Occupation ActorMusician Siblings Terry Duval | Name James Duval Years active 1993–present | |
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Born September 10, 1972 (age 51) ( 1972-09-10 ) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Education Gladstone High School (1986–1989) Movies Donnie Darko, The Doom Generation, Sushi Girl, Independence Day, Nowhere Similar People Gregg Araki, Brian McGuire, Bret Roberts, Kern Saxton, Lucky McKee | ||
James Duval
James Edward Duval (born September 10, 1972) is an American actor, who is known for his roles in the Gregg Araki trilogy—Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere—in addition to Frank in Donnie Darko, Blank in May, Miguel in Independence Day and Singh in Go.
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Personal life
Duval was born in Detroit, Michigan. His family moved to California in 1974, where his sister, Terry, was born. He attended Gladstone High School in Covina (1986–89), as well as Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, and Fair Valley in Covina. Although, as a child, he was trained as a classical pianist, he eventually moved to the guitar. Duval is of mixed ancestry; his mother, a native of Saigon, is of Vietnamese-French descent, and his father is of Irish-Native American-French ancestry. Duval is an avid practitioner of hatha yoga. He also teaches yoga at Earth's Power Yoga studio, Los Angeles, in between films.
Career
Duval has starred in numerous independent films, including the 2009 psychological thriller The Black Waters of Echo's Pond and the mystery crime-thriller film Noirland directed by Ramzi Abed.
He plays guitar and piano, and sings in a band named Gene Wilder (after the actor) with friends and fellow actors Brian McGuire and Brett Roberts. He formerly played for Antoneus Maximus & The Nuthouze Band who had been playing gigs at local venues in Los Angeles. Their first album in 2004 included guest appearances by such luminaries as apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas, DJMotiv8, Dante Santiago, and Kid (Christopher Reid) of Kid 'n' Play.
Filmography
Actor
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Ashes (announced) as
Owen
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Buzzkillers (announced) as
Trey
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Butch Cassidy's Forgotten Outlaw (pre-production) as
Elzy Lay
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Inner Child (pre-production) as
Doctor
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Shattered Dreams (the Leslie Vass Story) (TV Movie) (pre-production) as
Agent Fisher
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Sin Her Scared (pre-production) as
Kane
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Prelude (filming) as
Officer Thomas Gucci
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Bits (post-production) as
Brian
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For Nothing (TV Series) (post-production) as
Jack Benton (2020)
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GodHead: In a fiction, in a dream of passion (post-production) as
Will
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Nebulous Way (post-production) as
Ethan
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Numbskull Revolution (post-production)
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The First Circle (post-production) as
Paul Porter
2023
Pay to Die (post-production) as
Tony
-
The Detective (TV Series) (completed) as
CSI Officer Dave
- Pilot - CSI Officer Dave
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The Legend of Catclaws Mountain (completed) as
Marcus McKinley
2023
Cheer Bloody Murder (completed) as
Reeves
2023
Vision (Short) (completed) as
Dex Abrams
2023
Woods Witch (completed) as
Garrett Gaspar
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Like It Was Yesterday (TV Series) (announced) as
Miles
- Mall-Nourished - Miles
2023
Alien Vampire Busters as
Pod captive
2023
Aftermath as
Martin
2023
Free LSD as
Homeless Man / The Producer
2022
Cadillac Respect (Short) as
Governor Hughes
