James Duval

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James Duval
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Duval in 2011
Born
James Edward Duval

(1972-09-10) September 10, 1972 (age 52)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present

James Edward Duval (born September 10, 1972 [1] ) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Independence Day (1996), Go (1999), Donnie Darko (2001), May (2002), and the films of Gregg Araki.

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Duval has starred in numerous independent films, [1] including the 2009 psychological thriller The Black Waters of Echo's Pond and the mystery crime-thriller film Noirland. [2] [3]

Personal life

Born in Detroit in 1972 [1] to a Franco-Vietnamese mother from Saigon [1] and a father with Irish and Native American ancestry, [1] Duval's family moved to Los Angeles when he was 2 years old. [1] He grew up around the Greater Los Angeles area, going to elementary school in Redondo Beach before graduating from Gladstone High School in Covina in 1989. [1] As a teenager in his early career with Gregg Araki's Teenage Apocalypse films, he identified with the themes of nihilism, social alienation and not fitting in: [4] [5] "I was 18 and living that, searching for myself who I was, where I belonged. I was really confused. Working with Gregg gave me something to move towards. ... there were things I was feeling—that I wasn’t liked, that there were things I couldn’t do to fit in. I was attracted to alternative music and feeling what they were singing about, even though I hadn’t really lived. I was so distraught. I was only 18–19. Everything weighed on that on a daily basis. It was so intense, and almost overwhelming." [4]

In a 1997 interview promoting Araki's Nowhere , as well as discussing the racism he experienced in his youth, [6] he expressed frustration with being asked about his sexuality as a result of playing queer roles, and mentioned that he was dating his Nowhere co-star Sarah Lassez. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993An Ambush of GhostsStudent #1
Totally F***ed Up Andy
1995 The Doom Generation Jordan White
1996 Independence Day Miguel Casse
1997 River Made to Drown In Jaime
Nowhere Dark Smith
1998Wild HorsesJimmy
Stamp and Deliver
The Clown at Midnight George Reese
Alexandria HotelRomero
How to Make the Cruelest Month Westy
SLC Punk! John the ModCredited as Jimmy Duval
1999 Go Singh
The WeekendRobert
2000This Is How the World EndsBlueTV show
Gone in 60 Seconds Freb
2001 Amerikana Chris
Donnie Darko Frank Anderson
The Doe Boy Hunter KirkWon "Best Actor" at the American Indian Film Festival [7]
The TagViggs
A Galaxy Far, Far AwayHimself
2002 Comic Book Villains Baz
May Blank
ScumrockDrew
2003Pledge of AllegianceRay
2004Window TheoryDave Kordelewski
Frog-g-g!Freb
Open House Joel Rodman
2005Venice UndergroundLucious Jackson
Chasing Ghosts Dmitri Parramatti
Standing Still Stoner Steve
2006The Iron ManLawyer 2
Mad Cowgirl Thierry
Pancho and LeftyLefty
2007 Kush Cyrus
NumbCalebShort film
The Pacific and EddyNoel
Luck of the DrawGrady
2008The Art of TravelTaylor "One Ball"
PoxHimself
Toxic Brad
Cornered! Jimmy
EvilutionAsia Mark
2009ThirstyBeverage AnnouncerVoice role
2 Dudes & a DreamPhil
Penance Guy
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Rick
2010Now HereLuis Ortiz
Everything Will Happen Before You DiePaynie
Caller IDMiles
Closing TimeJimmy
NoirlandTiberius Malloy
PlaybackClark
Kaboom Messiah
2011 Naked Angel Andreas
Alyce Kills Vince
Not Another Not Another Movie Himself
2012DeliriumBurell [8]
Touchback Rodriguez
2013Look at MeFrank
Blue Dream Robert Harmon
2014Hercules RebornHorace
2015 Punk's Dead John The Mod
The SparrowsHector Sanchez
2016 American Romance Stewart Miles
2017The Abduction of Jennifer GraysonJeremy
Spreading DarknessMark Minscourri
2018 BoJack Horseman Studio GripEpisode: "The Dog Days Are Over"
2019 Now Apocalypse Homeless manRecurring
2022Without WardHelmholtz W. Gault
I, ChallengerSid

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