James Serpento is a largely Midwestern performing artist, filmmaker, and educator, having been raised in Iowa, and educated at Iowa State University (Ames) and Indiana University (Bloomington). He credits such Midwestern institutions as Chicago Dramatists, the Bloomington Playwrights Project and the Iowa Scriptwriters Alliance with his development as a writer for stage and screen. His favorite city is Chicago, where he spent a number of years as an actor, director, writer and teacher before moving on to Los Angeles, where he has worked primarily as a director onstage, and to which he occasionally returns. His current projects are a musical version of Euripides' "The Bacchae," for which he co-authored book and lyrics with Jeff Charis-Carlson, with music by Sarah Evans; and two new plays, "Every Cottage Home" (co-authored with Louise Bylicki), and "Doll" (about Franz Kafka). A collection of new short plays, "Love, For Short," co-authored with R. Andrew White, adapted from works of Anton Chekhov, was published in 2021. He has one child, a son named Samuel.
James Servais was born on February 14, 1964 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood (2000), Madam Savant (1997) and Fish Don't Blink (2002). He died on March 16, 2016 in the USA.
James Shanklin was born and raised in Baltimore Maryland. During his undergraduate time he would spend his summers working as a member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol as a lifeguard on the beach. The first professional theatre job was in David Hare's MAP OF THE WORLD at Center Stage in Baltimore, MD. . Along with other roles at Washington, DC's Folger Theatre where he performed with Stacy Keach in RICHARD III, Arena Stage where he was directed by the legendary theatre director Liviu Ciulei. From there he went on to do several plays with The New York Shakespeare Festival and The Public Theatre. From there he went on to the prestigious Yale School of Drama where he did a multitude of productions including John Guare's LANDSCAPE OF THE BODY with Laura Linney. Upon graduating from Yale he went on to do more plays with the Public Theatre and the NYSF including the world premiere of Thulani Davis's EVERYBODY LOVES RUBY with Viola Davis. James never stopped his passion for doing theatre even after his film and television work began to increase. After doing multiple roles in NYC produced television shows and films, he moved to Los Angeles in 2004 where he has had the pleasure of working with actors such as Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy, Alfre Woodard among others and directors such as David Fincher, Barry Sonnenfeld, JJ Abrams, Tyler Perry and many others. James has always been a passionate advocate for animals and at one point had five dogs. More recently he has three extraordinary creatures he shares with actress Eileen Wesson.
James shot his first film at the age of six, using his father's 8mm cine camera. Since then, he has gone on to write, shoot and direct over twenty short films and three feature films, including the film noir comedy 'Inciting Murder..?', the supernatural thriller Devil's Harvest (2003)) starring Brian Blessed and more recently the comedy drama Stag Hunt (2015). He has also written several films including the UK version of _Gamera (1997)_ as well as Welcome 2 Ibiza (2003), starring Gary Busey and Mackenzie Astin, in which he was also the movie's cinematographer. James is one half of Dog Face Films which has been successfully producing films and music promos for over fifteen years. In his spare time he enjoys annoying his Dog Face partner 'Neil Craske' whenever possible.
Following a stint in the Navy (in Japan), he studied Theatre at Boston University's School for the Arts, and eventually graduated with a double major in Philosophy and Theatre from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mr. Sharpe's diverse background includes managing multi-million dollar ad budgets and developing commercials for leading global communications technology companies. His short films have played at festivals in Chicago, San Jose, Beverly Hills, and Memphis, and internationally in Wales, Belarus, and India. He also holds an MFA in Producing and Directing from Stony Brook Southampton + Killer Films.
James Shepherd is an actor and editor, known for The Justice Lease (2013), Twisted (2014) and First Love (2012).
James Sheridan was born on July 29, 1904 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Courage of the North (1935), The Power and the Glory (1918) and The Speed Reporter (1936). He died on April 12, 1961 in Sacramento, California, USA.
James Fenton Sherrill, makes his on screen debut in the film Warhorse One, directed by Johnny Strong and William Kaufman, as Petty Officer James Wiliker. He also provided tactical equipment for the stars of the film. He is an accomplished guitarist and drummer, and is a martial arts practitioner studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Hawaiian-born James Shigeta was, for a time, the biggest East Asian U.S. star the country had known for decades. His up-and-down career reflected the country's changing interest in films with East Asian themes, but, when called upon, he filled both A-movie starring roles and minor T.V. guest appearances with the same cool and classy style. An aspiring song-and-dance man early in his career, he had a series of romantic leading roles in the late fifties, culminating in his most important one, the lead in Ross Hunter's glitzy production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical, Flower Drum Song (1961). Supporting parts followed, his last showy turn coming again from Ross Hunter, with star billing and his own production number in the ill-fated musical remake of Lost Horizon (1973). Along the way, there have been many notable T.V. guest appearances showcasing Shigeta's facility with both sympathetic and villainous roles. His status as the foremost East Asian leading man of twentieth century U.S. film will endure undiminished by an erratic career.
James Siakam is an actor, known for Amateur (2018).