Biography
James is a classically trained actor known for his roles in Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Sandman, Judas and the Black Messiah. On stage, he was most recently seen in The Taming of the Shrew, opposite Deborah Ann Wolf, directed by Shana Cooper (2010 Princess Grace Award). He received his Princess Grace Award in 2017 while he was at the Yale School of Drama (now David Geffen School of Drama).
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
14
Acting credits
1
Directing
0
Writing
0
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.4Chicago P.D.
2014 · tv · as Cam Barlow
- 2
★ 8.0Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv · as Leon Fuller
- 3
★ 7.9The Sandman
2022 · tv · as Garry Fletcher
- 4
★ 7.8Evil
2019 · tv · as Father Walsh
- 5
★ 7.4Chief of War
2025 · tv · as Tony
- 6
★ 7.3Judas and the Black Messiah
2021 · movie · as Compton
- 7
★ 6.9The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · movie · as Seyton
- 8
★ 6.8Echo 3
2022 · tv · as Mitch
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 14,299 votes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv
- 22,666 votes
The Sandman
2022 · tv
- 32,609 votes
Chicago P.D.
2014 · tv
- 41,725 votes
Judas and the Black Messiah
2021 · movie
- 51,053 votes
Evil
2019 · tv
- 6886 votes
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · movie
- 7250 votes
Chief of War
2025 · tv
- 8182 votes
Echo 3
2022 · tv
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
