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James McGrady

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  • Additional Crew
  • Actor
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James McGrady
James McGrady is known for Mercy (2026), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and The Pope's Exorcist (2023). He has been married to Samantha McGrady since 4 October 2014.
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    Known for

    Rebecca Ferguson and Chris Pratt in Mercy (2026)
    Mercy
    6.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2026
    Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Vin Diesel, Paul Bettany, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña, Benedict Wong, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Letitia Wright, and Tom Holland in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
    Avengers: Infinity War
    8.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2018
    Russell Crowe in The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
    The Pope's Exorcist
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2023
    Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You (2023)
    Anyone But You
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Ghost Soldier
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Untitled Amazon MGM Studios/Navy Seal Mike Thornton Project
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
    • Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Ren Watabe, Anders Holm, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, and Mari Yamamoto in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
      Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
      7.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • first assistant director: Block 2 & 5
      • 2026
    • Rebecca Ferguson and Chris Pratt in Mercy (2026)
      Mercy
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2026
    • Damon Herriman, Eloise Rothfield, Jonah Wren Phillips, Kate Mulvany, Daniel Henshall, Brenton Thwaites, and Agathe Rousselle in How to Make Gravy (2024)
      How to Make Gravy
      7.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Thierry Frémont, Ling Cooper Tang, Tyrone Ngatai, Kayden Price, Céline Menville, Georgia Flood, Pacharo Mzembe, and Shazad Latif in Nautilus (2024)
      Nautilus
      6.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You (2023)
      Anyone But You
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Russell Crowe in The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
      The Pope's Exorcist
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Teagan Croft in True Spirit (2023)
      True Spirit
      6.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan (2022)
      Samaritan
      5.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
      The Suicide Squad
      7.2
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2021
    • Michael Rooker, Hero, Dodge, Jessica Henwick, Dylan O'Brien, and Ariana Greenblatt in Love and Monsters (2020)
      Love and Monsters
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
      Ad Astra
      6.5
      • second assistant director: second unit
      • 2019
    • Benicio Del Toro, Danny Trejo, Eugenio Derbez, Nicholas Coombe, Isabela Merced, Madeleine Madden, and Jeff Wahlberg in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
      Dora and the Lost City of Gold
      6.1
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña, Benedict Wong, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Tessa Thompson, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Letitia Wright, and Tom Holland in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
      Avengers: Endgame
      8.4
      • second second assistant director: second unit
      • 2019
    • Ben Affleck, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, and Garrett Hedlund in Triple Frontier (2019)
      Triple Frontier
      6.5
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2019
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Vin Diesel, Paul Bettany, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña, Benedict Wong, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Letitia Wright, and Tom Holland in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
      Avengers: Infinity War
      8.4
      • second second assistant director: second unit
      • 2018

    Additional Crew

    • The Gift (2010)
      The Foundling
      6.1
      Short
      • runner
      • 2010
    • Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy, and Emily Blunt in Wild Target (2010)
      Wild Target
      6.7
      • floor runner
      • 2010
    • Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
      7.6
      • floor runner
      • 2009
    • Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace (2008)
      Quantum of Solace
      6.5
      • floor runner
      • 2008
    • The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
      The Other Boleyn Girl
      6.7
      • floor runner: additional photography (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Nicolas Cage in National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
      National Treasure: Book of Secrets
      6.5
      • floor runner
      • 2007
    • Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
      The Bourne Ultimatum
      8.0
      • floor runner: additional photography (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Mike Vogel in The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)
      The Deaths of Ian Stone
      5.5
      • floor runner
      • 2007
    • Snoop Dogg, Master P, and Silkk the Shocker in Hot Boyz (2000)
      Hot Boyz
      4.2
      Video
      • gun consultant
      • 2000

    Actor

    • Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Ren Watabe, Anders Holm, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, and Mari Yamamoto in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
      Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Newscaster
      • 2026
    • Teagan Croft in True Spirit (2023)
      True Spirit
      6.8
      • James - TV Weatherman
      • 2023
    • Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Nadia Hilker, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort in The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)
      The Divergent Series: Allegiant
      5.7
      • Factionless Soldier
      • 2016
    • Jessica Lange, Elizabeth Olsen, and Oscar Isaac in In Secret (2013)
      In Secret
      6.1
      • Absinthe Bar Transvestite
      • 2013

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • James Malick McGrady
    • Spouse
      • Samantha McGradyOctober 4, 2014 - present
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Portrayal

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