James Hunter

Known for

Acting

Born

June 12, 1977 (age 49)

Birthplace

Decatur, Alabama, USA

Biography

James Hunter began making movies at an extremely young age. At age 13 in 1990 he made a "Star Wars" movie using action figures with blue screen and special effects after renting out a local TV station. At age 14 he wrote "Robin Hood: Prince of Sherwood" and with the help of his father and friends, pulled together his first feature film, shot on 16mm. The film took three years to make and premiered in January 1994 at the local town theater. Tickets were sold at $5 and around 3,000 people saw the movie over 2 days. James self taught himself how to load and shoot with a 16mm film camera and also taught himself to edit on film. That same year, Hunter began his second feature film attempt at age...

Best known work

American Beauty

1999

Transformers

2007

Planet of the Apes

2001

Enemy of the State

1998

Deep Impact

1998

Man on the Moon

1999

Amsterdam

2022

Something's Gotta Give

2003

MaXXXine

2024

Never Been Kissed

1999

Filmography

2025
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
as Zombie (uncredited)
2024
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryTV
as Detective (uncredited) (1 episode), as Police Detective (uncredited) (1 episode)
2024
MaXXXine
as Dead Parishoner (uncredited)
2024
Am I OK?
as Bread Roll Guy (uncredited)
2024
Unfrosted
as Kellog Agent (uncredited)
2023
Old Dads
as Angry Office Worker (uncredited)
2022
To Leslie
as Middle Management (uncredited)
2022
Amsterdam
as Gala Veteran (uncredited)
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Paparazzi (uncredited)
2022
Father Stu
as Church Parishioner (uncredited)
2020
Penny Dreadful: City of AngelsTV
as Hidden Camera Operator (uncredited) (1 episode)
2020
HuntersTV
as Factory Worker (uncredited) (1 episode)
2013
White Frog
as Cop (uncredited)
2007
Transformers
as Cop (uncredited)
2003
Something's Gotta Give
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
2001
Almost Anything
as Matise Holland
2001
Planet of the Apes
as Orangutan (uncredited)
2000
Curb Your EnthusiasmTV
as Country Club Golf Hustler (uncredited) (1 episode), as Golf Club Diner (uncredited) (1 episode), as Voter (uncredited) (1 episode), as Airline Passenger (uncredited) (1 episode)
2000
What Planet Are You From?
as Alien Student (uncredited)
1999
Man on the Moon
as Wrestling Fan (uncredited)
1999
The Contract
as SWAT Team Leader
1999
American Beauty
as Student (uncredited)
1999
Never Been Kissed
as Bully (uncredited)
1999
The Out-of-Towners
as Traveller (uncredited)
1998
Enemy of the State
as Computer Programmer (uncredited)