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James DuMont(I)

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  • Script and Continuity Department
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James DuMont at an event for 2020 Golden Globe Awards (2020)
After the shocking discovery of an unconscious man in a locked unit, the lone employee of a remote storage facility must fight to survive the night against a ruthless gang, dead set on retrieving their precious cargo - at any cost.
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Unit 234 (2024)
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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 80th Feature Film opposite a Multiple Oscar Award Winning Actor & his 4th Season & 20th Episode as "Chad" on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones opposite creator & star, Danny McBride. His 70th performance on television Recurring in Aaron Hernandez-American Sports Story for FX/Hulu, which is his 3rd time working for creator, Ryan Murphy. Previously James recurred on American Horror Story-Coven & Freak Show. His most recent film work includes being the supporting Lead opposite, Don Johnson in Unit 234-The Lock Up & the Eddie Murphy Christmas Hit Candy Cane Lane for Amazon. Mr. DuMont is best known however for Focus Features' Dallas Buyers Club opposite Oscar winner, Jared Leto where he played his father.

James 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. Sheriff Charnitski in the Apple TV Series Black Bird & Recurring as Randy Finch in the Showtime series City On A Hill directed by Kevin Bacon.

Mr. DuMont 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 the 2022 Golden Globe winner Amazons' The Underground Railroad from Oscar winning director, Barry Jenkins. James has had recurring role on NBC's Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Murders & the Lifetime/History Channels' Bonnie and Clyde.

His most recent guest star roles on television include CBS' FBI, Magnum PI & The Good Fight, NBC's Timeless, Netflix cult hit Stranger Things, Fox series 24: Legacy and CBS' CSI: New Orleans.

Mr. DuMont's recent film work includes Disney+'s Safety, Sony Classic Pictures Hank Williams bio-pic I Saw The Light & Universals' blockbuster Jurassic World & James Brown bio-pic Get On Up, TriStar Pictures' When The Game Stands Tall & indie features The Hammer, Landline & Catch Hell starring Ryan Phillippe, which is also his directorial debut.

James' most notable recurring roles on the small screen include, the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire & Mad Men. David Simon's critically-acclaimed HBO series Treme, working 4 seasons opposite Oscar-winner, Melissa Leo as Captain Richard La Fourchette and opposite Golden Globe nominee, Ray Romano on the TNT series Men Of A Certain Age.

James DuMont's son, Kelton DuMont is also Recurring on the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones playing Pontus Gemstone opposite creator & star, Danny McBride & John Goodman & 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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      • 3 wins total

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    Known for

    S.W.A.T. (2003)
    S.W.A.T.
    6.1
    • Gus
    • 2003
    Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
    6.9
    • Hal Osterly
    • 2015
    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



    • Chocolate
      • Frank Jeffries
      • Completed
      • TV Movie
    • The Cellar Door 2: Preymates
      • Herman
      • In Development
    • Hunting Season
      • Sheriff Brake
      • Post-production



    • John Goodman, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, Danny McBride, Skyler Gisondo, Cassidy Freeman, Adam Devine, Tony Cavalero, and Tim Baltz in The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
      The Righteous Gemstones
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Chad
      • 2019–2025
    • This is Jan (2024)
      This is Jan
      9.2
      Short
      • Bellhop
      • 2024
    • Squid Game (2021)
      Squid Game
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Serving Mask Man (uncredited)
      • 2021–2024
    • American Sports Story (2024)
      American Sports Story
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Detective Daniel Arrighi
      • 2024
    • Unit 234 (2024)
      Unit 234
      5.2
      • Leon (as James Dumont)
      • 2024
    • Confessions of A Name Dropper (2024)
      Confessions of A Name Dropper
      Short
      • Doctor D
      • 2024
    • Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Genneya Walton, and Madison Thomas in Candy Cane Lane (2023)
      Candy Cane Lane
      5.6
      • Donald
      • 2023
    • The Dean West Perspective (2023)
      The Dean West Perspective
      Podcast Series
      • Guest (self)
      • 2023
    • Paul Walter Hauser and Taron Egerton in Black Bird (2022)
      Black Bird
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Sheriff Charnitski
      • 2022
    • Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis in The First Lady (2022)
      The First Lady
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Herpolsheimer's Manager
      • 2022
    • Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and Karrueche Tran in Claws (2017)
      Claws
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Ephraim Connelly
      • 2022
    • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
      FBI
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Det. Yancey
      • 2021
    • Joel Edgerton, William Jackson Harper, Aaron Pierre, and Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad (2021)
      The Underground Railroad
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Abraham
      • 2021
    • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
      City on a Hill
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Randy Finch
      • 2021
    • Safety (2020)
      Safety
      6.8
      • Mike Ferro
      • 2020

    Producer



    • The Cellar Door 2: Preymates
      • producer
      • In Development



    • The Word Whisperer (2025)
      The Word Whisperer
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • The Savage Beast (2013)
      The Savage Beast
      6.0
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • The Cellar Door (2007)
      The Cellar Door
      4.1
      • co-producer
      • 2007
    • Statistics (2006)
      Statistics
      5.8
      • associate producer
      • co-producer
      • 2006
    • The Confession
      6.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 1997

    Script and Continuity Department



    • Boundaries
      • Script Consultant, script consultant
      • Completed
      • Short

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    Full Movie 6:33
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    Official Trailer
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    Trailer 1:42
    Official Trailer
    The Butler
    Trailer 2:32
    The Butler
    Catch Hell
    Trailer 1:48
    Catch Hell
    Landline [2017]
    Trailer 1:36
    Landline [2017]
    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

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

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