James Wilder

James Wilder

55 · Born: Aug 5, 1968

Personal Details

Born Aug 5, 1968 Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

James Wilder (born August 5, 1968) is an American film and television actor. He's best known for his roles as Adam Louder on the Fox soap opera Models Inc., Christopher Searls on the ABC TV drama Equal Justice,  and Nick Lewis on NBC's 1993 remake of Route 66. At the age of 14, he was living in his mother's native Paris, regaling audiences with his one man show at such legendary venues as the Moulin Rouge and Lido and later on Broadway. While there, he performed with the Nouveau Cirque De Paris, the precursor to Cirque du Soleil, before making his way to LA where he lived for several years in his customized van. It wasn't long before he nabbed a role in the Broadway hit "Sugar Babies" while studying at the famed NY Actors Studio, at which he was later inducted as a member. Upon returning to LA, TV and film roles rolled in. Some were great, highlighting his scope, others not so much. From his breakout role as the troubled addict son of Ed Asner in the ABC Circle Theater presentation Cracked Up to his heralded star turn in the Emmy-award winning legal drama Equal Justice (with Sarah Jessica Parker) and evocative characterization of a drug-dealing seducer on Melrose Place. In 1997, he dated actress Kirstie Alley. The two met on the set of Nevada and soon were engaged, but split after four years.

Career

2014
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun as Bobby Blue Day
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2007
McBride: Dogged
McBride: Dogged as Michael Whyte
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2006
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage as Brent Richter
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2003
Mind Games
Mind Games as Brian Reeves
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2001
Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House as Arnie Green
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Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone as Steve Sterns
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Touched by a Killer
Touched by a Killer as Tyler Nash
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Face Value
Face Value as Tim Gates
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1998
Ivory Tower
Ivory Tower as Jarvis Cone
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Charades
Charades as Quinn
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Flypaper
Flypaper as Jerry
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The Last Don II
The Last Don II as Billy D'Angelo
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1997
Allie & Me
Allie & Me as Rodney Alexander
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Our Mother's Murder
Our Mother's Murder as Scott Douglas
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Nevada
Nevada as Rip
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1996
To Love, Honor and Deceive
To Love, Honor and Deceive as Detective Jim Sanders
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A Face to Die For
A Face to Die For as Alec Dalton
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1994
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story as Jeff Gillooly
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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil as Robert Berndt
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Tollbooth
Tollbooth as Vic
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1993
Night Owl
Night Owl as Harry
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Route 66
Route 66 as Nick Lewis
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1992
Prey of the Chameleon
Prey of the Chameleon as J.D.
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Grass Roots
Grass Roots as Jerry Lomax
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1991
Scorchers
Scorchers as Dolan
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1990
Equal Justice
Equal Justice as Christopher Searls
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1988
State Park
State Park as Truckie
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Murder One
Murder One as Carl Isaacs
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1987
Nightforce
Nightforce as Mack
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Zombie High
Zombie High as Barry
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Cracked Up
Cracked Up as John Owens
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1984
Delta Pi
Delta Pi as Shawn
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2021
P.R.O.B.E.: Giles Case Files
P.R.O.B.E.: Giles Case Files as Writer
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