Chris Jaymes (born July 19, 1973) is an American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and musician.
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Early life
Jaymes was born in Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
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and spent his early years in Huntington Beach as an only child. In his early teens, while working at a SCUBA shop as a Rescue Diver
Rescue Diver is a scuba diving certification level provided by several diver training agencies, such as PADI, SSI, SDI, and NAUI,Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
studying piano and orchestration and toured with a number of artists, including Bootstraps and Wanda Jackson
Wanda LaVonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter. Since the 1950s, she has recorded and released music in the genres of rock, country and gospel. She was among the first women to have a career in rock and roll, ...
, as a piano player.[Imdb Bio]
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Career
Jaymes' entered the entertainment industry at the age of 17, getting a guest starring role in the hit show, ''Wings
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'', which ended up getting cut out and rewritten prior to getting shot. Shortly, thereafter, he was cast starring opposite Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
Hunt rose to fame portraying Jam ...
in the CBS movie-of-the-week ''Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story'' and he then went on to appear on a number of other television shows including ''Lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'', ''Party of Five
''Party of Five'' is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by Sc ...
'', ''Chicago Hope
''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
...
'' and numerous others. He played in a number of films as well including Ivan Reitman
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's ''Father's Day
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'' starring Robin Williams
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and Billy Crystal
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.[IMDb credits for Christopher Jaymes]
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By 2000, he had directed a number of short films including ''The Reel'' and working as a script supervisor, editor and screenwriter until he starred and co-produced the feature film ''It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Trying''. After which, he directed his first feature film ''In Memory of My Father
In Memory of My Father is a 2005 film directed, written, and produced by Chris Jaymes starring Jeremy Sisto, Judy Greer, Christine Lakin, Matt Keeslar, Pat Healy, and Chris Jaymes. The film had its world premiere at the Cinevegas Film Festival ...
'' where he starred alongside Jeremy Sisto
Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's '' Six Feet Under'', NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's '' Law & Order'', George Altman in the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory'', fo ...
and Judy Greer
Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in a variety of suppor ...
, as well as, produced, wrote, directed and edited the film which went onto receive critical acclaim and win a number of awards internationally, including the 2006 American Spirit/Best Feature Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the Grand Jury Award at CineVegas, Best Debut Feature at Sonoma Valley Film Festival and Best Director at the San Diego Film Festival.[Santa Barbara 2006 Awards]
[Film Threat Sonoma Valley Awards]
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Over the next years, Jaymes worked with numerous companies in development, including Signature Pictures, ghost writing on numerous films including ''The Black Dahlia
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'' and '' The Contractor'', while also consulting through production and post.
In MySpace's heyday, Jaymes was hired as a content producer, to help stimulate and develop MySpace's homepage into a hub for video content, producing spots featuring artists and events, such as the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys were an American rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1978. The group was composed of Mike D, Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam Yauch, Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Ad-Rock, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (voca ...
, Wyclef Jean
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, Colbie Caillat
Colbie Marie Caillat (; born May 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame through social networking website Myspace. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre.
After signing with Universal Republic R ...
, Sundance
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;Canada
*Sundance, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood
*Sundance, Manitoba, a ghost town
;United States
* Sundance, New Mexico, a census-designated place ...
, the Toronto International Film Festival
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, and many others. Concurrently, Jaymes produced and directed a number of commercials and web campaigns for companies such as Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 seri ...
, Harper/Collins, Nikki Six, and LiveBooks.com, while also focusing his efforts on a myriad of Non-Profit Organizations, including One Generation and Island Dolphin Care.
Jaymes published a book, entitled ''Boxing Day'' about his experiences working in the 2004 tsunami disaster relief efforts
In 2010, Chris Jaymes co-wrote and directed ''Making A Scene'' starring William Shatner
William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...
, Dave Foley
David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and ...
, and Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor and television director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000), as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in t ...
, a one-hour comedy for television, which led to a string of shows for the CBC including ''Long Story Short'' a scripted comedy with Martin Short
Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He ...
starring Robin Duke
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, Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.
