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| Born | 30 October 1979 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–2016 |
James Andre Woods (born 30 October 1979) [1] is a Canadian actor, who has appeared in films, television and video games.
James A. Woods | |
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| Born | 30 October 1979 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–2016 |
James Andre Woods (born 30 October 1979) [1] is a Canadian actor, who has appeared in films, television and video games.
Woods was born in Montreal, Quebec, [1] and trained at New York City's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute before returning to his native Montreal to pursue an acting career.
Woods starred in Hatley High , [2] distributed in Canada by Seville Films and winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at The Comedy Festival. Additional film credits include the TVA Films theatrical release Eternal and the Ed Solomon directed Levity . [2] He also starred in The Watch (2008). [2]
Woods' television credits include Seriously Weird (YTV/ITV), Big Wolf on Campus (Fox Family), Undressed (MTV), Fries with That? (Télé-Action), Naked Josh (Showcase/Oxygen) and Galidor (Fox Kids). [2]
In 2011, he worked alondide Jake Gyllenhaal in the film Source Code , [2] and in 2015, he appeared as Jason in Gridlocked; [2] In 2016, he played Lt. Ritter alongside Bill Pullman in Independence Day: Resurgence . [2]
Woods has worked with Ubisoft on their award-winning games. As particularly in, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction , [1] as the antagonistic Thomas Reed, and twice in Far Cry franchise, starting in Far Cry 3 as Keith Ramsay, and as the protagonist Ajay Ghale in Far Cry 4 , [1] . Woods later performed as antagonist Viktor Marchenko in 2016's Deus Ex: Mankind Divided . [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Levity | Young Roundabout | |
| 2003 | Lost Junction | Another Boy | |
| 2003 | Hatley High | Shaun Rhodes | |
| 2004 | Eternal | Tom | |
| 2007 | Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | John | |
| 2011 | Source Code | Aviator Glasses Guy | |
| 2011 | Immortals | Captain of the Archers | Uncredited |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Peanut Father | |
| 2013 | The Right Kind of Wrong | Troy Cooper | |
| 2013 | Three Night Stand | Co-worker 1 | |
| 2015 | Gridlocked | Jason | |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Lt. Ritter | Also co-writer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001–2002 | Big Wolf on Campus | Chuck Freeman | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Undressed | Jack | Episode: "Busted" |
| 2002 | Seriously Weird | Bear | Episode: "When Gods Get Angry" |
| 2004–2006 | Naked Josh | Steve | 16 episodes |
| 2005 | The Festival | Lance Rawly | 6 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | The Business | 11 episodes | |
| 2007 | The House Sitter | Randy | Television film |
| 2007 | The Dead Zone | Tommy Rasmussen | Episode: "Drift" |
| 2008 | Voices | Brendan Daly | Television film |
| 2008 | The Watch | Rhett | |
| 2009 | Being Erica | Trevor Markowitz | Episode: "Dr. Tom" |
| 2009 | Hellhounds | Theron | Television film |
| 2009 | Lance Et Compte: Le Grand Duel | Guillaume Pratte | 7 episodes |
| 2011 | Blue Mountain State | Kyle | Episode: "Trap Game" |
| 2011 | Jack of Diamonds | Brandt Beck | Television film |
| 2011 | Exposed | Justin Reynolds | |
| 2011–2012 | Totally Amp'd | Archie | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Being Human | Mark | 5 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction | Tom Reed |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | Malik's Royal Guardsman |
| 2010 | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 | Voice |
| 2011 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Additional voices |
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III | |
| 2012 | Far Cry 3 | Keith Ramsay |
| 2013 | Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington | Additional voices |
| 2013 | Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon | |
| 2013 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | |
| 2014 | Watch Dogs | Chicago Male Civilian |
| 2014 | Far Cry 4 | Ajay Ghale |
| 2016 | Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Viktor Marchenko |
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