James Mercer

Career Overview

James Mercer has 9 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Signature works include Some Days Are Better Than Others, Light Tiger Eye, The Elephant 6 Recording Co.. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

9

Birth Date

1970-12-26

Birth Place

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Known For

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  Some Days Are Better Than Others
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  Light Tiger Eye
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  The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
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  From The Basement
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  Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
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  From the Basement

Frequent Collaborators

• Carrie Brownstein (2 collaborations)
• Thom Yorke (2 collaborations)
• Jonny Greenwood (2 collaborations)
• Colin Greenwood (2 collaborations)
• Philip Selway (2 collaborations)
• Beck (2 collaborations)
• Jack White (2 collaborations)
• Meg White (2 collaborations)
• Jarvis Cocker (2 collaborations)
• Albert Hammond Jr. (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (8 credits)

  • Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

    Self - Performer (The Shins)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Some Days Are Better Than Others

    Eli

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • From the Basement

    Self - The Shins

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • From The Basement

    Self - The Shins

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Light Tiger Eye

    Man

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Kulturzeit

    - Episode 33 (2012) ... self actor actors
    1995
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Jonah Hill/The Shins (2012) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors

    - Jake Gyllenhaal/The Shins (2007) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1975

• sound (1 credits)

  • The Rifle's Spiral

    music

    sound
    2012