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James DuMont(I)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Noted for his finely crafted and nuanced performances, actor James DuMont is one of the busiest actors in both film and television.

DuMont just wrapped his 75th Feature film Safety for Disney & his 70th performance on television in Blue Bloods on CBS.

Mr. DuMont has amassed a glowing array of memorable characters in both film & television such as Track Suit Charle in the Netflix feature Spenser Confidential which was watched by over 75 Million households & is James' 3rd collaboration is both Director, Peter Berg & Mark Wahlberg having worked with them on CBS Films' Patriots Day and Lionsgates' Deepwater Horizon.

James has added to his growing gallery of historical characters on film most recently with Senator McClellan on Apple TV's The Banker starring Samuel L. Jackson & Anthony Mackie, J. Parnell Thomas in Trumbo opposite Oscar nominee, Bryan Cranston & Sherman Adams opposite the late Oscar winner, Robin Williams' in Lee Daniels' The Butler.

Recent Mini Series work include Amazons' The Underground Railroad from Oscar winning director, Barry Jenkins, recurring on NBC's Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Murders & Lifetime/History Channels' Bonnie and Clyde.

James is a Recurring Guest Star on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones opposite creator & star, Danny McBride, going into it's 2nd Season in 2021. His most recent guest star roles on television include CBS' Magnum PI & The Good Fight, NBC's Timeless, Netflix cult hit Stranger Things, Fox series 24: Legacy and CBS' CSI: New Orleans.

James DuMont is best know for Focus Features' Dallas Buyers Club opposite Oscar winner, Jared Leto where he played his father, Sony Classic Pictures Hank Williams bio-pic I Saw The Light & Universals' blockbuster Jurassic World. Other recent films include: TriStar Pictures' When The Game Stands Tall, James Brown bio-pic from Universal Get On Up & indie features The Hammer, Landline & Catch Hell starring Ryan Phillippe, which is also his directorial debut.

On the small screen, DuMont has had many notable recurring roles on such shows as the F/X series American Horror Story-Freak Show & Coven and the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire & Mad Men. Other recurring roles include Captain Richard La Fouchette for four seasons on David Simon's critically-acclaimed HBO series, Treme, working opposite Oscar-winner, Melissa Leo and opposite Golden Globe nominee, Ray Romano on the TNT series Men Of A Certain Age.

Both James' children are also in the business, his daughter, Sinclair DuMont was in the Netflix Reenactment/Documentary hit, Abducted In Plain Sight & the Lifetime/History Channels' Bonnie and Cylde & his son, Kelton DuMont plays Pontus Gemstone on the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones opposite it's creator & star, Danny McBride & the 20th Century Fox film Logan.

Mr. DuMont is a Tri-Coastal Actor by residing in New York, Los Angeles & New Orleans all at once & he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
BornAugust 12, 1965
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BornAugust 12, 1965
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins

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James DuMont in Trumbo (2015)
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Trumbo James DuMont as J. Parnell Thomas
James DuMont and Natalia Dyer in Stranger Things (2016)
James DuMont and Holliday Grainger in Bonnie & Clyde (2013)
Michael Rapaport, James DuMont, Paul Levesque, and Louis Mustillo in Inside Out (2011)
James DuMont, Ariel Winter, Jake Austin Walker, and Israel Broussard in The Chaperone (2011)
Trumbo
Trumbo

Known for

Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World
6.9
  • Hal Osterly
  • 2015
S.W.A.T. (2003)
S.W.A.T.
6.0
  • Gus
  • 2003
Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994)
Speed
7.3
  • Workman
  • 1994
Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Deepwater Horizon
7.1
  • O'Bryan
  • 2016

Credits

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Actor

  • Candy Cane Lane
    • In Production
  • Confessions of A Name Dropper
    • Doctor D
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Hypnotized
    • Andrew
    • Completed
  • The Cellar Door 2: Preymates
    • Herman
    • In Development
  • Unit 234
    • Post-production
  • Chocolate
    • Frank Jeffries
    • Completed
    • TV Movie
  • Tommy Taffy
    • Marvin
    • Pre-production
  • John Goodman in The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
    The Righteous Gemstones
    • Chad
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2023
  • Paul Walter Hauser and Taron Egerton in Black Bird (2022)
    Black Bird
    • Sheriff Charnitski
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis in The First Lady (2022)
    The First Lady
    • Herpolsheimer's Manager
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and Karrueche Tran in Claws (2017)
    Claws
    • Ephraim Connelly
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
    FBI
    • Det. Yancey
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Underground Railroad (2021)
    The Underground Railroad
    • Abraham
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
    • Randy Finch
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Safety (2020)
    Safety
    • Mike Ferro
    • 2020
  • Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke in Spenser Confidential (2020)
    Spenser Confidential
    • Bentwood
    • 2020
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Nia Long, Nicholas Hoult, and Anthony Mackie in The Banker (2020)
    The Banker
    • Senator McClellan
    • 2020
  • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
    • Thomas Wallace
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks in Magnum P.I. (2018)
    Magnum P.I.
    • Bob Hall
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Laura Flannery in Roe v. Wade (2019)
    Roe v. Wade
    • Henry Wade
    • 2019
  • Claire Holt, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, and Thomas Cocquerel in The Divorce Party (2019)
    The Divorce Party
    • Charlie
    • 2019
  • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
    The Good Fight
    • Sheriff
    • TV Series
    • 2018

Producer

  • The Word Whisperer
    • executive producer
    • In Production
    • Short
  • The Cellar Door 2: Preymates
    • producer
    • In Development
  • The Savage Beast (2013)
    The Savage Beast
    • associate producer
    • 2013
  • The Cellar Door (2007)
    The Cellar Door
    • co-producer
    • 2007
  • Statistics (2006)
    Statistics
    • associate producer
    • co-producer
    • 2006
  • The Confession
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1997

Writer

  • Confessions of A Name Dropper
    • Writer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos26

Deepwater Horizon Reel-James DuMont-Supporting Lead (2017)
Demo Reel 2:23
Deepwater Horizon Reel-James DuMont-Supporting Lead (2017)
James DuMont's 2018 TV Demo Reel
Demo Reel 5:19
James DuMont's 2018 TV Demo Reel
James DuMont's 2018 Feature Film Demo Reel
Demo Reel 5:22
James DuMont's 2018 Feature Film Demo Reel
NCIS New Orleans-James DuMont's Top of Show-Guest Star Reel (2016)
Demo Reel 1:42
NCIS New Orleans-James DuMont's Top of Show-Guest Star Reel (2016)
Halt & Catch Fire-Recurring Guest Reel-James DuMont (2016)
Demo Reel 2:16
Halt & Catch Fire-Recurring Guest Reel-James DuMont (2016)
2016-TV Demo Reel-James DuMont
Demo Reel 3:27
2016-TV Demo Reel-James DuMont
2016-Trumbo-Demo Reel-James DuMont
Demo Reel 3:04
2016-Trumbo-Demo Reel-James DuMont
2016-Feature Film Demo Reel-James DuMont
Demo Reel 4:51
2016-Feature Film Demo Reel-James DuMont
24/Legacy-James DuMont's Guest Star Reel (2017)
Demo Reel 2:01
24/Legacy-James DuMont's Guest Star Reel (2017)
The Commuter Talk Show!
Full Movie 6:33
The Commuter Talk Show!
The Butler
Trailer 2:32
The Butler
Catch Hell
Trailer 1:48
Catch Hell

Personal details

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    • James DuMont has joined the cast of Lee Daniels' "The Butler."
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  • Alternative name
    • James Dumont
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • August 12, 1965
  • Other works
    Broadway Production of "Six Degrees of Separation" (1990).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

Self-verified on IMDbPro

  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Nephew of Allen B. DuMont from The DuMont Television Network of the 1940s & 50s.
  • Quotes
    It's not who you know, it's who knows you!
  • Nickname
    • Jimmy Dime

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