![]() The most recent movie role for James has been in the 2020 thriller “Dead Reckoning”, inspired by the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.In 2021, he’s set to star alongside Justin Hartley and Bonnie Bedelia in the romantic drama “The Noel Diary”. In 2012, James notably played two unrelated characters in the western “Django Unchained”, directed by Quentin Tarantino. Four years later, he had a small role in the Set Rogen comedy “Pineapple Express”. In 2004, he starred in the romantic comedy “The Girl Next Door”, directed by Luke Greenfield. In 1997, James had a small role in the action “Mortal Kombat: Anihillation”, the sequel to the 1995 movie “Mortal Kombat”, based on the video game series of the same name. At the time of its release, movies based on comic books were not as popular as today, and “The Phantom” wasn’t successful at the box office, receiving mixed reviews, however, in the recent years it’s developed a cult following. In 1996, he played the role of Quill, one of the main villains in the superhero action film “The Phantom”, directed by Simon Wincer and based on the eponymous comic book by Lee Falk. In the following years, James appeared in a number of films, such as “Rent-a-Cop” (1987), “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989) and “Miracle on 34 th Street” (1994). However, footage featuring James still exists, and at least one scene that he had filmed ended up in the final cut of the movie. In the same year, he was cast to play the character Corporal Hicks in the science fiction horror “Aliens”, but was eventually replaced by Michael Biehn. In 1986, he starred alongside Adam Coleman Howard and Daphne Ashbrook in the action “Quite Cool”, written and directed by Clay Borris. James solidified his status of a skilled actor who takes on villain roles in the 1984 crime drama “The Cotton Club”, in which he played the 1930’s gangster Dutch Shultz. ![]() In 1982, he played the role of the murdering sociopath Albert Ganz in the hit action comedy “48 Hrs.”, written and directed by Walter Hill, and which starred Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy and Annette O’Toole. ![]() The movie has gained the status of a cult-classic, and many say that this role launched James into popularity. In the following year, he played the role of Ajax in the action crime thriller “The Warriors”, set in a dystopian future in which gangs are fighting over control of New York City. James made his film debut in the 1978 drama “On the Yard”, based on the eponymous novel by Malcolm Braly. James first gained recognition in 1979, by starring alongside Richard Gere in the Broadway drama “Bent”. A post shared by Mary Collins finishing high school, James moved to New York City, where he studied acting at the renowned Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, which has many successful alumni, such as Carol Channing, Jeff Goldblum and Grace Kelly. ![]()
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