James Schamus

Career Overview

James Schamus has 91 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Eat Drink Man Woman Series with 2 titles. Signature works include Sense and Sensibility, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Production
Gender: male
Known Credits: 91
Birth Date: 1959-09-07
Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

Eat Drink Man Woman Series (2 titles)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (1 titles)
Happiness Collection (1 titles)
McMullen Collection (1 titles)
Creation of the Gods Trilogy (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Emma Thompson (1 collaborations)
Kate Winslet (1 collaborations)
Alan Rickman (1 collaborations)
Hugh Grant (1 collaborations)
Gemma Jones (1 collaborations)
Greg Wise (1 collaborations)
Elizabeth Spriggs (1 collaborations)
Imogen Stubbs (1 collaborations)
Harriet Walter (1 collaborations)
James Fleet (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (54 credits)
- Fatale
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Spacesuit
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Son-in-Law
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- College Republicans
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- The Wedding Banquet
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- McVeigh
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- We Grown Now
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Driveways
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- The Assistant
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Adam
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- The Tomorrow Man
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Furlough
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Dayveon
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Casting JonBenet
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Indignation
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Junction 48
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Alone in Berlin
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Suffragette
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- That Film About Money
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Taking Woodstock
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Lust, Caution
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Brokeback Mountain
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Hulk
  producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- Buffalo Soldiers
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Auto Focus
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- Love God
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1999
- Ride with the Devil
  producer
  
  production
  
  1999
- Lola and Billy the Kid
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1999
- Happiness
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- Office Killer
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Wonderland
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- The Ice Storm
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- The Myth of Fingerprints
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Arresting Gena
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- She's the One
  producer
  
  production
  
  1996
- Walking and Talking
  producer
  
  production
  
  1996
- Sense and Sensibility
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  1995
- The Brothers McMullen
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1995
- Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
  producer
  
  production
  
  1995
- Safe
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1995
- What Happened Was...
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- Eat Drink Man Woman
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- A Psychic Mom
  coordinating producer
  
  production
  
  1993
- The Wedding Banquet
  producer
  
  production
  
  1993
- MOTV (My Own TV)
  coordinating producer
  
  production
  
  1993
- In the Soup
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- Ambition
  producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- Thank You and Good Night
  producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- Surviving Desire
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- Pushing Hands
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1991
- Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1991
- I Was on Mars
  line producer
  
  production
  
  1991
- Poison
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1991
crew (1 credits)
- Son-in-Law
  script
  
  crew
  
  2026
writing (16 credits)
- Son-in-Law
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- The Wedding Banquet
  original film writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
- Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
  script consultant
  
  writing
  
  2023
- The King's Daughter
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Indignation
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2016
- That Film About Money
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Taking Woodstock
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Lust, Caution
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Hulk
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Tortilla Soup
  original film writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2000
- Ride with the Devil
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1999
- The Ice Storm
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Eat Drink Man Woman
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1994
- The Wedding Banquet
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1993
- Pushing Hands
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1991
directing (5 credits)
- College Republicans
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Frames
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Indignation
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- That Film About Money
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
actors (15 credits)
- Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
  Self - Screenwriter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Frames
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- That Film About Money
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- These Amazing Shadows
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- A Very Quiet Man
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- A Sense of Character
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Incredible Ang Lee
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Making of 'Hulk'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Evolution of the Hulk
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Keep It for Yourself
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991