When the horror film "The Doll" (the original name of The boy) was released at the beginning of 2016, viewers became interested in the actors who played in it. James Russell among them was the least known to the general public. Although he already had a cinematic experience.
The beginning of creativity
James Russell was born in Scotland on September 3, 1983. His parents were Irish. Until today, he has already managed to visit seven countries and four continents.
Education actor received at Rutgers University, located in New Jersey. In one of the oldest educational institutions in the country, Russell became a bachelor in the field of art. After that, he studied at the Shakespeare's Globe Theater in London.
The foundation of James Russell's work is theater. Today, few people remember that he began his first steps in the cinema only after 20, from filming in the series "Model in Australian", the seven seasons of which began to appear in 2004. But the role was almost invisible, and few of the audience then knew who James Russell was.
Actor films
If you recall all the roles of this talented person, there will be few of them. James Russell starred in such films:
- "Blue Blood" - television series (2010);
- "Action against sinister people" (2011);
- “Remember Everything” - television series (2012);
- "Deception" (2013);
- "Eternity" - television series (2014);
- The Doll (2016).
Almost half of the actor’s work is participation in television series. Thus, he added variety to his theatrical life, where Russell had many interesting roles.
Theatrical roles
Now, playing on the theatrical stage of New York, where he is a leading actor, Russell lives in Brooklyn. The creativity of this man there is very popular James Russell - a theater actor who is known for his roles on two venues in New York: The Irish Repertory Theater and the Shakespeare Theater.
The most popular works in the first of them:
- Port Authority
- "Freedom of the city";
- "Juno and the Peacock."
In the first of them, directed by Conor MacPherson, Russell played the representative of stellar youth.
Ben Brentley on October 6, 2016 in the New York Times described the great play of the actor. He noted the ability of Russell to transform and convey various deep emotions of his character. This publication has paid close attention to many productions in this theater.
In Freedom of the City, the hero of Russell (Michael) is an idealistic person who perceives faith in his own way. His hero is dominated by innocence. He is confronted by Skinner (Joseph Sikora) an honorary honorary "citizen of the city," rude in form, but eloquent in judgment. Heroes are trying to convey the idea that everyone has their right to a decent life. James does it very well.
The play "Juno and Peacock" describes the events that took place in the heart of James Russell Ireland. The film version of this story is known in the production of Hitchcock. A positive review of this performance was given by The Wall Street Journal.
In the Shakespeare Theater, Russell had two dissimilar roles. In the first case, he played in the contemporary production of “Playboy of the Western World”. In the second performance, viewers see the classics - Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Thus manifested the diversity of the talented British actor.
In the play "Western World Playboy," critics admired Russell's play. He succeeded in a timid character, with some special immediate perfection. The performance has become popular.
New roles
Next year, James Russell plans to continue to build on his success last year. He hopes to win even more recognition from the audience. And now he is preparing a new role in the movie, the secret of which is in no hurry to reveal.
At the theater, Russell continues to collaborate with an extraordinary director. He plays a major role in his production of Glowing City, where Matthew Broderick, Billy Carter, and Lisa Dwan became the actor’s partners.
Soon the actor will be 35 years old, but it seems he has caught courage and is going to delight the audience with new unique roles.