Murray was the fir ...
, and Norman Jewison
Norman Frederick Jewison (born July 21, 1926) is a retired Canadian film and television director, producer, and founder of the Canadian Film Centre.
He has directed numerous feature films and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best D ...
, and two pilots, including Late Night with Lang & O'Leary, and an entertainment news show, ''The Feed''.
In 2011, he directed the feature-length thriller, ''The Cottage'' starring David Arquette
David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster Enter ...
, Kristen Dalton, and Lorraine Nicholson
Lorraine Broussard Nicholson (born April 16, 1990) is an American actress and director. She is known for playing Alana Blanchard in the biographical film ''Soul Surfer'' (2011).
Early life
Nicholson was born in Los Angeles to actors Jack Nicholso ...
, while also working with Levendis Entertainment and Nick Lambrou, developing the screenplay for the feature film action epic, ''Sons of Chaos'', surrounding the Greek War for Independence.
In 2012, Jaymes was brought on as a producer for a Travel Channel
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show starring David Arquette
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, while also directing a series for FOX/Netflix entitled '' Bad Samaritans'' with Andy Dick
Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson; December 21, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television and film producer. Known professionally as a comic, his first regular television role was on the short-lived but influential ...
and Julianna Guill
Julianna Guill (born 1987) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Bree in the 2009 film ''Friday the 13th'', Madison Penrose in ''My Super Psycho Sweet 16'', Scarlet Hauksson in the web series '' My Alibi'', Becca Riley in Bravo's ...
.
Beginning in 2012, Jaymes began working with the non-profit organization Island Dolphin Care, a facility where children with brain disorders and war veterans with PTSD, receive progressive therapy treatments working alongside bottlenose dolphins. His research and footage of IDC dolphins combined with news anchor Kerry Sanders
Kerry Sanders is an American journalist. He is a correspondent for NBC News.[NBC
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) reporting, won the 2014 Michael Debakey Journalism Award, recognizing outstanding journalism that highlights the role of biomedical research that includes the humane and responsible use of animal models in recent medical discoveries and scientific breakthroughs. The story was about a dolphin named Sara who underwent an expansion of a somewhat collapsed airway; a procedure carried out by a group of specialists from across the country, that had never before executed on a dolphin and the surgery was a success.
During this period, Jaymes also worked closely with Jordan Beckett on various writing projects and participated as the piano player in the band Bootstraps, which was signed briefly to Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...
Harvest Label. Jaymes toured with the band in 2013 and is featured on the 2014 Live at Pulse Studios videos and recordings playing piano and keyboards on the tracks "Haywire", "Oh, Ca", "Sleeping Giants" and "Guiltfree". That same year, Bootstraps songs were featured in numerous films and shows, including the band's remake of Whitney Houston
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's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" which was featured in Grey's Anatomy, Supergirl, and in ads for the Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
.
Jaymes's screenplay Unconditional based on Joe Hoagland and the story that inspired the inception of Island Dolphin Care was recognized as a 2016 Semi-Finalist in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Nicholl Fellowship.
In 2018, Jaymes directed Cartel Pictures thriller Their Killer Affair for Lifetime
Lifetime may refer to:
* Life expectancy, the length of time a person is expected to remain alive
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Lifetime (band), a rock band from New Jersey
* ''Life Time'' (Rollins Band album), by Rollins Band
* ...
starring Melissa Archer
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produced by Eric Scott Woods and Stan Spry. In 2021, Jaymes teamed up with Cartel Pictures to direct another thriller for Lifetime (TV network)
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entitled Recipe for Abduction and again in 2022 for Dancer in Danger.
In 2019, after eight years of development, Sons of Chaos, a historical fictionalized retelling of the Greek Revolution of 1821
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...
was published globally as a hardbound, 192 page, oversized graphic novel, by IDW and Penguin Random House
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On April 2, 2020, Bertels ...
. Jaymes wrote and created the book with Ale Aragon doing the artwork.
During the pandemic years, 2020 and 2021 Jaymes was amongst the first 20 volunteers to join Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008).
Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
's non-profit CORE - Community Organized Relief Effort, working to create the solutions that would become the backbone for the implementation and management of Covid-19 test sites, and eventually vaccination sites across the country.
In 2021, the release of the Greek Edition, entitled 1821:Children of the Revolution was published by Kaktos Publishing throughout all Greek territories and Cyprus.
In 2022, Jaymes returned as an actor in the CBS
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reboot of ''Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)
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'' as Bryan, a recovered alcoholic trying to make his life right, as well as, starring in ''Constellations
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The origins of the earliest constellation ...
'' the award-winning two-hander
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play by British playwright Nick Payne
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Early life and education
Payne studied at the University of York and subsequently at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He is also a graduate of the Royal Court Young Write ...
directed by Kevin Keaveney.
In December 2022, Jaymes was honored by the Parnassos Literary Society
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, the oldest literary society in Greece founded in 1865, with a Medal of Freedom, for his efforts to keep the 'spirit of Greek values alive'.
In 2023, Chris Jaymes portrays English Astronaut Nick Jennings on season 4 of the Apple+ show For All Mankind (TV series)
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.
Film, Television & Books
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Television
*''For All Mankind (TV series)
''For All Mankind'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi and produced for Apple TV+. The series dramatizes an alternate history depicting "what would have happened if t ...
'' (Season 4, 2023) – actor
*''Magnum P.I.
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'' (1 episode, 2022) Sleep With the Fishes – actor
*'' The Millionaire'' (1 episode, 2013) – director
*'' Bad Samaritans'' (1 episode, 2012) – director
* ''Mile High (pilot)'' (1 episode, 2012) – producer
* ''Long Story Short'' (1 episode, 2011) – director
* ''Late Night With Lang & O'Leary'' (1 episode, 2011) – director, producer
* ''The Feed (Canadian TV series)'' (1 episode, 2011) – director, producer
* ''Making a Scene'' (1 episode, 2010) – writer/director
*''Lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'' (episode " LaFleur", 2009) – actor
*'' The Fugitive'' (1 episode, 2000) – actor
*''Chicago Hope
''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
...
'' (1 episode, 1999) – actor
*''NYPD Blue
''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...
'' (1 episode, 1999) – actor
*''Vengeance Unlimited
''Vengeance Unlimited'' is an American crime drama series broadcast during 1998–1999 on ABC which lasted for one season of sixteen episodes. The show starred Michael Madsen and Kathleen York.
Premise
Mr. Chapel was a mysterious stranger ke ...
'' (1 episode, 1998) -actor
*'' Profiler'' (1 episode, 1998 – actor
*''Party of Five
''Party of Five'' is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by Sc ...
'' (2 episodes, 1996–1997) – actor
*''Touched by an Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American fantasy drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced b ...
'' (1 episode, 1997) – actor
*''Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story'' – actor (1991)
*''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC. It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart t ...
'' (1 episode, 1990)
Film
* ''Salt the Earth'' (2022) - Actor
* ''Dancer in Danger'' (2022) – Director
* ''Recipe for Abduction'' (2021) – Director
* ''Their Killer Affair'' (2020) – Director
* ''The Cottage'' (2012) – Director, editor
* ''Misfits'' (2011) – Actor
* ''Shrink Me'' (2010) – Writer, director
* ''Bhutto'' (2010) – Cinematography
* ''Beyond the Mat'' (2010) – Editor
* ''In Memory of My Father
In Memory of My Father is a 2005 film directed, written, and produced by Chris Jaymes starring Jeremy Sisto, Judy Greer, Christine Lakin, Matt Keeslar, Pat Healy, and Chris Jaymes. The film had its world premiere at the Cinevegas Film Festival ...
'' (2008) – writer, director, producer, editor, actor
* ''It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Trying'' (2000) – producer, actor
* ''Max, 13'' (1999) – actor
* ''Verses'' (1999) – actor, editor
* ''The Reel'' (1999) – writer, director, actor
* ''Little Savant'' (1999) – actor
* ''Some Girl'' (1998) – actor
* ''Father's Day'' (1997) – actor
* ''Dogs of Wood's Hole'' (1997) – actor
Theater
*''Constellations (play)
''Constellations'' is a two-hander play by the British playwright Nick Payne.
