Emmett James

Emmett James
Born Emmett James Humphries
(1972-02-04) 4 February 1972
Croydon, Surrey, UK
Occupation Actor/producer/author/artist

Emmett James is a British actor from Croydon, South London

Early life

Emmett James Humphries was born on 4 February 1972. He is the second son of Richard and Kathryn Humphries. His father was a music journalist for fleet street in the 1960s during the height on the "British Invasion". He has an older brother Cymon Humphries and a younger brother Matthew Humphries, along with three sisters Amy, Georgina and Lucy. He was named after a character on the American TV show The Virginian Deputy Sheriff Emmett Ryker played by actor Clu Gulager. His youth growing up in London as a teenager in the 1980s was documented in his memoir Admit One: My Life In Film.

Education

James started his education at Cypress Junior School in London, graduating on to Sylvan High School. He subsequently continued his college education in Buckinghamshire, Wisbech, England.

Returning to London in the 90's he studied acting with Marianna Hill at the Lee Strasberg Institute, before eventually making the move to Los Angeles to pursue a career acting in film and television.

Career

He has worked extensively as a thespian in every single medium, from voicing a number one video game franchise to having a recurring role on America's oldest running soap opera. Projects he has lent his talents to have been honoured with Oscars, and Golden Globe, SAG, Emmy, and BAFTA awards. Emmett was also presented with a prestigious ADA award for his work on the Los Angeles stage for his lead role as the severely disabled boy in 'Keeping Tom Nice'. His performance was widely praised amongst the critical press, with Backstage West commenting; "James turns in an astonishing performance in the role of the profoundly damaged Tom, we never get the sense that he's acting up there."[1]

In addition to acting, he has produced, taught, and directed film, stage, and television productions in Hollywood and London.

Producer

Year Title Role Genre
2018 Dennis & Lois Producer Documentary (Currently in Post Production)
2017 Sidemen: Long Road To Glory Producer Documentary (Released in Theaters August 2017)
2017 Stallone: Frank That Is Producer Documentary (Filming)
2017 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic Producer Documentary (Currently in Production)
2017 A Shot in the Dark Executive Producer Documentary (Completed)
2017 John G. Avildsen: King Of The Underdogs Producer Documentary (Released in Theaters July 2017)
2015 The Scarecrow Executive Producer Short Film (Released 2015)

Actor

Film

  • Titanic – 1st Class Steward
  • The Hunted – Paul
  • Lap Dancing – John
  • Kazaam – Manager
  • The Misery Brothers –
  • Wolfhound – Evrikh
  • The West Side Waltz

Television

  • NYPD Blue – Emmett
  • The Agency – Mike
  • Redemption High – Doubt
  • The Titanic Chronicles – Joseph Boxall
  • The Titanic Chronicles – Ernest Gill
  • The Color of War – Officer
  • The Other Side – Ghost Runner

Daytime Soap

Theater

  • A Clockwork Orange – Los Angeles
  • Paradise Revisited – Los Angeles
  • Romeo & Juliet – Los Angeles
  • Keeping Tom Nice – Los Angeles
  • Curse of the Starving Class – London
  • Maurice – London

Voice-Over

Anime

Video Game

Commercials

  • Microsoft
  • Chrysler Cars
  • Virgin Records
  • Campari Alcohol
  • Fox Sports
  • E-Trade

Author

  • Admit One: My Life In Film

Awards and nominations

  • Keeping Tom Nice – Tom (Emmett was the recipient of the ADA Los Angeles theatre award)
Documentary Festival Year Award Winner/Nominated
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory Gold Coast International Film Festival 2016 Audience Award for Best Documentary Winner[2]
Nashville Film Festival 2016 Special Jury Prize for Best Underdog Story Winner[3]
South Bay Film & Music Festival 2016 Winner
SXSW Film Festival 2016 Nominated
Calgary International Film Festival 2016 Nominated
indie Memphis Film Festival 2017 Audience Award for Best Documentary Winner
Port Jefferson Documentary Festival 2017 Audience Award for Best Documentary Winner
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2018 Gold Medal Winner
King of the Underdogs Accolade Competition 2017 Winner
Beverly Hills Film Festival 2017 Winner
Impact Docs Awards 2017 Winner
Independent Filmmakers Showcase IFS Film Festival 2017 Nominated
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2017 Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017 Nominated
A Shot in the Dark Tacoma Film Festival 2017 Best Documentary Feature Winner
Glass City Film Festival 2018 Best Documentary Feature Winner
Sene Music & Art Festival 2018 Documentary Feature Winner

References

  1. ↑ "Emmett James". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Honors & Awards". Gold Coast Film Festival. 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "2016 Feature Award Winners". Nashville Film Festival. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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