Biography
JAMES WOODS has been impressing audiences for over three decades with compelling performances in both big box office studio films to festival-celebrated independent features, in a wide spectrum from comedy to drama and has also starred in a number of television projects including the CBS television series, Shark as well as the films Pretty Persuasion and the outrageous comedy Be Cool, the sequel to Get Shorty.
The son of a US Intelligence officer, Woods earned a scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, completed a degree in political science, and then headed off to New York to pursue a career on the stage. After appearing in a handful of New York City theater productions, he landed his first film role in All the way Home and followed that up with supporting roles in The Way We Were, and The Choirboys. However, it was Woods cold-blooded performance as the cop killer in The Onion Field that captured both audiences and critics‘ attention.
Other film work includes Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Casino, Nixon, John Q, The Virgin Suicides, Riding in Cars with Boys, Northfolk, Contact, Any Given Sunday, and Scary Movie 2. In addition to the series Shark, Woods has also starred in numerous television projects, including The Rudy Giuliani Story, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, Citizen Cohn, My Name is Bill W., and Promise, all roles that earned him an Emmy Award or nomination.
Among his numerous stage, screen, and television awards, Woods has received Oscar® nominations for his work in Salvador and Ghosts of Mississippi. He was honored with the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for his performance in In Love and War; he has been nominated for eight other Golden Globes.
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Actor
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1994 |
Gloria Estefan - Turn The Beat Around - a.f. |
1984 |
Phil Collins: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - a.f. |
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2004 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Introduction |
1999 |
Hooves of Fire (TV movie) |
Producer
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2008 |
Shark |
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Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark (S02E16) |
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One Hit Wonder (S02E15) |
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Leaving Las Vegas (S02E14) |
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2007 |
Shark |
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Shaun of the Dead (S02E11) |
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Every Breath You Take (S02E10) |
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Burning Sensation (S02E09) |
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more episodes (8) |
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Director
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2002 |
Falling in Love in Pongo Ponga |
Screenwriter
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2002 |
Falling in Love in Pongo Ponga |
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