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James Eckhouse

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  • Director
  • Producer
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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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James Eckhouse and Jes Macallan in The Engagement Clause (2016)
Rita Wilson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, James Eckhouse, Peter Mackenzie, Houshang Touzie, Tara Grammy, and Chris O'Shea in A Simple Wedding (2018)
Jason Priestley, James Eckhouse, and Carol Potter in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, and James Eckhouse in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, James Eckhouse, and Carol Potter in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, James Eckhouse, Douglas Emerson, and Carol Potter in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, James Eckhouse, and Carol Potter in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
James Eckhouse and Joy Osmanski in Castle (2009)
James Eckhouse, Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, and Eden Malyn in Castle (2009)
James Eckhouse in Castle (2009)
Jason Priestley and James Eckhouse in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Jason Priestley, James Eckhouse, and Carol Potter in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Known for

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., 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

  • The Happy Camper (2023)
    The Happy Camper
    • Alexander Michaels
    • TV Movie
    • 2023
  • Kymonie Neel and April Grayson in Little April (2022)
    Little April
    • Judge
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Allegedly (2022)
    Allegedly
    • Bigwig
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
    • Lt. Landon Briggs
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • William Moseley and Johanna Braddy in Saving Paradise (2021)
    Saving Paradise
    • Cameron Wannemaker
    • 2021
  • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Tee, Dominic Rains, Guy Lockard, Jessy Schram, and Nick Gehlfuss in Chicago Med (2015)
    Chicago Med
    • Liam McIntyre
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Angel of Death (2019)
    Angel of Death
    • Clayton
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Robin Tunney and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in The Fix (2019)
    The Fix
    • Mr. Elias
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo and Tara Grammy in A Simple Wedding (2018)
    A Simple Wedding
    • Steven Talbot
    • 2018
  • Dear Chickens (2018)
    Dear Chickens
    • Doctor Friedman
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
    The Affair
    • Fertility Specialist
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Rob Lowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, and Boris Kodjoe in Code Black (2015)
    Code Black
    • Mr. Berlinger
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Station 19 (2018)
    Station 19
    • Pete Sorenson
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Mark Harmon, Maria Bello, Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
    • Fred Cabrisio
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • High & Mighty (2017)
    High & Mighty
    • Knotts
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Director

  • Dinner With Friends
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Once and Again (1999)
    Once and Again
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 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
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1995

Producer

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

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Dead Awake
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Dead Awake
Loves Everlasting Courage
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Loves Everlasting Courage
Wake
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Wake
Jimmy And Judy
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Jimmy And Judy

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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    Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972-1976

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