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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.
James Urbaniak
James Urbaniak (born 1963, Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American character actor known as Simon Grim in Henry Fool, Robert Crumb in American Splendor, and the voice of Dr. Rusty Venture in The Venture Bros., with an Obie Award and a Drama Desk nomination for Thom Pain.
James Van Der Beek
James David Van Der Beek (1977–2026) was an American actor, teen idol as Dawson Leery on Dawson's Creek (The WB, 1998–2003), also of Varsity Blues, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and CSI: Cyber; died at 48 of colorectal cancer.
James Vanderbilt
James Platten Vanderbilt (born 1975, Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American screenwriter and producer of Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man, the Scream reboots, Murder Mystery, and writer-director of Truth (2015) and Nuremberg (2025).
James Veitch (comedian)
James Veitch is a British comedian, musician, and writer known for technology-themed comedy, notably replying to email scammers and turning the correspondence into stand-up shows, a TED Talk, and the book Dot Con.
James Wan
James Wan (温子仁), born 1977 in Kuching, Malaysia, is a Malaysian-Australian director and producer who co-created Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring and directed Furious 7 and Aquaman.
James Waterston
James Waterston (born 1969, New York City) is an American actor, son of Sam Waterston, known for Dead Poets Society, Little Sweetheart, Live from Baghdad, Red Oaks, the BBC's Oppenheimer, and extensive Off-Broadway and regional stage work.
James Westmoreland (actor)
James Westmoreland (1935–2016), also known as Rad Fulton, American film and TV actor; played Ruel Jaxon on The Monroes and soap roles on General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.
James Whale
James Whale (1889–1957) was an English film and theater director who spent his Hollywood career at Universal, directing Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933), and Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
James Whitmore
James Whitmore (1921–2009), American character actor and "King of the One Man Show" for his solo portrayals of Will Rogers, Harry Truman, and Theodore Roosevelt; Tony, Grammy, and Emmy winner with two Oscar nominations.
James Whitmore Jr.
James Whitmore Jr. (James Allen Whitmore III, born 1948) is an American TV actor and director, son of actor James Whitmore. Known for Black Sheep Squadron and Hunter, he later directed NCIS, Quantum Leap, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes.
James Wilby
James Wilby names three British subjects: an actor born 1958 in Rangoon, star of Maurice, Howards End, and Gosford Park; a Commonwealth champion breaststroke swimmer born in Glasgow; and a Yorkshire transport company founded in 1916.
James Wilson (House)
Dr. James Evan Wilson, played by Robert Sean Leonard, is the fictional head of oncology at Princeton-Plainsboro and Gregory House's only consistent friend across all eight seasons of House (2004–2012), ending with a thymoma diagnosis and the finale motorcycle ride.
James Wolk
James Wolk (James Joseph Wolk, born 1985, Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American TV actor: Lone Star, Mad Men's Bob Benson, Zoo's Jackson Oz, Ordinary Joe, Happy Face (2025).
James Wong (黄毅瑜) (filmmaker)
James Wong (黄毅瑜), Hong Kong-born American TV writer, producer, and director; The X-Files, Space: Above and Beyond co-creator; directed Final Destination, The One, Final Destination 3, Dragonball: Evolution; six Emmy nominations.
James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe (Wong Tung Jim, 1899-1976), Chinese-American Hollywood cinematographer of over 130 films from 1923 to 1975; won Oscars for The Rose Tattoo and Hud, pioneered deep focus, low-key lighting, and wide-angle lenses.
James Woods
James Woods (born 1947, Vernal, Utah) is an American actor known for intense roles in The Onion Field, Salvador (Oscar-nominated), and Ghosts of Mississippi, plus the voice of Hades in Hercules and Kingdom Hearts; distinct from other people named James Woods.
Jameson Parker
Jameson Parker (Francis Jameson Parker Jr., born 1947, Baltimore) is the American actor who played A.J. Simon on CBS's Simon & Simon (1981–1988); later an outdoor writer, author of An Accidental Cowboy.
Jamestown (TV series)
Jamestown (2017-2019) is a three-series Sky1 historical drama from Carnival Films, written by Bill Gallagher, about Alice, Verity, and Jocelyn, women sent in 1619 to marry Virginia colonists, with mixed reviews over historical accuracy.
Jamesy Boy
Jamesy Boy is a 2014 American prison drama, Trevor White's directorial debut, based on the real James Burns, starring Spencer Lofranco, Ving Rhames, Mary-Louise Parker, and James Woods; released January 2014, poorly reviewed by critics.
Jamey Sheridan
Jamey Sheridan (James Patrick Sheridan, born 1951, Pasadena) is an American actor known for Captain James Deakins on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Randall Flagg in The Stand, Homeland's William Walden, and a 1987 Tony nomination for All My Sons.
Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz, American actress born 1965 in Chicago, star of Sixteen Candles, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero, and Twister; married investor Tony Ressler in 1989 and is a principal owner of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
Jamie Adams (director)
Jamie Adams (born 1980) is a Welsh independent film director from Porthcawl known for improvised features shot in about six days from a scriptment, including Black Mountain Poets, Balance Not Symmetry, She Is Love, Pose, and Only What We Carry with Tarantino.
Jamie Bamber
Jamie Bamber (Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith, born 1973, Hammersmith, London) is a British actor known for Lee 'Apollo' Adama in Battlestar Galactica (2005-09), Archie Kennedy in Hornblower, and Jack Foley in Band of Brothers.
Jamie Bell
Jamie Bell (Andrew James Matfin Bell), English actor born 1986 in Billingham, County Durham; youngest-ever Best Actor BAFTA winner for Billy Elliot (2000), later known for Tintin, Fantastic Four, Rocketman, Half Man, and Peaky Blinders sequel.
Jamie Borthwick
Jamie Simon Borthwick (born 1994) is an English actor who played Jay Brown in EastEnders from December 2006 until his 2025 departure, won the Strictly 2023 Christmas special, and was axed in September 2025 after an ableist slur video.
Jamie Brewer
Jamie Brewer (born 1985) is an American actress and model with Down syndrome, known as Adelaide 'Addie' Langdon in American Horror Story; first model with Down syndrome at New York Fashion Week (2015) and Drama Desk-winning lead of Amy and the Orphans (2018).
Jamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower (born 1988, London) is a British actor and musician, also credited as James Campbell M Bower, known for young Grindelwald in Harry Potter, Caius in Twilight, Jace in The Mortal Instruments, and Henry/One/Vecna in Stranger Things, plus fronting the band COUNTERFEIT.
Jamie Chung
Jamie Chung (Jamie Jilynn Chung, born 1983, San Francisco) is a Korean-American actress who rose from MTV's The Real World: San Diego (2004) to roles in Sucker Punch, The Hangover Part II, Once Upon a Time, The Gifted, Lovecraft Country, and as the voice of Go Go Tomago and Destiny 2's Ana Bray.
Jamie Clayton
Jamie Clayton is an American actress and model (born 1978, San Diego), known as Nomi Marks in Sense8, Tess Van De Berg in The L Word: Generation Q, and Pinhead/The Priest in the 2022 Hellraiser reboot.