James Duval
James Edward Duval (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
Born 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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | An Ambush of Ghosts | Student #1 | |
1993 | Totally F***ed Up | Andy | |
1995 | The Doom Generation | Jordan White | |
1996 | Independence Day | Miguel Casse | |
1997 | River Made to Drown In | Jaime | |
1997 | Nowhere | Dark Smith | |
1998 | Wild Horses | Jimmy | |
1998 | Stamp and Deliver | ||
1998 | The Clown at Midnight | George Reese | |
1998 | Alexandria Hotel | Romero | |
1998 | How to Make the Cruelest Month | Westy | |
1998 | SLC Punk! | John the Mod | Credited as Jimmy Duval |
1999 | Go | Singh | |
1999 | The Weekend | Robert | |
2000 | This Is How the World Ends | Blue | TV show |
2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Freb | |
2001 | Amerikana | Chris | |
2001 | Donnie Darko | Frank Anderson | |
2001 | The Doe Boy | Hunter Kirk | Won "Best Actor" at the American Indian Film Festival[7] |
2001 | The Tag | Viggs | |
2001 | A Galaxy Far, Far Away | Himself | |
2002 | Comic Book Villains | Baz | |
2002 | May | Blank | |
2002 | Scumrock | Drew | |
2003 | Pledge of Allegiance | Ray | |
2004 | Window Theory | Dave Kordelewski | |
2004 | Frog-g-g! | Freb | |
2004 | Open House | Joel Rodman | |
2005 | Venice Underground | Lucious Jackson | |
2005 | Chasing Ghosts | Dmitri Parramatti | |
2005 | Standing Still | Stoner Steve | |
2006 | The Iron Man | Lawyer 2 | |
2006 | Mad Cowgirl | Thierry | |
2006 | Roman | Goth Dude | Deleted scenes |
2006 | Pancho and Lefty | Lefty | |
2007 | Kush | Cyrus | |
2007 | Numb | Caleb | Short film |
2007 | The Pacific and Eddy | Noel | |
2007 | Luck of the Draw | Grady | |
2008 | The Art of Travel | Taylor "One Ball" | |
2008 | Pox | Himself | |
2008 | Toxic | Brad | |
2008 | Cornered! | Jimmy | |
2008 | Evilution | Asia Mark | |
2009 | Thirsty | Beverage Announcer | Voice role |
2009 | 2 Dudes & a Dream | Phil | |
2009 | Penance | Guy | |
2009 | The Black Waters of Echo's Pond | Rick | |
2010 | Now Here | Luis Ortiz | |
2010 | Not Another Not Another Movie | Miguel | |
2010 | Everything Will Happen Before You Die | Paynie | |
2010 | Caller ID | Miles | |
2010 | Closing Time | Jimmy | |
2010 | Noirland | Tiberius Malloy | |
Naked Angel | Andreas | Post-production | |
2010 | Playback | Clark | |
2010 | Kaboom | Messiah | |
2011 | Alyce Kills | Vince | |
2011 | Not Another Not Another Movie | Himself | |
2012 | Delirium | Burell[8] | |
2012 | Touchback | Rodriguez | |
2013 | Look at Me | Frank | |
2013 | Blue Dream | Robert Harmon | |
2014 | Hercules Reborn | Horace | |
2015 | Punk's Dead | John The Mod | |
2015 | The Sparrows | Hector Sanchez | |
2016 | American Romance | Stewart Miles | |
2017 | The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson | Jeremy | |
2017 | 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 | |
2022 | I, Challenger | Sid |
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "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
- James Duval at IMDb
- Youthquake Magazine Article Cathy L. Witbrodt