Acting

James Black

Born 1962-04-03 · Lima, Ohio, USA

A onetime professional football player for the Cleveland Browns, James has always had a passion for the arts and pursued his passion even while playing for the Browns for two years as a running back.

Credits

Newest first

The Hail Mary
as Mr. Russel
2026
Calabash
as Montrell
2026
Terror Tales: Poetry & Death Volume 1
Producer
2025
Secrets and Yards
as Cedric Scales
2024
The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge
Producer
2024
I Don't Know
as Leroy
2024
Restitution
2024
Restitution
Producer
2024
Cricket
as Sully
2024
Night Games
as The Boss
2024
Lethal Legacy
as James
2023
Uncommon Negotiator
as Chief Wells
2022
Writing Around the Christmas Tree
as Irving Leighton
2021
Lockdown: 2025
as Detective Little
2021
My Brothers' Crossing
as CJ Martin
2020
Sydney to the Max
as Henry
2019
Carl Weber's The Family Business
as Rob
2018
All American
as Reggie Cooper
2018
Five Points
as Coach Magee
2018
Deadtime Tales 2
as Bradbury - 'Evil Net' (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
The Preacher's Son
as Deacon Emerson
2017
Legends of the Hidden Temple
as Tourist
2016
Lethal Weapon
as Benny Barns
2016
Free Period
as Andy
2016
Black Tar Road
as Jimmy
2016
The Man in 3B
as Ben
2015
Welcome to the Family
as Preston
2015
Why She Cries
as Chris Owens
2015
Scorpion
as Agent Miller
2014
The Phoenix Rises
as Bob Smith
2012
Anger Management
as Cleo
2012
Detention
as Mr. Cooper
2012
King of the Underground
as Mr. Hollywood
2011
Repeat Offenders: Jamais Vu
2011
Rizzoli & Isles
as Ernie Priest
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Lee Stevens
2009
Afro Ninja
as Black Lightning
2009
Castle
as Darius Carson
2009
The Starter Wife
as Felix Soel
2008
3 Days Gone
as Teddy Shark
2008
Burn Notice
as Jean Pierre Duman
2007
Agenda
as Four Shure
2007
Twenty Good Years
as George
2006
Saturday Night Life
as The Admirer
2006
Bones
as Chief Jack Cutler
2005
The Closer
as Detective Lawrence Xavier
2005
Urban Evil: Trilogy of Fear
Director
2005
Sci-Fi Slaughter
as Bradbury (archive footage)
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Alan
2004
CSI: NY
as Luther Vandeross
2004
Listen Up!
as Jevon
2004
Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
as Tooky
2004
Summerland
as Dalton
2004
In Your Eyes
as Will
2004
10-8: Officers on Duty
as Xavier
2003
NCIS
as Crewman
2003
All of Us
2003
CSI: Miami
as Agent Brody
2002
Love and a Bullet
as Vaughn
2002
One on One
as Black Gold Member
2001
Six Feet Under
as Duane
2001
The Vault
as Bradbury
2001
The Vault
Director
2001
Horrorvision
as Bradbury
2001
Stop It, You're Killing Me
as Eric Jameson
2000
Sheena
as Shakoro
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jackory
2000
Strong Medicine
as Joey
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
as Sgt. Rick
2000
Unshackled
as Doc
2000
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
as Rahmel
1999
Standing on Fishes
as Henry
1999
Universal Soldier: The Return
as Sergeant Morrow
1999
S Club 7
as Gordon
1999
Left for Dead in Malaysia
as Meo
1999
The First 9½ Weeks
as Maurice Boudreau
1998
Soldier
as Riley
1998
Charmed
as Swarm King
1998
V.I.P.
as Elwood Snow
1998
Martial Law
as David
1998