Noted for his finely crafted and nuanced performances, actor James DuMont is one of the busiest actors in both film and television.DuMont just wrapped his 75th Feature film Safety for Disney & his 70th performance on television in Blue Bloods on CBS.Mr. DuMont has amassed a glowing array of memorable characters in both film & television such as Track Suit Charle in the Netflix feature Spenser Confidential which was watched by over 75 Million households & is James’ 3rd collaboration is both Director, Peter Berg & Mark Wahlberg having worked with them on CBS Films’ Patriots Day and Lionsgates’ Deepwater Horizon.James has added to his growing gallery of historical characters on film most recently with Senator McClellan on Apple TV’s The Banker starring Samuel L. Jackson & Anthony Mackie, J. Parnell Thomas in Trumbo opposite Oscar nominee, Bryan Cranston & Sherman Adams opposite the late Oscar winner, Robin Williams’ in Lee Daniels’ The Butler.Recent Mini Series work include Amazons’ The Underground Railroad from Oscar winning director, Barry Jenkins, recurring on NBC’s Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Murders & Lifetime/History Channels’ Bonnie and Clyde.James is a Recurring Guest Star on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones opposite creator & star, Danny McBride, going into it’s 2nd Season in 2021. His most recent guest star roles on television include CBS’ Magnum PI & The Good Fight, NBC’s Timeless, Netflix cult hit Stranger Things, Fox series 24: Legacy and CBS’ CSI: New Orleans.James DuMont is best know for Focus Features’ Dallas Buyers Club opposite Oscar winner, Jared Leto where he played his father, Sony Classic Pictures Hank Williams bio-pic I Saw The Light & Universals’ blockbuster Jurassic World. Other recent films include: TriStar Pictures’ When The Game Stands Tall, James Brown bio-pic from Universal Get On Up & indie features The Hammer, Landline & Catch Hell starring Ryan Phillippe, which is also his directorial debut.On the small screen, DuMont has had many notable recurring roles on such shows as the F/X series American Horror Story-Freak Show & Coven and the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire & Mad Men. Other recurring roles include Captain Richard La Fouchette for four seasons on David Simon’s critically-acclaimed HBO series, Treme, working opposite Oscar-winner, Melissa Leo and opposite Golden Globe nominee, Ray Romano on the TNT series Men Of A Certain Age.Both James’ children are also in the business, his daughter, Sinclair DuMont was in the Netflix Reenactment/Documentary hit, Abducted In Plain Sight & the Lifetime/History Channels’ Bonnie and Cylde & his son, Kelton DuMont plays Pontus Gemstone on the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones opposite it’s creator & star, Danny McBride & the 20th Century Fox film Logan.Mr. DuMont is a Tri-Coastal Actor by residing in New York, Los Angeles & New Orleans all at once & he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
James DuMont
Movies
Risk
Reuben Feffer thinks he’s found the love of his life but on his honeymoon he discovers her cheating on him with a scuba instructor. Reuben travels back home to get his life on track. On a night out with best pal, Sandy Lyle, Reuben discovers an old school friend, Polly…
Speed
When a young Los Angeles police department, Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) officer called Jack Traven angers retired Atlanta police department bomb squad member Howard Payne, by foiling his attempt at taking hostages stuck in an elevator with a bomb, Payne in retaliation arms a bus with a bomb that…
Fun Facts
Nephew of Allen B. DuMont from The DuMont Television Network of the 1940s & 50s.
Father of Actress Sinclair DuMont.
Father of Actor Kelton DuMont.
Quotes
It's not who you know, it's who knows you!