James LeGros | |
|---|---|
 LeGros at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | April 27, 1962 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kristina Loggia (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
James Mervyn LeGros (/ləˈɡroʊ/; born April 27, 1962) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Living in Oblivion.
Early life
LeGros was born in Minneapolis. His mother was a teacher and his father was a real estate broker.[1] He was raised in Redlands, California, and attended the Professional Conservatory at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, as well as the University of California, Irvine.[2] LeGros is the son-in-law of late actor Robert Loggia.
Career
James LeGros appeared as Rick in Gus Van Sant's 1989 Drugstore Cowboy. One of his best-known roles was in Living in Oblivion (directed by Tom DiCillo, also starring Steve Buscemi and Catherine Keener). LeGros played Chad Palomino, a male acting diva with endless "a-list" star demands for a "b-movie" director and crew. LeGros appeared on Showtime's Sleeper Cell (as Special Agent Ray Fuller) and on Law & Order. He was also a cast member on the television series Ally McBeal and guest-starred on Roseanne, Punky Brewster, The Outer Limits, and Friends. He portrayed Dr. Dan Harris on the NBC series Mercy.[3] LeGros portrayed Peter Gray in the Dark Sky thriller Bitter Feast.[4]
He is the first actor to appear on TV as Deputy United States Marshal Raylan Givens in the TV film Pronto, based on a book by Elmore Leonard. LeGros also appeared on the TV series Justified (which centers on the character Raylan Givens) as antagonist Wade Messer.
Personal life
LeGros married actress/photographer Kristina Loggia in 1992 and together they have two sons. Their son Noah is also an actor.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Ladies Club | Jesse | Film debut |
| 1986 | Solarbabies | Metron | |
| 1987 | Near Dark | Teenage Cowboy | |
| 1987 | Real Men | Buddy MacGruder | |
| 1987 | Fatal Beauty | Zack Jaeger | |
| 1987 | *batteries not included | Goon #2 | |
| 1988 | Phantasm II | Mike Pearson | |
| 1989 | Drugstore Cowboy | Rick | |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Platoon - Vietnam | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heartbreak | Carl | |
| 1991 | Blood and Concrete | Lance | |
| 1991 | Point Break | Roach | |
| 1991 | The Rapture | Tommy | |
| 1991 | Where the Day Takes You | Crasher | |
| 1992 | Nervous Ticks | Rusty | |
| 1992 | Leather Jackets | Carl | |
| 1992 | Gun Crazy | Howard | |
| 1992 | My New Gun | Skippy | |
| 1992 | Singles | Andy | |
| 1994 | Floundering | John Boyz | |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | William Tucker | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Deems Taylor | |
| 1994 | Don't Do It | Dodger | |
| 1995 | Living in Oblivion | Chad Palomino | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
| 1995 | Safe | Chris | |
| 1995 | Destiny Turns on the Radio | Harry Thoreau | |
| 1995 | Panther | Bob Avakian | |
| 1995 | The Low Life | Mike, Jr. | |
| 1995 | Just Looking | Jim | |
| 1996 | The Destiny of Marty Fine | Grill | |
| 1996 | Boys | Fenton Ray | |
| 1996 | Infinity | John Wheeler | |
| 1996 | Countdown | Lieutenant Michael Killip | |
| 1997 | The Myth of Fingerprints | Cézanne | |
| 1997 | Wishful Thinking | Max | |
| 1998 | The Pass | Hunter | |
| 1998 | Thursday | Billy Hill | |
| 1998 | L.A. Without a Map | Takowsky | |
| 1998 | There's No Fish Food in Heaven | D.J. | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Jerry Miller | |
| 1998 | Psycho | Car Dealer | |
| 1999 | Jump | Bicker | |
| 2000 | Drop Back Ten | Peter Barnes | |
| 2000 | If You Only Knew | Jack | |
| 2001 | Scotland, Pa. | Joe "Mac" McBeth | |
| 2001 | Lovely and Amazing | Paul | |
| 2001 | World Traveler | Jack | |
| 2004 | November | Hugh | |
| 2004 | Straight Into Darkness | Soldier | |
| 2004 | Catch That Kid | Ferrell | |
| 2004 | Sexual Life | Josh | |
| 2005 | Trust the Man | Dante | |
| 2006 | The Last Winter | James Hoffman | Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Officer George Bawart | |
| 2007 | Cough Drop | Paul Dewey | Short film |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Ted Heinkin | |
| 2008 | Sherman's Way | Palmer | |
| 2008 | Dry Rain | Stil | Short film |
| 2008 | Visioneers | Julieen | |
| 2008 | Fragments | Dr. Dan Howland | Also known as "Winged Creatures" |
| 2009 | Welcome to Academia | Revis | |
| 2010 | Skateland | Clive Burkham | |
