Biography

Noted for his finely crafted and nuanced performances, actor James DuMont is one of the busiest actors in both film and television.

DuMont just wrapped his 80th Feature Film opposite a Multiple Oscar Award Winning Actor & his 4th Season & 20th Episode as "Chad" on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones opposite creator & star, Danny McBride. His 70th performance on television Recurring in Aaron Hernandez-American Sports Story for FX/Hulu, which is his 3rd time working for creator, Ryan Murphy. Previously James recurred on American Horror Story-Coven & Freak Show. His most recent film work includes being the supporting Lead opposite, Don Johnson in Unit 234-The Lock Up & the Eddie Murphy Christmas Hit Candy Cane Lane for Amazon. Mr. DuMont is best known however for Focus Features' Dallas Buyers Club opposite Oscar winner, Jared Leto where he played his father.

James has amassed a glowing array of memorable characters in both film & television such as Track Suit Charle in the Netflix feature Spenser Confidential which was watched by over 75 Million households & is James' 3rd collaboration is both Director, Peter Berg & Mark Wahlberg having worked with them on CBS Films' Patriots Day and Lionsgates' Deepwater Horizon. Sheriff Charnitski in the Apple TV Series Black Bird & Recurring as Randy Finch in the Showtime series City On A Hill directed by Kevin Bacon.

Mr. DuMont has added to his growing gallery of historical characters on film most recently with Senator McClellan on Apple TV's The Banker starring Samuel L. Jackson & Anthony Mackie, J. Parnell Thomas in Trumbo opposite Oscar nominee, Bryan Cranston & Sherman Adams opposite the late Oscar winner, Robin Williams' in Lee Daniels' The Butler.

Recent Mini Series work include the 2022 Golden Globe winner Amazons' The Underground Railroad from Oscar winning director, Barry Jenkins. James has had recurring role on NBC's Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Murders & the Lifetime/History Channels' Bonnie and Clyde.

His most recent guest star roles on television include CBS' FBI, Magnum PI & The Good Fight, NBC's Timeless, Netflix cult hit Stranger Things, Fox series 24: Legacy and CBS' CSI: New Orleans.

Mr. DuMont's recent film work includes Disney+'s Safety, Sony Classic Pictures Hank Williams bio-pic I Saw The Light & Universals' blockbuster Jurassic World & James Brown bio-pic Get On Up, TriStar Pictures' When The Game Stands Tall & indie features The Hammer, Landline & Catch Hell starring Ryan Phillippe, which is also his directorial debut.

James' most notable recurring roles on the small screen include, the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire & Mad Men. David Simon's critically-acclaimed HBO series Treme, working 4 seasons opposite Oscar-winner, Melissa Leo as Captain Richard La Fourchette and opposite Golden Globe nominee, Ray Romano on the TNT series Men Of A Certain Age.

James DuMont's son, Kelton DuMont is also Recurring on the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones playing Pontus Gemstone opposite creator & star, Danny McBride & John Goodman & the 20th Century Fox film Logan.

Mr. DuMont is a Tri-Coastal Actor by residing in New York, Los Angeles & New Orleans all at once & he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

- IMDb mini biography by: Charles Sherman Public Relations