James Le Gros () (born April 27, 1962) is an American actor. He was nominated for the
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male was one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It was first presented in 1987, with Morgan Freeman being the first recipient, for his role as Fast Black in '' Street Smart''. It was last pre ...
for his performance in ''
Living in Oblivion
''Living in Oblivion'' is a 1995 American independent black comedy film, written and directed by Tom DiCillo, and starring Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle von Zerneck, James LeGros and Peter Dinklage in his film debu ...
''.
Career
James Le Gros appeared as Rick in
Gus Van Sant
Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, producer, photographer, and musician. He has earned acclaim as both an independent and mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultur ...
's 1989 ''
Drugstore Cowboy
''Drugstore Cowboy'' is a 1989 American crime drama film directed by the American filmmaker Gus Van Sant. Written by Van Sant and Daniel Yost and based on an autobiographical novel by James Fogle, the film stars Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather ...
''. One of his best-known roles was in ''
Living in Oblivion
''Living in Oblivion'' is a 1995 American independent black comedy film, written and directed by Tom DiCillo, and starring Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle von Zerneck, James LeGros and Peter Dinklage in his film debu ...
'' (directed by
Tom DiCillo
Thomas A. DiCillo (born August 14, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Early life
He was born in Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina. His father was Italian and his mother was from New England. He studied creative wri ...
, also starring
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent Buscemi ( ,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronou ...
and
Catherine Keener
Catherine Ann Keener (born March 26, 1959) is an American actress. She has portrayed disgruntled and melancholic yet sympathetic women in independent films, as well as supporting roles in studio films. She has been nominated twice for the Acad ...
). Le Gros played Chad Palomino, an acting divo with endless "a-list" star demands for a "b-movie" director and crew. Le Gros appeared on
Showtime
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Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
's ''
Sleeper Cell
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'' (as Special Agent
Ray Fuller) and on ''
Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
''. He was also a cast member on the television series ''
Ally McBeal'' and guest-starred on ''
Roseanne
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'', ''
Punky Brewster
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'', ''
The Outer Limits'', and ''
Friends
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
''. He portrayed Dr. Dan Harris on the
NBC
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series ''
Mercy
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''. Le Gros portrayed Peter Gray in the Dark Sky thriller ''
Bitter Feast''.
He is the first actor to appear on TV as Deputy United States Marshal
Raylan Givens
Raylan Givens is a fictional character created by American novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard.
Givens is a Deputy U.S. Marshal and initially appeared in the novels ''Pronto'' and ''Riding the Rap''. (''Pronto'' was adapted as a TV movie in ...
in the TV film ''Pronto'', based on a book by
Elmore Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thri ...
. Le Gros also appeared on the TV series ''
Justified'' (which centers on the character
Raylan Givens
Raylan Givens is a fictional character created by American novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard.
Givens is a Deputy U.S. Marshal and initially appeared in the novels ''Pronto'' and ''Riding the Rap''. (''Pronto'' was adapted as a TV movie in ...
) as antagonist Wade Messer.
Personal life
Le Gros married actress and photographer Kristina Loggia, daughter of actor
Robert Loggia
Salvatore "Robert" Loggia ( , ; January 3, 1930 – December 4, 2015) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Jagged Edge'' (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for ...
, in 1992. They have two sons; their son Noah is also an actor.
Noah Le Gros Checks In
by Stephen Schaefer, The Boston Herald, July 8th 2020.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
;Notes
External links
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American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
University of California, Irvine alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)