James Remar
- Actor
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James is a rugged, intense character player with leading man good
looks. Having first gained recognition in 1979 as
Ajax, in his second film,
The Warriors (1979). That same year
he garnered acclaim on Broadway with
Richard Gere in the concentration camp
drama "Bent".
In a career spanning nearly four decades, James has run the gamut of
roles and solid career choices. Ranging from the psychopaths,
Dutch Schultz in 'Francis Copolla''s
The Cotton Club (1984) and
'Albert Ganz' in Walter Hill's
48 Hrs. (1982) to Samantha's lover, the
billionaire playboy, Richard Wright, in the HBO series
Sex and the City (1998)."
James has also garnered roles which highlight a more vulnerable side,
such as his guitarist who gets a break in the Oscar-winning short,
Session Man (1991) or his artist who falls in love with a gargoyle come to life in the best
segment of the horror anthology,
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
and as Mary Louise Parker's lover in Boys on the Side.
In the hit Showtime series Dexter (2006). James starred alongside Michael C. Hall
where he played Dexter's wise, compassionate, adoptive father, Harry Morgan.
Grey's Anatomy fans have recently enjoyed seeing James as Karev's
long-lost Dad. While remaining active with top feature films James
enjoys the distinction of being the only actor to die twice, as two
different characters in Quentin Tarintino's smash hit Django Unchained.
James won the 8th annual SAG award as a member of the Outstanding
Comedy Ensemble for his work in Sex and the City. As a member of the
ensemble cast of Dexter, James has been nominated for the SAG award and
the Emmy. In recognition for his work in Sci-Fi Fantasy and Horror
James was honored with the Saturn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
In early 2019 James completed Season Two of CW's Black Lightning (2017) where he co-stars as Peter Gambi.
Reunited with Quentin Tarantino James appears in the highly anticipated Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
looks. Having first gained recognition in 1979 as
Ajax, in his second film,
The Warriors (1979). That same year
he garnered acclaim on Broadway with
Richard Gere in the concentration camp
drama "Bent".
In a career spanning nearly four decades, James has run the gamut of
roles and solid career choices. Ranging from the psychopaths,
Dutch Schultz in 'Francis Copolla''s
The Cotton Club (1984) and
'Albert Ganz' in Walter Hill's
48 Hrs. (1982) to Samantha's lover, the
billionaire playboy, Richard Wright, in the HBO series
Sex and the City (1998)."
James has also garnered roles which highlight a more vulnerable side,
such as his guitarist who gets a break in the Oscar-winning short,
Session Man (1991) or his artist who falls in love with a gargoyle come to life in the best
segment of the horror anthology,
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
and as Mary Louise Parker's lover in Boys on the Side.
In the hit Showtime series Dexter (2006). James starred alongside Michael C. Hall
where he played Dexter's wise, compassionate, adoptive father, Harry Morgan.
Grey's Anatomy fans have recently enjoyed seeing James as Karev's
long-lost Dad. While remaining active with top feature films James
enjoys the distinction of being the only actor to die twice, as two
different characters in Quentin Tarintino's smash hit Django Unchained.
James won the 8th annual SAG award as a member of the Outstanding
Comedy Ensemble for his work in Sex and the City. As a member of the
ensemble cast of Dexter, James has been nominated for the SAG award and
the Emmy. In recognition for his work in Sci-Fi Fantasy and Horror
James was honored with the Saturn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
In early 2019 James completed Season Two of CW's Black Lightning (2017) where he co-stars as Peter Gambi.
Reunited with Quentin Tarantino James appears in the highly anticipated Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)