A onetime professional football player for the Cleveland Browns, James has always had a passion for the arts and pursued his passion even while playing for the Browns for two years as a running back.

KNOWN FOR

NCIS
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2012
Bones
2008
Castle
2013
Desperate Housewives
2011
CSI: Miami
2004
NCIS: Los Angeles
2014
Charmed
2004
CSI: NY
2007
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1996
Rizzoli & Isles
2015
The Closer
2006

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
96
Directing
2
Producing
3
2026
The Hail Mary
as Mr. Russel
2026
Calabash
as Montrell
2024
Cricket
as Sully
2024
Restitution
2024
I Don't Know
as Leroy
2024
Night Games
as The Boss
2024
Secrets and Yards
as Cedric Scales
2023
Lethal Legacy
as James
2022
Uncommon Negotiator
as Chief Wells
2021
Writing Around the Christmas Tree
as Irving Leighton
2021
Lockdown: 2025
as Detective Little
2020
My Brothers' Crossing
as CJ Martin
2020
Sydney to the Max
as Henry
2019
All American
as Reggie Cooper
2018
Deadtime Tales 2
as Bradbury - 'Evil Net' (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Five Points
as Coach Magee
2018
Carl Weber's The Family Business
as Rob
2017
The Preacher's Son
as Deacon Emerson
2017
Lethal Weapon
as Benny Barns
2016
Legends of the Hidden Temple
as Tourist
2016
Black Tar Road
as Jimmy
2016
Free Period
as Andy
2015
The Man in 3B
as Ben
2015
Why She Cries
as Chris Owens
2015
Welcome to the Family
as Preston
2015
Scorpion
as Agent Miller
2015
Rizzoli & Isles
as Ernie Priest
2014
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Lee Stevens
2013
Castle
as Darius Carson
2012
Detention
as Mr. Cooper
2012
The Phoenix Rises
as Bob Smith
2012
Anger Management
as Cleo
2012
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jackory
2011
Repeat Offenders: Jamais Vu
2011
King of the Underground
as Mr. Hollywood
2011
Desperate Housewives
as Alan
2009
Afro Ninja
as Black Lightning
2009
Burn Notice
as Jean Pierre Duman
2008
3 Days Gone
as Teddy Shark
2008
Bones
as Chief Jack Cutler
2008
The Starter Wife
as Felix Soel
2007
Agenda
as Four Shure
2007
All of Us
2007
CSI: NY
as Luther Vandeross
2006
Saturday Night Life
as The Admirer
2006
The Closer
as Detective Lawrence Xavier
2006
Twenty Good Years
as George
2005
Sci-Fi Slaughter
as Bradbury (archive footage)
2005
Listen Up!
as Jevon
2004
In Your Eyes
as Will
2004
Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
as Tooky
2004
CSI: Miami
as Agent Brody
2004
Charmed
as Swarm King
2004
Malcolm in the Middle
as Sgt. Rick
2004
Summerland
as Dalton
2004
Six Feet Under
as Duane
2003
NCIS
as Crewman
2003
Strong Medicine
as Joey
2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
as Xavier
2002
Love and a Bullet
as Vaughn
2002
One on One
as Black Gold Member
2001
The Vault
as Bradbury
2001
Horrorvision
as Bradbury
2001
Sheena
as Shakoro
2001
Will & Grace
as Anthony Dukane
2001
S Club 7
as Gordon
2000
Unshackled
as Doc
2000
Stop It, You're Killing Me
as Eric Jameson
1999
Universal Soldier: The Return
as Sergeant Morrow
1999
Standing on Fishes
as Henry
1999
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
as Rahmel
1999
Left for Dead in Malaysia
as Meo
1999
V.I.P.
as Elwood Snow
1999
Martial Law
as David
1998
Godzilla
as Soldier
1998
Cappuccino
as Victor Erickson
1998
Soldier
as Riley
1998
Out of Sight
as Himey
1998
The First 9½ Weeks
as Maurice Boudreau
1997
Surface to Air
as Captain Slocomb
1997
Don King: Only in America
as Ernie Shavers
1996
The Burning Zone
as Michael Hailey
1996
Babylon 5
as Security Guard
1996
Space: Above and Beyond
as Security Operator
1996
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Helmsman
1996
Renegade
as Orlando Missions
1996
The Sentinel
as Antoine Hollins
1996
Pacific Blue
as Johnny Lane
1995
With Criminal Intent
1993
Ozone
as Eddie Boone
1992
Chickboxer
as Colt Jackson
1992
Galaxy of the Dinosaurs
as Kronik
1992
Maximum Impact
as Mr. Huntsacker
1992
Hard Promises
as Gameshow Husband
1991
Zombie Cop
as Dr. Death
Virtual High
as Andy