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Peter Francis James
16 September 1956
Peter Francis James played in 2 movies in the Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Music, Drama, Romance, War genres.
Peter Francis James got succeed with average imdb rating 7.5.
He was born September 16, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois to David James and Mary Galloway James. He has five siblings, and seven nieces.
He is best known for playing Raymond Parks, husband of Rosa Parks, in the 2002 TV movie The Rosa Parks Story; for a recurring role as Judge Kevin Beck on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; and for playing Jahfree Neema in the HBO television series Oz. Some of his most recent works include The Messenger, as Dr. Grosso, The Rebound, playing a doctor, and The Pack (starring Lucie Arnaz), as Marc Forrest.
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His acting career began in 1979, when he appeared in a version of Shakespear's Coriolanus, starring Denzel Washington, Earle Hyman, and Morgan Freeman.
Peter has appeared in TV shows such as Gossip Girl, Law & Order: Criminal Intent (as Mr. Richmond), Law & Order (as Judge John Laramie), Double Platinum, The American Experience, and Third Watch.
He was in a 1982 TV movie version of Long Day's Journey Into Night (starring Earle Hyman). In 1990 he was in a TV movie version of Hamlet, directed by Kevin Kline. He played Isaac Coles in the 1998 television miniseries The Wedding (starring Halle Berry and Lynn Whitfield).
In 2003, he took on the role of Clayton Boudreau on the daytime drama Guiding Light, a role he played until early 2004. In 2006, he returned for a single episode. In 2009, James returned to Guiding Light on a recurring basis.
He played the voice of Dr. J.S. Steinman in the videogame BioShock, a game by Ken Levine. He has played in many minor role in films, such as appearing in movies like Joe Gould's Secret and Montana.
He was the reader for the Recorded Books edition of Richard Wright's Native Son.
He was a featured player in Regina Taylor's play Drowning Crow, at the Manhattan Theatre Club.
Peter teaches drama at Yale University.Read more Less
