James Wilder (actor)
Appearance
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James Wilder (born August 5, 1968) is an American film and television actor.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]In 1997, Wilder dated actress Kirstie Alley. The two met on the set of Nevada and soon were engaged, but split after four years.[5][6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Actor turns in fire act for darkness". Lansing State Journal. Michigan, Lansing. January 17, 1994. p. 27. Retrieved June 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Job". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. September 14, 1994. p. 40. Retrieved June 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Kirstie Alley's Dating History: Bob Alley, Parker Stevenson and more". December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Kirstie and Boyfriend Split - People.com".
External links
[edit]- James Wilder at IMDb
Categories:
- 1968 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Cleveland
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of French descent
- American screen actor, 1960s birth stubs
- People from Sausalito, California
- People from Marin County, California
- Male actors from California
- Actors from Cleveland
- Male actors from Ohio