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James Eckhouse

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James Eckhouse
A young woman must save herself and her friends from an ancient evil that stalks its victims through the real-life phenomenon of sleep paralysis.
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James Eckhouse has had a varied and distinguished career as an actor and director in film, television, and theater for over 35 years.

Recent film credits: ' The Happy Camper' coming out this winter, 'Saving Paradise', and 'A Simple Wedding' Other notable film credits include: The Avengers, S.W.A.T., Guess Who, One True Thing, Junior, Defending Your Life, 84 Charing Cross Road, Fat Man and Little Boy, Fatal Attraction, Cocktail, Big, Leaving Normal, and the voice of 'Potiphar' in the Dreamworks animated film, Joseph - King of Dreams.

Well known to TV audiences as 'Jim Walsh' on FOX's original 'Beverly Hills 90210', James has had guest starring roles on over seventy TV movies and series including Chicago Med, The Rookie, Station 19, The Affair, Code Black, NCIS, Major Crimes, Castle, The Good Wife, Southland, Criminal Minds, West Wing, and Once and Again. He starred in HBO's hit series High and Mighty, as the mad scientist Don Knotts.

James has performed in plays ranging from Shakespeare to Shepard on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in most of the nation's regional theaters. On Broadway he starred in the Tony Award winning 'All The Way' with Bryan Cranston. Other stage credits: the world premiere of Jane Anderson's 'The Escort' at the Geffen Playhouse, 'The Great Leap' at the Pasadena Playhouse, IAMA Theatre's 'Redline', 'The Goat' at the Mark Taper Forum; 'Six Degrees of Separation' at The Old Globe; and 'Mother Courage' at the La Jolla Playhouse. He has created roles in dozens of world premieres Off-Broadway and in regional theaters in the works of many of this country's most notable playwrights including Richard Nelson, Michael Ondaatje, Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, and Lanford Wilson.

James' directing credits include several episodes of Beverly Hills 90210 and ABC's award winning drama 'Once and Again' starring Sela Ward and Evan Rachel Wood. He has directed plays at Pasadena Playhouse, The Matrix, IAMA, The Odyssey, Boston Court, and The Falcon. His documentary 'Protecting The Possibilities' won a Cine Golden Eagle Award.

James began his training at Chicago's Second City and went on to receive a BFA in Drama at the Juilliard School in NYC.
BornFebruary 14, 1955
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    Known for

    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, and Emma Thompson in Junior (1994)
    Junior
    4.7
    • Ned Sneller
    • 1994
    Tom Hanks in Big (1988)
    Big
    7.3
    • Supervisor
    • 1988
    Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac in Guess Who (2005)
    Guess Who
    5.9
    • Workman #1
    • 2005
    Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
    The Avengers
    8.0
    • Senator Boynton
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Burned
      • Dr. Warner
      • Pre-production



    • The Girls on the Bus (2024)
      The Girls on the Bus
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Terry Heite
      • 2024
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Abe
      • 2024
    • The Happy Camper (2023)
      The Happy Camper
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Alexander Michaels
      • 2023
    • Kymonie Neel and April Grayson in Little April (2022)
      Little April
      Short
      • Judge
      • 2022
    • Allegedly (2022)
      Allegedly
      Podcast Series
      • Bigwig
      • 2022
    • The Rookie (2018)
      The Rookie
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Lt. Landon Briggs
      • 2022
    • William Moseley and Johanna Braddy in Saving Paradise (2021)
      Saving Paradise
      6.3
      • Cameron Wannemaker
      • 2021
    • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Jessy Schram in Chicago Med (2015)
      Chicago Med
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Liam McIntyre
      • 2021
    • Angel of Death (2019)
      Angel of Death
      Short
      • Clayton
      • 2019
    • Robin Tunney and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in The Fix (2019)
      The Fix
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Mr. Elias
      • 2019
    • Shohreh Aghdashloo and Tara Grammy in A Simple Wedding (2018)
      A Simple Wedding
      5.4
      • Steven Talbot
      • 2018
    • Dear Chickens (2018)
      Dear Chickens
      5.1
      Short
      • Doctor Friedman
      • 2018
    • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
      The Affair
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Fertility Specialist
      • 2018
    • Rob Lowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, and Boris Kodjoe in Code Black (2015)
      Code Black
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Mr. Berlinger
      • 2018
    • Station 19 (2018)
      Station 19
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Pete Sorenson
      • 2018

    Director



    • Dinner With Friends
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Sela Ward and Billy Campbell in Once and Again (1999)
      Once and Again
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, and Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
      Beverly Hills, 90210
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993–1995

    Producer



    • The Boy on the Train (2016)
      The Boy on the Train
      7.5
      • associate producer
      • 2016
    • True Bromance
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2012

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    Official Trailer
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    Dead Awake
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    Loves Everlasting Courage
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    Wake
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Jim Eckhouse
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • February 14, 1955
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • Sheila Kiliher WalshAugust 7, 1982 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Kool-Aid.

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    • Trivia
      Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972-1976

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      70 years old
    • When was James Eckhouse born?
      February 14, 1955
    • Where was James Eckhouse born?
      Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • What is James Eckhouse's birth name?
      James Hays Eckhouse
    • How tall is James Eckhouse?
      5 feet 10 inches, or 1.78 meters

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