| 2010 | Bitter Feast | Peter Grey | Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Big Miracle | Karl Hootkin | |
| 2013 | Redwood Highway | Michael Vaughn | |
| 2013 | Don't Let Me Go | Chris Madsen | |
| 2013 | A Birder's Guide to Everything | Donald Portnoy | |
| 2013 | Night Moves | Feed Factory Clerk | |
| 2013 | Three Hours Between Planes | Donald Plant | Short film |
| 2014 | The Young Kieslowski | Walter Mallard | |
| 2014 | Big Muddy | Buford Carver | |
| 2015 | Point Break | FBI Deputy Director #2 | |
| 2016 | Certain Women | Ryan Lewis | |
| 2016 | The People Garden | Director | |
| 2016 | Stray Bullets | Cody | |
| 2017 | Dating My Mother | Chester | |
| 2018 | Nostalgia | Patrick Bleam | |
| 2018 | Support the Girls | Cubby | |
| 2018 | Wildling | The Wolf Man | |
| 2018 | Unzipping | Tsiki | Short film |
| 2018 | Buck Run | William Templeton | |
| 2018 | Waterlily Jaguar | Bob | |
| 2020 | Foxhole | Wilson | |
| TBR | Medicine Man | William Rossdale | post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Knight Rider | Trasher | Television debut Episode: "The Rotten Apples"; credited as James Le Gros |
| 1984 | The Ratings Game | Car Attendant | Television Movie; credited as James Legros |
| 1985 | Simon & Simon | Punk Boy | Episode: "Slither" |
| 1985 | Punky Brewster | Blade | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Freddie Cruz | Episode: "Ace Hits the Big Time" |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Lucas Miller | Episode: "When Whitney Met Linda" |
| 1996 | Roseanne | Mr. Schlosser | Episode: "Springtime for David" |
| 1996 | Marshal Law | Cougar | Television Movie |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Ben Conklin | Episode: "Dead Man's Switch" |
| 1997 | Pronto | Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens | Television Movie |
| 1998 | ER | Dr. Max Rocher | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctors | Dwight Anthony | Episode: "Under the Radar" |
| 1999 | Border Line | Dan Macivers | Television Movie |
| 2000 | Common Ground | Amos | Television Movie |
| 2000-2001 | Ally McBeal | Mark Albert | recurring role; 28 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| 2002 | Friends | Jim Nelson | Episode: "The One with the Tea Leaves" |
| 2002 | Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie | Troy | Television Movie |
| 2002 | Damaged Love | Doug Peeno | Television Movie |
| 2003 | The Street Lawyer | Barry Nuzzo | Television Movie |
| 2004 | Paradise | Matthew Paradise | Television Movie |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Dwight Jacobs | Episode: "Red Ball" |
| 2005 | Sleeper Cell | Special Agent Raymond "Ray" Fuller | recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2008 | 1% | Rabbi | Television Movie |
| 2009-2010 | Mercy | Dr. Dan Harris | recurring role; 22 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bill Harris | Episode: "Behave" |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce | Wally Burgan | Television Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2011-2014 | Justified | Wade Messer | recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Jerry | Episode: "Flight" |
| 2012 | House M.D. | Oliver | Episode: "Everybody Dies" |
| 2012 | Girls | Jeff Lavoyt | recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Revenge | Father Paul Whitley | recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Good Wife | Judge Adam Tolkin | Episode: "The Next Month" |
| 2013 | The Sixth Gun | Bill John O'Henry | Television Movie |
| 2014 | Constantine | Ellis McGee | Episode: "The Darkness Beneath" |
| 2014-2016 | Person of Interest | Bruce Moran | recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Mitchell Ford | Episode: "Stockholm" |
| 2016 | Billions | Henchman | Episode: "Boasts and Rails" |
| 2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Eddie | Episode: "Things Bad Begun" |
| 2018-2019 | Blue Bloods | Don Voorhees | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Castle Rock | Sheriff | Episode: "Harvest" |
| 2019 | The Passage | Horace Guilder | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Hunters | Hank Grimsby | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Love Life | Larry Carter | 2 episodes |
References
- Notes
- ^ James LeGros Biography (1962-)
- ^ "James LeGros". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Have a Snack With Dark Sky's 'Bitter Feast'". BloodyDisgusting.
- ^ "Bitter Feast Trailer Served Up Hot and Fresh". DreadCentral.
- ^ Noah Le Gros Checks In by Stephen Schaefer, The Boston Herald, July 8th 2020.
External links
- James LeGros on IMDb