Biography

James Helsing is an alumnus of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England. London productions include King Lear, The School for Scandal, Henry V, The Pillars of Society and The Cherry Orchard. Summer stock credits include The Pirates of Penzance, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, A Marriage Proposal and Love Letters. Tours include A Christmas Carol and DA.

He made his feature film directing debut with the Lionsgate release Intuitions (2019) starring Eric Roberts, Linda Gray, René Mena, Vannessa Vasquez and Mike Manning, which enjoyed a healthy run on the festival circuit and picked up several trophies along the way... including three Best Director nominations for James.

He directed the award-winning LGBTQ horror/murder mystery feature (and streaming hit) Martinez, Margaritas and Murder! (2025), which he also wrote. In 2027 he directs the small town murder mystery/horror feature Gruesome from his own screenplay. It stars The Nun II (2023) star Bonnie Aarons, Nicholle Tom and René Mena.
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Alumnus of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, England.

Good friends with Eileen Atkins and Linda Gray.

Of the 400 students who auditioned for England's prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he won one of 20 available spots. Among his teachers was famed dialect coach Andrew Jack, who went on to be the dialect coach on several blockbuster movies including The Batman (2022), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) (in which he played General Ematt), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and its two sequels. Additional guest lecturers included Ian Richardson and Love Actually (2003) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) star Sheila Allen.

In London 1987 James performed in Henrik Ibsen's play "The Pillars of Society." In the audience was the play's translator Michael Meyer, England's foremost authority on Ibsen and Strindberg. James got to chat with Mr. Meyer after the performance. He told some great stories about his friends George Bernard Shaw and George Orwell.