James Harrison Todd

Born and Raised in rural west Tennessee, James first found his place in performance at a young age through martial arts. Establishing himself as an accomplished musician and vocalist in high school, James then aimed his sites on public service becoming an emergency medical technician, Career firefighter, Law enforcement officer, 911 dispatcher, and registered nurse. James joined Mason Studios in 2012 to portray the lead antagonist "Koopa" in their Nintendo based Mario Bros. fan-film series. With the success of the Mario Bros. Films, James changed pace from the Michael Bay-esque action and delivered a more dramatic performance as the elder Jedi father of Kyp Tavian, the young hero of the Mason Studios fan film, Star Wars: The Coming Darkness. With continued success and exposure at comic and fantasy conventions across the south James founded his own stunt, training and production safety company SIJACK PRODUCTIONS in 2014, providing stunt choreography and production assistance to the third installment to the Mario bros. Series, Mario Bros. 3: Game Over