James Huang (born January 11, 1977) is an American film and television actor and producer/director.

Biography

Huang (pronounced: "Hwong") was born in Queens, New York City, the youngest of ten children (five boys/five girls). He graduated from West Windsor - Plainsboro High School South in 1994. He attended

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– New Brunswick on a scholarship, majoring in theater and cinema graduating in 1998. He obtained a photography degree from UCLA in 2020. At the end of 2020 he relocated to Melbourne, Australia and launched his studio for actors The Hollywood Actor Lab. He has continued a successful acting career in Australia since.

Career

Huang's first job after graduating from Rutgers was as a resident actor in the George Street Playhouse. After starting his career in New York, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a permanent film/television career. He worked in several areas of film and television. He has acted in over one hundred commercial, film and television roles between New York, Los Angeles and Australia. Highlights include a fight scene with ''

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'' star Matthew Fox, '' The Unit'', ''

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'', '' Boldly Going Nowhere'', ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Los Angeles'', and recurring roles in ABC's '' Women's Murder Club'' and TNT's ''

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'', and ‘You f Rock’. He has also appeared in sitcoms including '' Will & Grace'' and ''

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'' and the Disney/Bruckheimer feature film ''

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'', and the 2010 alien invasion film ''

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''. He plays Marcus, alongside Bill Paxton, in the 2014 film '' Nightcrawler'', starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Recent guest starring television appearances include " Castle (TV series)" on ABC and " NCIS: Los Angeles" on CBS. As a director and producer, he won a Prism Award in 2007 for the

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documentary '' True Life: I'm Addicted to Crystal Meth''. He has written, produced and directed independent narrative films that have played in festivals across the country through his production company Yellow Sun Films. James wrote and directed Starting from Scratch and landed a distribution deal with MouseTrap Films through their platform Film Festival Flix. The feature film won Best Comedy at the Asians on Film Festival, won Best Editing and the Vanguard Award for Best Ensemble Cast from the Independent Filmmakers Showcase Los Angeles, an Honorable Mention for Best Film at the New Jersey Film Festival, and won top honors for Best Feature Film at the DisOrient Film Festival.Starting from Scratch, News, http://www.startingfromscratchmovie.com/#/news/4561595137 He immediately continued acting post Covid in Australia where he has worked steadily in several television shows and commercials including ‘Young Rock’, ‘Fisk’, ‘LaBrea’, ‘Joe Vs. Carole’, and an upcoming Netflix series.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, James Living people American male television actors American people of Taiwanese descent Rutgers University alumni American male screenwriters American film producers 1977 births