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Sonic(I)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Actor
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Sonic is known for Inception (2010), Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Harry Brown (2009).
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    Known for

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine, Lukas Haas, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
    Inception
    8.8
    Movie
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as James Rainer, UK)
    • 2010
    Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Strong, and Rachel McAdams in Sherlock Holmes (2009)
    Sherlock Holmes
    7.6
    Movie
    • Additional Crew(as James Rainer, second unit)
    • 2009
    Michael Caine in Harry Brown (2009)
    Harry Brown
    7.2
    Movie
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(second unit)
    • 2009
    Russell Crowe in Robin des Bois (2010)
    Robin des Bois
    6.6
    Movie
    • Additional Crew(as James Rainer)
    • 2010

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Steve Coogan in A very Englishman (2013)
      A very Englishman
      6.0
      • additional assistant director (as James Rainer)
      • 2013
    • What If
      6.1
      Short
      • third assistant director (as James Sonic Rainer)
      • 2012
    • Coming Up (2003)
      Coming Up
      5.9
      TV Series
      • third assistant director
      • 2010–2011
    • Adam Deacon and Richie Campbell in Anuvahood (2011)
      Anuvahood
      5.4
      • third assistant director (as James Sonic Rainer)
      • 2011
    • Leigh Francis and Deanne Berry in Keith Lemon's Fit (2010)
      Keith Lemon's Fit
      5.0
      Video
      • second assistant director (as James Sonic Rainer)
      • 2010
    • Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010)
      Thorne: Sleepyhead
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • third assistant director (as James 'Sonic' Rainer)
      • 2010
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine, Lukas Haas, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
      Inception
      8.8
      • third assistant director: UK (as James Rainer)
      • 2010
    • Sometimes the Moon Is Velvet (2010)
      Sometimes the Moon Is Velvet
      7.6
      Short
      • third assistant director
      • 2010
    • Michael Caine in Harry Brown (2009)
      Harry Brown
      7.2
      • third assistant director: second unit
      • 2009
    • The Rain Horse
      6.4
      Short
      • second assistant director
      • 2008

    Additional Crew

    • Gong Li, John Cusack, Chow Yun-Fat, and Ken Watanabe in Shanghai (2010)
      Shanghai
      6.3
      • floor runner (as James 'Sonic' Rainer)
      • 2010
    • Russell Crowe in Robin des Bois (2010)
      Robin des Bois
      6.6
      • set production assistant (as James Rainer)
      • 2010
    • Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Strong, and Rachel McAdams in Sherlock Holmes (2009)
      Sherlock Holmes
      7.6
      • set production assistant: second unit (as James Rainer)
      • 2009
    • Natalie Press in Knife Edge (2009)
      Knife Edge
      4.5
      • floor runner
      • 2009
    • The Firm (2009)
      The Firm
      5.8
      • additional floor runner
      • 2009
    • Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan in Une éducation (2009)
      Une éducation
      7.2
      • floor runner (as James 'Sonic' Rainer)
      • 2009
    • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)
      The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir
      9.0
      • set production assistant (as James Rainer)
      • 2008
    • Ricky Gervais in Extras (2005)
      Extras
      8.3
      TV Series
      • production team
      • 2007
    • Richard Coyle in The Whistleblowers (2007)
      The Whistleblowers
      6.3
      TV Series
      • floor runner
      • 2007
    • Outlaw (2007)
      Outlaw
      5.7
      • runner (as James Sonic Rainer)
      • 2007
    • Mathew Pritchard, Lee Dainton, Dan Joyce, and Michael Locke in Dirty Sanchez: The Movie (2006)
      Dirty Sanchez: The Movie
      6.0
      • production runner
      • 2006

    Actor

    • Adam Deacon and Richie Campbell in Anuvahood (2011)
      Anuvahood
      5.4
      • Joe (as James Rainer)
      • 2011
    • Outlaw (2007)
      Outlaw
      5.7
      • Big Kid (as Sonic Rainer)
      • 2007

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • James 'Sonic' Rainer

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      • James Sonic Rainer
      • Sonic
      • James "Sonic" Rainer
      • James Rainer
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      • James 'Sonic' Rainer

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