James Jordan (actor)

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James Jordan
Born (1979-03-14) March 14, 1979 (age 45)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

James Jordan (born March 14, 1979) is an American actor. [1]

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Life and career

Jordan was born on March 14, 1979, in Houston Texas. He grew up in Texas and Webb City, Missouri, graduating from Webb City High School in 1997. Jordan went to college at Missouri Southern in Joplin and graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television with a Master of Fine Arts in Acting. [1] [2]

Jordan has had roles in series such as Veronica Mars , playing two different characters (Lucky, a janitor at Neptune High, and Tim Foyle), and has also appeared in Without a Trace , Seraphim Falls , Just Legal , Cold Case , Close to Home and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation among other prime-time television dramas. [3] [1] [2]

Jordan has guest-starred on TNT's The Closer , Fox's 24 opposite Kiefer Sutherland, and he had a guest star role on FX's Elmore Leonard-inspired series Justified starring Timothy Olyphant.[ citation needed ] Jordan was also cast as the mentally disturbed former Marine "Ray Brennan" in TNT's adaptation of April Smith's thriller novel Good Morning, Killer. The film aired as part of TNT's Movie Mystery Night in December 2011. [1] [2]

In 2012, Jordan played one of the "Obamas" on HBO's hit series, True Blood . He played "Ray", the anti-vampire bigot that takes Jessica Hamby hostage. He also played a role in Best Night Ever , a comedy from the creators of the Scary Movie franchise, which was released in 2014. He guest starred on CBS' The Mentalist in the winter of 2012. [1] [2]

Jordan guest-starred in season three of Hulu series Blue starring Julia Stiles. Season three premiered in late March 2014. He was cast in two independent feature films in March 2015: Message from the King starring Chadwick Boseman, Luke Evans, Alfred Molina, directed by Fabrice Du Welz, and in the Kelly Reichardt directed ensemble piece Certain Women about life in small town Montana with Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, and Michelle Williams. Both films were slated for released in 2016.

In 2017, Jordan appeared in Wind River, written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. In 2021, Jordan was cast in Those Who Wish Me Dead . Jordan also had recurring roles in several Sheridan created television shows such as Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, Special Ops: Lioness, and Landman. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Til Parole Do Us Part [4] Rubin AquinoShort film
2005Vicious CircleShort film
2006 Seraphim Falls Little Brother
2012 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Operatoralso known as Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike
2012Just One LookCalvinShort film
2013 Best Night Ever Man in Red Vest
2016 Certain Women Hostage Specialist
2016 Message from the King Scott
2017 Wind River Pete Mickens
2017 The Endless Shitty Carl
2018 Destroyer Toby
2019 Seberg Special Agent Roy Maddow
2020 Home Russell
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead Ben

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Over There Young SoldierEpisode: "Spoils of War"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation RyanEpisode: "Shooting Stars"
2005 Close to Home DerekEpisode: "Suburban Prostitution"
2005 Cold Case Nick "Stump" FanelliEpisode: "Frank's Best"
2006 Just Legal Claude OsteenEpisode: "The Code"
2006 Without a Trace Doug BerryEpisode: "All for One"
2006–2007; 2019 Veronica Mars Tim Foyle / LuckyRecurring role; 10 episodes
2007 CSI: Miami Clint GilmoreEpisode: "Sunblock"
2009 The Closer Chris DunlapEpisode: "Power of Attorney"
2010 24 PhillipsEpisode: "Day 8: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m."
2011 Justified VanEpisode: "The Life Inside"
2011 Body of Proof Alex GrantEpisode: "Lazarus Man"
2011Good Morning, KillerRay BrennanTelevision film
2012 True Blood RayGuest role; 3 episodes
2012 The Mentalist Chuck CallowayEpisode: "Panama Red"
2015 Fargo MagicianEpisode: "The Myth of Sisyphus"
2017 Bloodline Will SpinettaEpisode: "Part 30"
2018 iZombie CainEpisode: "Mac-Liv-Moore"
2018 I'm Dying Up Here RustyEpisode: "The Mattresses"
2019–present Yellowstone Steve HendonRecurring role; 7 episodes
2021 Mayor of Kingstown Ed SimmonsRecurring role; 10 episodes
2021 1883 CookieRecurring role; 4 episodes
2023–present Special Ops: Lioness Two CupsMain role
2024–present Landman Dale BradleyMain role

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Blue RaphaelEpisode: "Call Me Francine"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 L.A. Noire Freddie CalhounVoice role

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