
Acting
James was born in Yokohama and raised in rural Yamagata, Japan. He moved to the U.S. after high school and earned a BA in literature from Wheaton College and an MFA in acting and directing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
James is based in NYC, working as an actor, director, translator, and writer. Many fans know him as Robert Minoru from Marvel's Runaways. He has originated many roles on and off Broadway, including Sarah Ruhl's The Oldest Boy, Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out (2003 Tony Award for Best Play), A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, John Guare's A Few Stout Individuals, and…

Civil War
as Commercial Corporal

Resistance at Tule Lake
as Iwao Shimizu (voice)

Man on a Ledge
as Police Technician

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
as Legal Assistant

Lisa Picard Is Famous
as Alex

The Thomas Crown Affair
as Crown Acquisitions Executive

Spin The Bottle
as Cole

Zero Day
as Red Rooster · 2 ep.

Fallout
as Leon Von Felden (West-Tek) · 1 ep.

Poker Face
as Officer Buckley · 1 ep.

Mech Cadets
as Captain Skip Tanaka (voice) · 10 ep.

Law & Order: Organized Crime
as ATF Agent Marcus Cole · 2 ep.

New Amsterdam
as Ethan Kimura · 1 ep.

Marvel's Runaways
as Robert Minoru · 33 ep.

Marvel's Daredevil
as Leader · 1 ep.

Madam Secretary
as Rick · 1 ep.

The Blacklist
as Alexander Frayne · 2 ep.
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001