James Wilder (actor)

James Wilder (born August 5, 1968) is an American film and television actor.

Early life

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

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

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

Film

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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Actor turns in fire act for darkness". Lansing State Journal. Michigan, Lansing. January 17, 1994. p. 27. Retrieved June 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Job". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. September 14, 1994. p. 40. Retrieved June 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Kirstie Alley's Dating History: Bob Alley, Parker Stevenson and more". December 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kirstie and Boyfriend Split - People.com".


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