James Felix McKenney nació el 27 de mayo de 1968 en New Haven, Connecticut, Estados Unidos. Es un productor y director, conocido por The Girl from Mars, Wrack (2022) y Villain.
In his early twenties, he built a scale model of Thomas Jefferson's home out of empty cigarette cartons. His "Marlboro Monticello" is still standing and is a popular tourist attraction in his hometown of New Haven, Connecticut.