James Cotten
| James Cotten | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 12, 1974 Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, Film director, Film producer, Writer |
James Cotten (born February 12, 1974) is an American actor, film director, producer, and writer.
Cotten was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Following his 8th grade year in Arkansas, his parents moved to Sallisaw, Oklahoma where they owned a movie rental store. James, known as "Jay" or "JJ" to his friends, quickly became known as a novice movie director making films for classes in high school.
After high school, while attending college, James worked at a local television station in Fort Smith, Arkansas. While doing a story about a feature film being shot in the area, he was cast in a small role. The film was The Tuskegee Airmen (1995).
With the acting bug, James continued to get his degree and went on a small trip to try his craft in Los Angeles. There he had many stand in roles in movies such as How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and on an episode of Frasier.
James first studied film making at the London International Film School, in London, England. There, he made his first short film, Lifeless.
He finished film school at The Los Angeles Film School in 2002. Cotten studied cinematography with many working professionals: Rex Metz (SWAT, I Spy), Dave Klein (Chasing Amy, Clerks II), and Michael Barrett (CSI, Bobby, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). He studied Production Design with Lawrence Paull (Blade Runner, Escape from L.A., Unlawful Entry) and Direction with Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Starship Troopers), Donald Petrie (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Miss Congeniality), Danielle Suissa (Pocahontas, Neowolf), and Brad Battersby (Red Letters, Jesus the Driver).
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