James Le Gros

Birth Name:

James LeGros

Birth Place:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Stunts

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
Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Knight Rider" in 1984
Worked at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Southern California as an apprentice before getting is start in Hollywood
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․"
Collects misspellings of his name to see how many different variations of his name being spelt he can find
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

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