2022
The Golden Fleece as
Jordan Smyth
2022
Doubt (And the Sky Began to Scream) as
Samuel Olmedo Walter
2022
Symbiant as
Kane / Chris
2022
Final X: The Final Experiment as
Mason Sanders
2022
OFF!: War Above Los Angeles (Music Video) as
Homeless Man
2022
Someone, Something (Short) as
Richard
2022
Night of the Zomghouls as
Bodhi
2022
Amityville Karen as
Troy
2022
Tales from the Other Side as
Elijah (Segment: "Either / Or")
2022
Without Ward as
Helmholtz W. Gault
2022
The Runner (Short) as
Television Announcer
2022
Boy Harsher feat. Mariana Saldaña: Machina (Music Video) as
The Television Host
2022
Bury Me as
Sid
2022
I, Challenger as
Sid
2022
Nightshade as
Officer Camello
2021
City Limits as
Feodore
2021
Desert Moon as
William
2021
The Dog of Christmas as
Nick
2021
Under the Palm Tree as
Dan Taylor
2021
The Video Store (Short) as
Agent Elliot Thomas
2021
Just south of insanity
2020
Beast Mode as
Huckle Saxton
2020
Booze, Broads and Blackjack as
Oscar Chavez
2019
Future Punks
2019
Spinning Dry as
Samuel 'Norm' Normandie
2019
Darling Nikki as
Ethan / Nikki's boyfriend
2019
From the Dead as
Eddie
2019
Mother (Short)
2019
Bride+1 as
Jothem
2019
Now Apocalypse (TV Series) as
Homeless Man
- Everything Is Gone Forever (2019)
- She's Lost Control (2019) - Homeless Man
- Where Is My Mind? (2019) - Homeless Man
- This Is the Beginning of the End (2019) - Homeless Man
2019
The Master of Pulpits as
Jimmy Duval
2018
Space Diner Tales (TV Series) as
Jett Walker
- Pilot (2018) - Jett Walker
2018
Junkie as
Kie Alexander
2018
American Nightmares as
Felix
2018
BoJack Horseman (TV Series) as
Executive Grip
- The Dog Days Are Over (2018) - Executive Grip (voice)
2018
Mission Possible as
Harry
2017
Spreading Darkness as
Mark Minscourri
2017
The Black Room as
Leo
2017
Garlic & Gunpowder as
Archie Bocci
2017
Eschew (Short) as
Death
2017
The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson as
Jeremy
2016
Mamma Loves Shortnin' (Short) as
Director
2016
It Watches as
Guy
2016
Midnight 2020 as
Tiberius Malloy
2016
American Romance as
Stewart Miles
2016
Boomer Hogs (Short) as
Dizzy
2016
Anthrax: Blood Eagle Wings (Music Video) as
The Hero
2016
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 as
John The Mod
2015
A Fresh Coat of Paint (Short) as
Daniel
2015
Dutch Hollow as
Patrick Lewis
2015
Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) as
Kaili Huikala
- Hana Keaka (2015) - Kaili Huikala
2015
Appetites as
Paul
2015
Tales of Halloween as
Dante (segment "This Means War")
2015
Delirium as
Burell
2015
Shut Up and Drive as
Ben
2015
The Sparrows: Nesting as
Hector Sanchez
2015
Moxie (Short) as
Brad
2014
Catch of the Day as
Detective Alex Hoyt
2014
Cut (Short) as
Fighter #0237
2014
American Muscle as
Tommy Two-Tone
2014
Hercules Reborn as
Horace
2014
Naked Angel as
Andreas
2014
Window Licker as
Dan Finkle
2014
The Day of the Living Dead as
Roger Abel
2014
Dead Sea as
Said
2014
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as
Toughey (segment "Shockwave")
2013
Twisted Tales (TV Series) as
Toughey
- Shockwave (2013) - Toughey
2013
American Girls as
Bryan Palmer
2013
Carlos Spills the Beans as
Gay Scott
2013
Prevertere as
Blade
2013
Tasting Wednesday (Short) as
Mr. Richards
2013
Five Thirteen as
Reggie
2013
Amelia's 25th as
Evan
2013
American Idiots as
Arrowroot
2013
All Together Now as
Zeke
2013
9 Full Moons as
Terry
2013
Blue Dream as
Robert Harmon
2012
Look at Me as
Frank
2012
Undead: A Love Story (Short) as
Agent Gates
2012
Sushi Girl as
Francis
2012
Free Samples as
Antonio
2012
Space Diner (Short) as
Jett Walker
2011
Oblivion as
Gaige Tandum
2011
Sissy (Short) as
Frank
2011
Touchback as
Rodriguez
2011
Alyce Kills as
Vince
2010
Now Here as
Luis Ortiz
2010
On Holiday as
Henry
2010
The Black Belle as
James Duval (as Jimmy Duval)
2010
The Music Box (Short) as
Allister
2010
Playback (Video) as
Clark
2010
Kaboom as
The Messiah
2010
Everything Will Happen Before You Die as
Paynie 'The Eagle'
2010
Caller ID: Entity as
Miles
2009
Cornered! as
Jimmy
2009
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond as
Rick
2009
Thirsty (Short) as
Beverage Announcer (voice)
