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Born | November 26, 1972 |
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Years active | 1985-present |
James L. Edwards (born November 26, 1972) is an American actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker from Akron, Ohio. [1] He is best known for his acting roles in independent shot-on-video horror films, including The Dead Next Door (1989), Ozone (1993), Polymorph (1996), and Bloodletting (1997), as well as writing, directing, and starring in Her Name Was Christa (2020), Brimstone Incorporated (2021), and the forthcoming Trivial. [2] [3]
Edwards began acting as a teenager making his debut in J. R. Bookwalter's 1989 zombie film The Dead Next Door and proceeding to star in a string of independent shot on video horror films throughout the 1990s, including Ozone (1993), Polymorph (1996), and Bloodletting (1997). [4] [5] After a hiatus, he returned to acting in the mid 2000's and in 2020 made his directorial debut with Her Name Was Christa which he also wrote and starred in along with Brimstone Incorporated and the upcoming Trivial. [6] [7] In 2021, he directed and starred in the music video for the song Stitch from the band Sponge. [8] Edwards co-stars in the David Ellefson produced and Drew Fortier directed found footage horror film Dwellers portraying a fictionalized version of himself. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | The Dead Next Door [10] | Dead kid in farmhouse | Multiple roles & behind the scenes |
1989 | Robot Ninja | Sculley | |
1990 | Skinned Alive | The Walkman Victim | |
1991 | Zombie Cop | Sculley | |
1992 | Maximum Impact | Richie | |
1992 | Humanoids from Atlantis | Ken Adams | |
1992 | Chickboxer | Billy Anderson | |
1992 | Galaxy of the Dinosaurs | Graft/Gurtorius Gonimus | |
1993 | Ozone | Sam DeBartolo - The Drug Lord/Spikes | |
1995 | The Sandman | Gerald Rivers | |
1996 | Polymorph [11] | Ted | |
1997 | Bloodletting [12] | Butch Harlow / Walt Lipsky | |
2005 | The Red Skulls | Jack | |
2007 | Cordoba Nights | Pizza Customer | |
2008 | June 9 | The Stranger | |
2008 | Poison Sweethearts | Boss | |
2015 | Milfs vs Zombies | Reverend Nathan Ashberry | |
2017 | Killer Campout | Samson Del Marr | |
2018 | WrestleMassacre | Reverend Nathan Ashberry | |
2018 | Pharisee | Street Mugger 1 | Cameo |
2020 | Her Name Was Christa [13] [14] | Stephen Booth | |
2020 | Deathboard | Merle Del Marr | |
2021 | Dwellers [15] | James | |
2021 | Brimstone Incorporated [16] | Richard Hackett | Segment: First Date |
2022 | Shriekshow | Shepard | |
2022 | Hell Van | Officer Walt | |
2024 | Trivial | Dean Mathers | |
2024 | Side Effects May Vary [17] | Glenn Rollins | |
2024 | Bunker Heights [18] | Bellini |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2020 | Her Name Was Christa [19] | |
2021 | Brimstone Incorporated [20] | |
2021 | Sponge - Stitch | Music video |
TBA | Trivial |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1989 | Interzone | Uncredited |
1996 | Polymorph | |
1998 | Psycho Sisters | |
2016 | Fiendish Fables | |
2017 | Killer Campout [21] | |
2020 | Her Name Was Christa [22] | |
2021 | Brimstone Incorporated [23] | |
TBA | Trivial | |
TBA | Side Effects May Vary |
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