James A. Woods

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James A. Woods
Woods at SBIFF 2024
Born (1979-10-30) 30 October 1979 (age 45)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active2001–2016

James Andre Woods (born 30 October 1979)[1] is a Canadian actor who has performed in films, television and video games.

Early life and education

Woods was born in Montreal, Quebec,[1] and trained at New York City's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute before returning to his native Montreal to pursue an acting career.

Career

Woods starred in Hatley High,[2] distributed in Canada by Seville Films and winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at The Comedy Festival. Additional film credits include the TVA Films theatrical release Eternal and the Ed Solomon directed Levity.[2] He also starred in The Watch (2008).[2]

Woods' television credits include Seriously Weird (YTV/ITV), Big Wolf on Campus (Fox Family), Undressed (MTV), Fries with That? (Télé-Action), Naked Josh (Showcase/Oxygen) and Galidor (Fox Kids).[2]

In 2011, he worked alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the film Source Code,[2] and in 2015, he appeared as Jason in Gridlocked;[2] In 2016, he played Lt. Ritter alongside Bill Pullman in Independence Day: Resurgence.[2]

Woods has worked with Ubisoft on their award-winning games, particularly Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction,[1] as the antagonistic Thomas Reed, and twice in the Far Cry franchise, starting in Far Cry 3 as Keith Ramsay, and as the protagonist Ajay Ghale in Far Cry 4.[1] Woods later performed as antagonist Viktor Marchenko in 2016's Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Levity Young Roundabout
2003 Lost Junction Another Boy
2003 Hatley High Shaun Rhodes
2004 Eternal Tom
2007 Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer John
2011 Source Code Aviator Glasses Guy
2011 Immortals Captain of the Archers Uncredited
2013 The Smurfs 2 Peanut Father
2013 The Right Kind of Wrong Troy Cooper
2013 Three Night Stand Co-worker 1
2015 Gridlocked Jason
2016 Independence Day: Resurgence Lt. Ritter Also co-writer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001–2002 Big Wolf on Campus Chuck Freeman 3 episodes
2002 Undressed Jack Episode: "Busted"
2002 Seriously Weird Bear Episode: "When Gods Get Angry"
2004–2006 Naked Josh Steve 16 episodes
2005 The Festival Lance Rawly 6 episodes
2006–2007 The Business 11 episodes
2007 The House Sitter Randy Television film
2007 The Dead Zone Tommy Rasmussen Episode: "Drift"
2008 Voices Brendan Daly Television film
2008 The Watch Rhett
2009 Being Erica Trevor Markowitz Episode: "Dr. Tom"
2009 Hellhounds Theron Television film
2009 Lance Et Compte: Le Grand Duel Guillaume Pratte 7 episodes
2011 Blue Mountain State Kyle Episode: "Trap Game"
2011 Jack of Diamonds Brandt Beck Television film
2011 Exposed Justin Reynolds
2011–2012 Totally Amp'd Archie 10 episodes
2014 Being Human Mark 5 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role
2010 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction Tom Reed
2010 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Malik's Royal Guardsman
2010 Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 Voice
2011 Deus Ex: Human Revolution Additional voices
2012 Assassin's Creed III
2012 Far Cry 3 Keith Ramsay
2013 Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington Additional voices
2013 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
2013 Deus Ex: Human Revolution
2014 Watch Dogs Chicago Male Civilian
2014 Far Cry 4 Ajay Ghale
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Viktor Marchenko

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "James A. Woods". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "James A. Woods". tv.apple.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.


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