James Wilder (actor)

James Wilder is an American film and television actor.

Early life

Wilder was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Sausalito, California. ^[1] The son of a French mother and an Italian father, Wilder performed as a fire eating street performer before he became an actor. ^[2]

Career

During his career, Wilder portrayed Adam Louder on the Fox soap opera Models Inc. , ^[3] Christopher Searls on the ABC TV drama Equal Justice ^{[4] : 309} and Nick Lewis on the 1993 remake of Route 66 on NBC. ^[4]

Personal life

In 1997, Wilder dated actress Kirstie Alley. The two met on the set of Nevada and soon were engaged, but "ended their four-year relationship." ^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Can't Stop the Music	Auditioning Sword Juggler	Uncredited
1984	Delta Pi	Shawn
1987	Nightforce	Mack
1987	Zombie High	Barry
1988	Murder One	Carl Isaacs
1988	State Park	Truckie
1991	Scorchers	Dolan
1994	Tollbooth	Vic
1997	Nevada	Rip
1997	Allie & Me	Rodney Alexander
1998	Ivory Tower	Jarvis Cone
1998	Charades	Quinn
1999	Flypaper	Jerry
2000	Closing the Deal	Will Williams
2001	Perfume	Billy
2001	Burning Down the House	Arnie Green
2001	Knight Club	J. B. Aaron
2001	Touched by a Killer	Taylor Nash
2001	Heart of Stone	Steve Sterns
2002	Man of the Year	Vaughn
2003	Mind Games	Brian Reeves
2009	The Funk Parlor	John Funk
2014	3 Holes and a Smoking Gun	Bobby Blue Day

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Justin	Episode: "The War Between the Classes"
1987	The Bronx Zoo	Eddie Matousek	Episode: "Changes"
1987	Cracked Up	John Owens	Television film
1988	Shades of Love: Midnight Magic	Anthony Palmer
1990–1991	Equal Justice	Christopher Searls	26 episodes
1992	Prey of the Chameleon	J.D.	Television film
1992	Grass Roots	Jerry Lomax
1993	Route 66	Nick Lewis	4 episodes
1993	Night Owl	Harry	Television film
1994	Confessions: Two Faces of Evil	Robert Berndt
1994	Melrose Place	Reed Carter	7 episodes
1994	Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story	Jeff Gillooly	Television film
1995	Models Inc.	Adam Louder	20 episodes
1996	A Face to Die For	Alec Dalton	Television film
1996	The Outer Limits	Raymond Dalton	Episode: "The Refuge"
1996	To Love, Honor and Deceive	Det. Jim Sanders	Television film
1997	Daughters	Scott Douglas
1998	The Last Don II	Billy D'Angelo	2 episodes
1998	Veronica's Closet	Hunter	4 episodes
2001	Face Value	Tim Gates	Television film
2006	The Perfect Marriage	Brent Richter
2007	McBride: Dogged	Michael Whyte
TBA	In the Blink of an Eye	Sam

References

1. "James Wilder got start as actor in street theatre". The Transcript. Massachusetts, North Adams. July 16, 1988. p. 4. Retrieved June 22, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Actor turns in fire act for darkness". Lansing State Journal. Michigan, Lansing. January 17, 1994. p. 27. Retrieved June 22, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
3. "New Job". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. September 14, 1994. p. 40. Retrieved June 22, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
4. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 913. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
5. "Kirstie Alley's Dating History: Bob Alley, Parker Stevenson and more". December 6, 2022.
6. Silverman, Stephen M. (December 2, 1997). "Kirstie and Boyfriend Split". People.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

External links

• James Wilder at IMDb