared in over 100 productions; known for Scent of a Woman, Independence Day, Meet the Parents, Homeland, and the Seinfeld finale.
James Remar
James Remar (William James Remar, born 1953, Boston) is an American character actor known as Ajax in The Warriors, Albert Ganz in 48 Hrs., Richard Wright in Sex and the City, and Harry Morgan in the Dexter franchise.
James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice (1907 or 1905 to 2 July 1975), English-born character actor famous as Sir Lancelot Spratt in the Doctor films; falconer, Edinburgh University rector, self-claimed Scot.
James Roday Rodriguez
James Roday Rodriguez (born James David Rodriguez, 1976) is an American actor, director, and writer known for playing Shawn Spencer on Psych (2006–2014) and Gary Mendez on A Million Little Things; he reclaimed his birth name Rodriguez in 2020.
James Russo
James Vincent Russo (born 1953, Queens, New York) is an American character actor known for villain and gangster roles in Once Upon a Time in America, Beverly Hills Cop, Extremities, Donnie Brasco, and Django Unchained.
James Saito
James Saito (James Tomio Saito, born 1955, Los Angeles) is an American actor of Japanese descent, the original Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Dr. Chen in Eli Stone, and a 2007 Obie winner for Durango.
James Shigeta
James Shigeta (1929-2014), Honolulu-born Japanese American singer and actor, Hollywood romantic lead in The Crimson Kimono, Flower Drum Song, and Bridge to the Sun, later Joseph Takagi in Die Hard and the voice of General Li in Mulan.
James Spader
James Spader (born 1960, Boston) is an American actor known for sex, lies, and videotape, Alan Shore on Boston Legal (3 Emmys), Reddington on The Blacklist, and Ultron in Age of Ultron and VisionQuest.
James Stacy
James Stacy (Maurice William Elias, 1936-2016), American actor, starred as Johnny Madrid Lancer in the TV western Lancer (1968-70), lost an arm and leg in a 1973 motorcycle accident, returned in Posse, earned two Emmy nominations, and was later convicted of child molestation.
James Stewart
James Maitland Stewart (1908–1997), American actor and Air Force Reserve brigadier general; star of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life, and Vertigo; five Oscar nominations, one win, AFI Life Achievement Award 1980.
James Tolkan
James Stewart Tolkan (June 20, 1931 – March 26, 2026) was an American character actor, Vice Principal Gerald Strickland in Back to the Future and Commander 'Stinger' Jardian in Top Gun, also in Serpico and the original Broadway Glengarry Glen Ross.
James Tupper
James Tupper (James Howard Tupper), Canadian actor born 1965 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Concordia BFA 1992 and Rutgers MFA. Known for Jack Slattery in Men in Trees, Dr. Chris Sands in Mercy, David Clarke in Revenge, and Nathan Carlson in Big Little Lies.