James Le Gros Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for "Ally McBeal" in 2001
• Was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for "Living in Oblivion" in 1996
• Worked at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Southern California as an apprentice before getting is start in Hollywood
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Knight Rider" in 1984
• Quote: "(On comparing his looks to Brad Pitt) ''Brad's a handsome devil․․․․ It's better than being the Abe Vigoda of independent films․''"
• Quote: "(On performing) "Film and theater are both like running, but on the stage you're kinda doing the 5,000-meter steeple chase, and in movies you're doing the 110 high hurdles -- and any little mistake is disastrous․""
• Best known for his role as Roach in "Point Break" and as Jerry Miller in "Enemy of the State․"
• Had recurring roles as Mark Albert in "Ally McBeal" and as Dr․ Dan Harris in "Mercy․"
• Was chosen over Brad Pitt for the role of Mike in "Phantasm II" after the executives at Universal decide to recast the role from the first movie
• Collects misspellings of his name to see how many different variations of his name being spelt he can find