James Duval

Biography

James "Jimmy" Edward Duval (born September 10, 1972) is an American actor, who is most famous for his roles in the Gregg Araki "Teenage Apocalypse" trilogy in addition to Frank in Donnie Darko, Miguel in Independence Day, and Singh in Go.

Career Overview

James Duval has 128 screen credits in a career dating back to 1993. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Donnie Darko Series with 1 titles. Signature works include Donnie Darko, Nowhere, The Doom Generation. 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

128

Birth Date

1972-09-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known For

• 

  Donnie Darko
• 

  Nowhere
• 

  The Doom Generation
• 

  Garlic and Gunpowder
• 

  Blue Dream
• 

  Amerikana

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Donnie Darko Series (1 titles)
• Darko Collection (1 titles)
• Gone in 60 Seconds Series (1 titles)
• Independence Day (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Gregg Araki (10 collaborations)
• Barry O'Rourke (5 collaborations)
• Jennifer M. Gentile (4 collaborations)
• Richard Evans (4 collaborations)
• Nicole D'Angelo (4 collaborations)
• Richard Huggard (3 collaborations)
• Bob Goold (3 collaborations)
• Mark A. Rozett (3 collaborations)
• Gregory Hatanaka (3 collaborations)
• James Merendino (3 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (125 credits)

  • Boris Is Dead

    Emilio

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • I Want Your Sex

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Bits

    Brian

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Bikers vs Werewolves

    Miguel

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Butch Cassidy's Forgotten Outlaw

    Elzy Lay

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Alien Horde

    Sutton

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Fear Anonymous

    Elliott

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Kim Kahana: The Man who changed Hollywood

    Kim Kahana

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Designing the End of the World: The Teen Apocalypse Trilogy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Bad Day For Bigfoot

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Just South of Insanity

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Pay to Die

    Tony

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Golden Fleece

    Jordan Smyth

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Camp Triple Moon

    Deputy Carl Compton

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Cheer Bloody Murder

    Reeves

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • GodHead

    Will

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The First Circle

    Paul Porter

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Numbskull Revolution

    Futurecide

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Skate to Hell

    Buck

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Marriage Bites

    Nelson

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • In from Outside

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Cutaways

    Sammy

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Legend of Catclaws Mountain

    Marcus McKinley

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Aftermath

    Martin

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Woods Witch

    Garrett Gaspar

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Future Punks

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Free LSD

    Homeless Man / The Producer

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • First Person Savior

    Tragedy

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Vision

    Dex Abrams

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Night of the Zomghouls

    Bodhi

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Amityville Karen

    Troy

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Tales from the Other Side

    Elijah

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Without Ward

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Runner

    Television Announcer

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • I, Challenger

    Sid

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Bury Me

    Sid

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Nightshade

    Officer Camello

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Under the Palm Tree

    Dan Taylor

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Video Store

    Agent Elliot

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Booze, Broads and Blackjack

    Oscar Chavez

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Beast Mode

    Huckle Saxton

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Spinning Dry

    Samuel 'Norm' Normandie

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Darling Nikki

    Ethan

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • From the Dead

    Eddie

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Junkie

    Kie Alexander

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Now Apocalypse

    - Everything Is Gone Forever (2019) ... Homeless Man actor actors

    - She's Lost Control (2019) ... Homeless Man actor actors

    - Where Is My Mind? (2019) ... Homeless Man actor actors

    - This Is the Beginning of the End (2019) ... Homeless Man actor actors
    2019
  • American Nightmares

    Felix

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Mission Possible

    Harry

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Garlic and Gunpowder

    Archie Bocci

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Spreading Darkness

    Mark Minscourri

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Black Room

    Leo

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson

    Jeremy

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • It Watches

    Guy

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • American Romance

    Stewart Miles

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2

    John The Mod

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Tales of Halloween

    Dante

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Appetites

    Paul

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Shut Up and Drive

    Ben

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Dutch Hollow

    Patrick Lewis

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • American Muscle

    Tommy Two-Tone

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Catch of the Day

    Detective Alex Hoyt

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Lazarus: Apocalypse

    Roger Abel

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Hercules Reborn

    Horace

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Five Thirteen

    Reggie

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Dead Sea

    Said

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

    Toughey (segment "Shockwave")

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Carlos Spills the Beans

    Gay Scott

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • BoJack Horseman

    - The Dog Days Are Over (2018) ... The Grip (voice) actor actors
    2014
  • Prevertere

    Blade

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Amelia's 25th

    Evan

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • American Idiots

    Arrowroot

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • All Together Now

    Zeke

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • 9 Full Moons

    Terry

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Sushi Girl: A Documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Blue Dream

    Robert Harmon

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Sushi Girl

    Francis

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Look at Me

    Frank

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Not Another Not Another Movie

    Miguel

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Black Belle

    James Duval (as Jimmy Duval)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Alyce Kills

    Vince

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Touchback

    Rodriguez

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Playback

    Clark

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Kaboom

    The Messiah

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Everything Will Happen Before You Die

    Paynie "The Eagle"

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

    Rick

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • On Holiday

    Henry

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Caller ID: Entity

    Miles

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Hawaii Five-0

    - Hana Keaka (Charade) (2015) ... Kaili Huikala actor actors
    2010
  • Cornered!

    Jimmy

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Thirsty

    Beverage Announcer (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Penance

    Sleazy Party Guy

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • 2 Dudes and a Dream

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Art of Travel

    Taylor 'One Ball'

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Evilution

    Asia Mark

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Pacific and Eddy

    Noel

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Broken Movie

    Voice

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Mad Cowgirl

    Thierry

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Chasing Ghosts

    Dmitri Parramatti

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • #1 Fan: A Darkomentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Standing Still

    Store Clerk

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Venice Underground

    Luscious Jackson

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Open House

    Joel Rodman

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Frog-g-g!

    Freb

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • May

    Blank

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Pledge of Allegiance

    Ray

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Comic Book Villains

    Baz

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Scumrock

    Drew

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Amerikana

    Chris

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Doe Boy

    Hunter

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Donnie Darko

    Frank

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Gone in Sixty Seconds

    Freb

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Weekend

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Go

    Singh

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Clown at Midnight

    George

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • SLC Punk

    John the Mod

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • How to Make the Cruelest Month

    Westy

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Wild Horses

    Jimmy

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • River Made to Drown In

    Jaime

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Nowhere

    Dark

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Independence Day

    Miguel

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Doom Generation

    Jordan White

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Totally F***ed Up

    Andy

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Mod Fuck Explosion

    Smack (Biker)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • An Ambush of Ghosts

    Student #1

    actor

    actors
    1993

• writing (1 credits)

  • Spinning Dry

    writer

    writing
    2019

• production (2 credits)

  • Blue Dream

    co-producer

    production
    2013
  • The Black Belle

    producer

    production
    2011