James Mercel
- Production Department
- Actor
- Writer
Was born in Rochester, NY and raised in Spencerport. His first word was
"Batman," which has led to a lifelong obsession with comic books and
super-heroes, and had intended to be a writer/artist. Though he always
loved movies, it wasn't until High School when he became fascinated
with film, discovering directors like Lina Wertmuller, Werner Herzog
and Peter Greenaway, which re-directed his interest from comic books to
cinema. After crewing on a few commercials, student shorts, a few
professional shorts and 2 features, as well as working for the
Rochester/Finger Lakes Film & Video Office, he moved to Los Angeles
where he crewed on a feature & several commercials, just prior to the
commercial actors' strike. Since then he has focused on writing.
He is the older brother of musician Jeff Mercel.
He is the older brother of musician Jeff Mercel.
