Jim Cummings (born October 31, 1986) is an American filmmaker, actor, and composer. He is known for writing, directing and starring in the 2016 short film ''
Thunder Road'', which he extended into a
2018 feature film of the same name. He also wrote, directed and starred ''
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
''The Wolf of Snow Hollow'' is a 2020 American comedy horror film about a small Utah town that is seemingly terrorized by a werewolf. It was written and directed by Jim Cummings (filmmaker), Jim Cummings who also stars along with Riki Lindhome, C ...
'' (2020), and ''
The Beta Test
''The Beta Test'' is a 2021 dark comedy thriller film written and directed by Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe. It follows a talent agent whose life is turned upside-down after taking part in a secret sex pact; Cummings and McCabe star alongside Virgin ...
'' (2021).
Early life and education
Cummings is from
. He graduated from
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands ( Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...
in Boston in 2009.
Career
For his work in ''Thunder Road'' (2018), Cummings won the
South by Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in m ...
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature. He was also nominated for the 2018
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000 by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after ac ...
for his work in ''Thunder Road''.
Filmography
Shorts
As a director
* ''Brothers'' (2009)
* ''The Flamingo'' (2012)
* ''Us Funny'' (2016)
* ''Call Your Father'' (2016)
* ''
Thunder Road'' (2016)
* ''The Mountains of Mourne'' (2017)
* ''Hydrangea'' (2017)
* ''The Robbery'' (2017)
* ''It's All Right, It's Ok'' (2017)
Feature films
Acting roles
Awards and nominations
Film festival awards
Independent Spirit Awards
References
External links
*
Jim Cummings on Vimeo
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Living people
American film editors
American film producers
Film producers from Louisiana
Male actors from New Orleans
21st-century American composers
21st-century American male actors
American film directors
American male screenwriters
American cinematographers
Screenwriters from Louisiana
1986 births
Emerson College alumni
Sundance Film Festival award winners
American male film score composers
American film score composers
Film directors from Louisiana
American male film actors