Plot summary
The play follows Roland, a beekeeper, and Marianne, a physicist, through their romantic relationship. Marianne often waxes poetic about cosmology, quantum ...
'' - Lead Actor/Role: Roland - 2022 Hawaiian Premiere - KOA Theater
*''Butterflies Are Free (play)
''Butterflies Are Free'' is a play by Leonard Gershe.
Loosely based on the life of attorney Harold Krents, the plot revolves around a blind man living in downtown Manhattan whose controlling mother disapproves of his relationship with a free- ...
- Lead Actor: Role: Don Baker - Matrix Theater, Los Angeles
*''Curtains'' - Lead Actor/Role: Michael - International City Theater, Long Beach
*''Three Sisters (play)
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'' - Lead Actor/Role: Vershinin - South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory (SCR) is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.
Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson, is led by Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Direc ...
Conservatory
*''Measure For Measure
''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the ''First Folio'' of 1623.
The play's plot features its ...
'' - Lead Actor/Role: Claudio - South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory (SCR) is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.
Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson, is led by Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Direc ...
Conservatory
*''Floating Rhoda & the Glue Man'' - Lead Actor - L.A.C.E Theater, Los Angeles
Books
*''1821: Ta Paidia tis Epanastasis'' (Children of the Revolution)(2021) - Kaktos Publishing
*'' Sons of Chaos'' (2019) - a graphic novel - Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House LLC is an Anglo-American multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, from the merger of Penguin Group and Random House.
On April 2, 2020, Bertels ...
& IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recog ...
(2019)
*''Boxing Day'' (2007) - Bangkok Books, Books Mango
Awards & Nominations
Awards
*'' Sons of Chaos'' - Book, Graphic Novel
** 2022 Medal of Freedom , Parnassos Literary Society
The Parnassos Literary Society ( el, Φιλολογικός Σύλλογος Παρνασσός) was founded in 1865 in Athens and has published various magazines. The oldest literary society in mainland Greece, it continues to be active today. ...
- Athens, Greece
*''Unconditional'' - Screenplay
**2016 Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences – Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist
*''In Memory of My Father
In Memory of My Father is a 2005 film directed, written, and produced by Chris Jaymes starring Jeremy Sisto, Judy Greer, Christine Lakin, Matt Keeslar, Pat Healy, and Chris Jaymes. The film had its world premiere at the Cinevegas Film Festival ...
''
**2006 Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Best American Film/American Spirit Award
**2006 Sonoma Valley Film Festival – Best Debut Feature
**2006 Santa Cruz Film Festival – Director's Award
**2005 CineVegas – Grand Jury Award
** 2005 San Diego Film Festival – Best Director[{{Cite web, url=http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703150152/http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html, url-status=dead, archive-date=2007-07-03, title=san diego film festival 2007: award winners, date=2007-07-03, access-date=2019-09-23]
**2005 AOF FEST – Best Picture
**2005 Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival – Spirit Award
**2006 Lake Forest Film Fest – Grand Jury Award
Nominations
*''In Memory of My Father
In Memory of My Father is a 2005 film directed, written, and produced by Chris Jaymes starring Jeremy Sisto, Judy Greer, Christine Lakin, Matt Keeslar, Pat Healy, and Chris Jaymes. The film had its world premiere at the Cinevegas Film Festival ...
''
**2006 Atlanta Film Festival – Best Actor
**2006 Marbella International Film Festival – Best Film
**2005 NatFilm Copenhagen – Best Feature
**2005 Starz Denver Int. Film Fest – Director to Watch – Chris Jaymes
References
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External links
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1973 births
Living people
American rock pianists
American male screenwriters
American male film actors
Film producers from California
American male television actors
Male actors from Long Beach, California
Writers from Long Beach, California
Film directors from California
Screenwriters from California