2009
Penance as
Sleazy party guy
2009
2 Dudes and a Dream as
Phil
2008
Evilution as
Asia Mark
2008
Toxic as
Brad
2008
The Art of Travel as
Taylor 'One Ball'
2007
Kush as
Cyrus
2007
Luck of the Draw (Short) as
Grady
2007
The Pacific and Eddy as
Noel
2007
Numb (Short) as
Caleb
2006
The Iron Man as
Lawyer 2
2006
Pancho and Lefty (Short) as
Lefty
2006
Roman as
Goth Dude (scenes deleted)
2006
Mad Cowgirl as
Thierry
2005
Venice Underground as
Lucious Jackson
2005
Chasing Ghosts as
Dmitri Parramatti
2005
Standing Still as
Store Clerk
2005
Window Theory as
'Big' Dave Kordelewski
2004
The Untitled J.C. Project (Short) as
Judas
2004
Open House as
Joel Rodman
2004
Frog-g-g! as
Freb
2003
Red Zone as
Ray
2002
Comic Book Villains (Video) as
Baz
2002
Scumrock as
Drew
2002
May as
Blank
2001
Amerikana as
Chris
2001
The Tag (Short) as
Viggs
2001
The Doe Boy as
Hunter
2001
Donnie Darko as
Frank
2000
This Is How the World Ends (TV Movie) as
Blue
2000
Gone in 60 Seconds as
Freb
1999
Go: Deleted Scenes (Video short) as
Singh
1999
The Weekend as
Robert
1999
Hotel Alexandria (TV Mini Series) as
Romero
- Il factotum (1999) - Romero
- La morte corre su internet (1999) - Romero
- L'alibi (1999) - Romero
- Gli innocenti (1999) - Romero
- Il debito (1999) - Romero
- Romeo & Julie (1999) - Romero
1999
Go as
Singh
1998
Stamp and Deliver
1998
The Clown at Midnight as
George
1998
Wild Horses as
Jimmy
1998
SLC Punk! as
John the Mod (as Jimmy Duval)
1998
How to Make the Cruelest Month as
Westy
1997
River Made to Drown In as
Jaime
1997
Nowhere as
Dark
1996
Independence Day as
Miguel
1995
The Doom Generation as
Jordan White
1994
Mod Fuck Explosion as
Smack (Biker)
1993
Nine Inch Nails: Broken (Music Video short) as
Actor (voice)
1993
Totally F***ed Up as
Andy
1993
An Ambush of Ghosts as
Student #1
Producer
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GodHead: In a fiction, in a dream of passion (co-producer) (post-production)
2019
Spinning Dry (producer)
2016
It Watches (associate producer)
2016
Midnight 2020 (associate producer)
2013
Blue Dream (co-producer)
2010
The Black Belle (producer)
2010
Playback (Video) (co-producer)
Writer
2019
Spinning Dry
Soundtrack
2017
The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson (performer: "Loving You")
2004
Open House (performer: "Fantabulous", "Sexy Swiper", "Do You Love This House 1", "Do You Love This House 2", "Do You Love This House 3", "More Fantabulous", "Finale")
Stunts
2014
Hercules Reborn (stunts)
Thanks
2020
The Lost Thoughts of Midnight (special thanks)
Self
2023
Kim Kahana: The Man who changed Hollywood (Documentary) as
Kim Kahana
2022
Still Toking with (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Stil Toking with James Duval (2022) - Self - Guest
2022
Film Threat (TV Series) as
Self
- I, CHALLENGER WATCH PARTY WITH JAMES DUVAL AND FILMMAKERS - Comedy - Film Threat Watch Party (2022) - Self
2022
Five Dollar Buzz (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- James Duval Is a Character (2022) - Self - Guest
2021
LaughLINE (TV Series) as
Self
- Number Six - Self
2021
Down to Business (TV Series) as
Self
- Various Artists (2021) - Self
2020
Sounds Scary (Podcast Series) as
Self
- James Duval (2020) - Self
2016
Donnie Darko: Deus Ex Machina - The Philosophy of Donnie Darko (Documentary) as
Self
2013
Sushi Girl: A Documentary (Video documentary) as
Self
2011
Not Another Not Another Movie as
Self
2011
How to Win an (Oscar) Award (Short) as
Self
2011
Pox as
Self
2010
Horror's Hallowed Grounds (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- A Return to Elm Street (2010) - Self
2009
The Last Doorway Show with Miss Misery (TV Series) as
Self
- From the land beyond (2009) - Self
2007
The Horrorhound (Video documentary) as
Self
2005
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary (Video short) as
Self
2004
'Donnie Darko': Production Diary (Video documentary) as
Self
2001
A Galaxy Far, Far Away (Documentary) as
Self
1995
United States of Poetry (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Actor (uncredited)
References
James Duval Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA