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James Black(II)

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James Black
Being the boss will always make you a target. But this aim is much bigger than Anna had anticipated.
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A onetime professional football player for the Cleveland Browns, James has always had a passion for the arts and pursued his passion even while playing for the Browns for two years as a running back. He also played for the Canadian team, The Ottawa Rough Riders.

Many recall James as the security specialist, Michael Hailey, from the UPN drama "The Burning Zone." Some of James' other television credits include, "Bones," Navy: NCIS," "CSI: Miami," "All of Us," "Charmed," "Will and Grace," "Jag," "10-8," "Summerland," "Strong Medicine," and the HBO movies "Don King: Only in America," and "Criminal Intent," to name a few. His voiceover talents include a series regular role in the critically acclaimed claymation hit "The PJ's," which aired on the WB Network. James' talents aren't limited to the small screen. His notable parts in big screen include Godzilla, Out of Sight, with George Clooney and Soldier for Warner Brothers, where he played one of Kurt Russell's fellow soldiers. James has also had strong supporting roles in Substitute III and the hit movie Universal Soldier II.

Most recently, James will be seen in the much anticipated CBS one hour drama "Moonlight" as Lt. Carl Davis. Also James can be seen playing a crazed stalker on the ABC Family drama, "Lincoln Heights," and on the TNT critically acclaimed show, "The Closer" as Lt. Xavier.

However, James' talents don't end with acting;Putting his music degree from the University of Akron to work, he has appeared in the musical Big River, which he was nominated for a 2002 Ovation Award for best actor in a musical. He has also appeared in the musicals, Hair, Dawn of the Infinite Dreams, Sideshow, Kismet, Sheba as well as the play A Raisin in the Sun. In addition, in 2003 he directed the John Patrick Shanley play, The Italian American Reconciliation, at the Whitmore Lindly Theater in North Hollywood. Also in 2003, James made his directorial debut with the feature film Vault.

In his spare time, James enjoys guitar, piano, martial arts, singing, snowboarding and the list goes on;..There isn't much this man can't do.
BornApril 3, 1962
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Don Cheadle, Albert Brooks, and James Black in Out of Sight (1998)
Charlie Sheen, James Black, Michael Boatman, and Stephen Monroe Taylor in Anger Management (2012)
James Black
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James Black and Mehcad Brooks in Necessary Roughness (2011)
James Black and Cassi Davis in House of Payne (2006)
Charlie Sheen, James Black, and Stephen Monroe Taylor in Anger Management (2012)
Charlie Sheen, James Black, and Darius McCrary in Anger Management (2012)
Thomas Gibson, James Black, Paget Brewster, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Criminal Minds (2005)
James Black
Treat Williams, James Black, and Claudia Christian in The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)
James Black, Telma Hopkins, Valarie Pettiford, Brooklyn McLinn, B.J. Britt, and Kali Hawk in Welcome to the Family (2015)

Known for:

Kurt Russell in Soldier (1998)
Soldier
6.0
  • Riley
  • 1998
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla
5.4
  • Soldier
  • 1998
George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
Out of Sight
7.0
  • Himey
  • 1998
Sylvester Stallone in Eye See You (2002)
Eye See You
5.3
  • Additional Crew
  • 2002

Credits

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Actor

  • Fashion House
    • Rodney
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Night Games
    • The Boss
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • When We Were Pirates
    • Conrad
    • In Development
  • Cricket's Requiem
    • Sully
    • Post-production
  • For Cory
    • Sergeant Platt
    • Post-production
  • Eight Days to Cabo
    • James
    • In Production
  • Dweller
    • Sheriff Murray
    • Completed
  • Sole
    • Tony
    • Completed
    • TV Movie
  • The Exhilarating and Fashionable Life of Emmy Rose Knightley
    • Hunter Goings
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • James Black, Dorian Gregory, Charmin Lee, Shelli Boone, Dominique Toney, Thomasina Gross, Nathan Owens, Johnny James Fiore, Marlon Aquino, Kyle Williams, Brittany Inge, and Sarah Murphree in Lethal Legacy (2023)
    Lethal Legacy
    • James
    • 2023
  • James Black and Landon Jacob Lee in Uncommon Negotiator (2022)
    Uncommon Negotiator
    • Chief Wells
    • Short
    • 2022
  • The Family Business (2018)
    The Family Business
    • Rob
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • Fever Dreams: A Pulp Collection (2022)
    Fever Dreams: A Pulp Collection
    • Robert
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Krystal Joy Brown and Curtis Hamilton in Writing Around the Christmas Tree (2021)
    Writing Around the Christmas Tree
    • Irving Leighton
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Mahalo with A Bullet (2021)
    Mahalo with A Bullet
    • Robert
    • Podcast Series
    • 2021
  • Taye Diggs, Chelsea Tavares, Greta Onieogou, Cody Christian, Samantha Logan, Hunter Clowdus, Daniel Ezra, Bre-Z, and Michael Evans Behling in All American (2018)
    All American
    • Reggie Cooper
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Paul Ben-Victor, James Black, Marsha Dietlein, Joe Estevez, Eliza Roberts, Daniel Roebuck, Duane Whitaker, Alyssa Quilala, Beth Payne, Ricky Borba, and Tyree Brown in My Brothers' Crossing (2020)
    My Brothers' Crossing
    • CJ Martin
    • 2020
  • Three Days Gone: Based on the Life of Lucas Snow (2020)
    Three Days Gone: Based on the Life of Lucas Snow
    • Teddy Shark
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    • Luca
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Ava Kolker, Jackson Dollinger, Christian J. Simon, and Ruth Righi in Sydney to the Max (2019)
    Sydney to the Max
    • Henry
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Two Degrees (2020)
    Two Degrees
    • JB
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • James Black in The Thin Orange Line (2019)
    The Thin Orange Line
    • Detective Hart
    • Short
    • 2019
  • After We Leave (2019)
    After We Leave
    • Carrington
    • 2019
  • John Shea in Dr. Sugar (2018)
    Dr. Sugar
    • CJ
    • Short
    • 2018

Producer

  • Diamond X
    • producer
    • 2014
  • The Mortgage Guy
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2008

Director

  • The Vault (2001)
    The Vault
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2001
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Why She Cries
Trailer 3:22
Why She Cries
The Phoenix Rises
Trailer 1:43
The Phoenix Rises
Horrorvision
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Horrorvision
Afro Ninja: Destiny
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Afro Ninja: Destiny
The Vault
Trailer 1:55
The Vault

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  • Alternative names
    • James R. Black Jr.
  • Born
    • April 3, 1962
    • Lima, Ohio, USA
  • Other works
    Played Butch O'Fallon in "Not About Nightingales" play by Tennessee Williams (Royal National Theater, London, England, UK)

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    Was a star running back for the University of Akron football team in the early eighties.

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