Biography

One of today's most exciting & versatile actors, voted by Buzzfeed as a Top 10 Asian-American Leading Man, and by TV Guide as "Hollywood's 25 Hottest", James is currently recurring in the Starz hit drama BMF.

He recently co-starred in the feature thriller Werewolves with Frank Grillo, and was recently seen in Netflix movie Yes Day with Jennifer Garner, and the HBO show Lovecraft County. He guest starred in AMC's Preacher (2016), CBS' Elementary (2012) and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016), FOX's Sleepy Hollow (2013), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), the Nickelodeon sitcom School of Rock (2016), the FX drama Justified (2010), and is beloved to many for his 5-year run on NBC's Heroes (2006) as 'Ando'.

James returned to the stage, in La Jolla Playhouse's production of Wild Goose Dreams, directed by two time Tony nominee Leigh Silverman. He stars in the feature 7 Days to Vegas (2019), and Banana Season (2018), where he had to train as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter. He also stars in the romantic comedy Another Time (2018), along side Justin Hartley and Arielle Kebbel.

A native of NYC, James graduated from Bronx H.S. of Science, then went on to study communications & broadcasting at New England Institute of the Arts. After a stint in a hip-hop group in college, James moved to LA on a one-way ticket & a suitcase, where he began his training in music, dance, and acting. His first ever TV audition landed him on CBS's JAG (1995).

James is a commissioned poet of LA County of Arts, and the founder of both Music & Flow - an interactive, live-music and creative-writing experience - and Chromatic, an experimental performance troupe that improvises a musical show.

An athlete & avid runner, James has ran the LA Half Marathon for Good Neighbors and their Water for Life campaign, is a player for The Hollywood Knights, a charity celebrity basketball team for USO tours, and participated in Robbie Williams' Soccer Aid for UNICEF, at Manchester United's Old Trafford in the UK. His favorite hobbies include scuba diving and ultimate frisbee, and he loves playing guitar and the piano.

James is an ambassador for the Mercy for Animals foundation in Los Angeles, and featured speaker for the Creative Coalition and their Arts Education program in Washington DC, as well as Creative Mornings Nashville.
- IMDb mini biography by: PR

Is a spoken word artist, and married to Jamee Kyson, a Neuroscientist Singer.

Kyson comes from the 1st letters of his parents' surnames (k & y) and the word "son". Also means "Child of the Spirit".

Attended Bronx H.S. of Science in New York City.

Was once a member of a Hip Hop group as an MC.

Things that sizzle fast can also fizzle fast. Consistency is the trademark of greatness.

[on the new Star Trek movie] They already had Zach [Quinto, who plays Sylar] to play Spock so maybe it would've been tough to have multiple actors from the same show. I loved the film and they did a great job.