
Acting
Hawthorne James is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in Speed (1994 film). James was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of A.M. Alene and Robert Hawthorne.

In the Matchbox
as Uncle Wendell
Flint Tale

Dirty Dead Con Men
as Art McCoy

The Night Stalker
as Harrison Johnson

Blues for Life
as Plank Road Slim

Lucky Girl
as Reverend Thompson

A Christmas Wedding
as Arthur

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Llore

The System Within
as Hays

Today You Die
as Derrick

Workaholics
as Bus Driver · 2 ep.

Roswell
as Suspect · 1 ep.

Charmed
as Demonic Healer · 2 ep.

Stargate SG-1
as Gavos · 1 ep.

ER
as Hawthorne · 2 ep.

Frasier
as Bill · 1 ep.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Gage · 1 ep.

Martin
as Brother Claus · 1 ep.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as George · 1 ep.

Amazing Stories
as Fowler · 1 ep.
1997