Director

Matthew James

Acting

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Directed credits

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1130809

IMDb ID: nm0416750

Known for: Acting

Born: January 1, 1973

Age: 53

Place of birth: Long Island, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1999 - 2015

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 7.2

Wikidata: Q6790736

Also known as

Matt James

Frequent jobs

Writer (1)

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Biography

Born and raised in Long Island New York, Matthew James moved to Manhattan to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. After years of honing his craft in NYC he ventured out to Los Angeles. In Hollywood Matt landed the crucial role of Merl on the hit show Angel. After two seasons on Angel, he appeared on NYPD Blue. In 2001 he landed the key role of the Dude in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. After doing several Independent films Matthew started writing his own movies. His current project is an offbeat love story set in Los Angeles called Nipples and Palm Trees in which he wrote and stars in is now streaming on Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Doug Jackson

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