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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Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | September 10, 1972
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Years active | 1993–present |
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
editBorn 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
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | An Ambush of Ghosts | Student #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 | ||
1998 | Wild Horses | Jimmy | |
Stamp and Deliver | |||
The Clown at Midnight | George Reese | ||
Alexandria Hotel | Romero | ||
How to Make the Cruelest Month | Westy | ||
SLC Punk! | John the Mod | Credited as Jimmy Duval | |
1999 | Go | Singh | |
The Weekend | Robert | ||
2000 | This Is How the World Ends | Blue | TV show |
Gone in 60 Seconds | Freb | ||
2001 | Amerikana | Chris | |
Donnie Darko | Frank Anderson | ||
The Doe Boy | Hunter Kirk | Won "Best Actor" at the American Indian Film Festival[7] | |
The Tag | Viggs | ||
A Galaxy Far, Far Away | Himself | ||
2002 | Comic Book Villains | Baz | |
May | Blank | ||
Scumrock | Drew | ||
2003 | Pledge of Allegiance | Ray | |
2004 | Window Theory | Dave Kordelewski | |
Frog-g-g! | Freb | ||
Open House | Joel Rodman | ||
2005 | Venice Underground | Lucious Jackson | |
Chasing Ghosts | Dmitri Parramatti | ||
Standing Still | Stoner Steve | ||
2006 | The Iron Man | Lawyer 2 | |
Mad Cowgirl | Thierry | ||
Pancho and Lefty | Lefty | ||
2007 | Kush | Cyrus | |
Numb | Caleb | Short film | |
The Pacific and Eddy | Noel | ||
Luck of the Draw | Grady | ||
2008 | The Art of Travel | Taylor "One Ball" | |
Pox | Himself | ||
Toxic | Brad | ||
Cornered! | Jimmy | ||
Evilution | Asia Mark | ||
2009 | Thirsty | Beverage Announcer | Voice role |
2 Dudes & a Dream | Phil | ||
Penance | Guy | ||
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond | Rick | ||
2010 | Now Here | Luis Ortiz | |
Everything Will Happen Before You Die | Paynie | ||
Caller ID | Miles | ||
Closing Time | Jimmy | ||
Noirland | Tiberius Malloy | ||
Playback | Clark | ||
Kaboom | Messiah | ||
2011 | Naked Angel | Andreas | |
Alyce Kills | Vince | ||
Not Another Not Another Movie | Himself | ||
2012 | Delirium | Burell[8] | |
Touchback | Rodriguez | ||
2013 | Look at Me | Frank | |
Blue Dream | Robert Harmon | ||
2014 | Hercules Reborn | Horace | |
2015 | Punk's Dead | John The Mod | |
The Sparrows | Hector Sanchez | ||
2016 | American Romance | Stewart Miles | |
2017 | The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson | Jeremy | |
Spreading Darkness | Mark Minscourri | ||
2018 | BoJack Horseman | Studio Grip | Episode: "The Dog Days Are Over" |
2019 | Now Apocalypse | Homeless man | Recurring |
2022 | Without Ward | Helmholtz W. Gault | |
I, Challenger | Sid |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Witbrodt, Cathy L. (May 27, 2004). "James Duval: staying true to indie roots". YouthQuake. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "New One-Sheet: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond / Theatrical Screening Info". Dreadcentral.com. March 4, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "James Duval Heads to Noirland! First Teaser and Images". Dreadcentral.com. April 15, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Kramer, Gary M. (April 7, 2023). "Q&A: Gregg Araki and James Duval revisit The Doom Generation". Gay City News. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Woods, Cat (November 23, 2022). "James Duval reflects on Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation ahead of Sundance celebration". Flicks. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "An Actor Who's Going Somewhere Fast: James Duval Sizzles Up the Screen in Gregg Araki's new Nowhere". Fuel. 1997. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via James Duval.
- ^ Awards for James Duval at IMDb
- ^ Jared Black's Delirium
External links
edit- James Duval at IMDb
- Youthquake Magazine Article Cathy L. Witbrodt