Tupper, James 1965-

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Tupper, James 1965-

PERSONAL

Full name, James Howard Tupper; born August 4, 1965, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; son of James (an elementary school principal) and Heather (a homemaker) Tupper; married Katherine Mayfield (a novelist and playwright), 2001 (marriage ended). Education: Attended Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Rutgers University. Avocational Interests: Carpentry, bird watching, cooking.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager—Alissa Vradenburg, Untitled Entertainment, 1801 Century Park E., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Publicist—Liza Anderson, Anderson Group Public Relations, 8060 Melrose Ave., 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Career:

Actor and writer.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Cop at bridge, Joe Dirt (also known as The Adventures of Joe Dirt), Columbia, 2001.

Jed, Peroxide Passion, Terence Michael Productions, 2001.

FBI agent, Corky Romano (also known as Corky Romano: "Special" Agent), Buena Vista, 2001.

Keith Miller, Loudmouth Soup, Dendrobium Films, 2005.

Peter Whitman, For Heaven's Sake, World Wide Entertainment, 2006.

Henry Klein, Love's Abiding Joy, FoxFaith, 2006.

Joe, Invisible, Sharpshooter Pictures, 2006.

Appeared as Ken Kesey in the film Who Flew?

Television Appearances; Series:

Jack Slattery, Men in Trees, ABC, 2006—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Henry Kline, Love's Long Journey, Hallmark Channel, 2005.

John Regan, Pictures of Hollis Woods, CBS, 2007.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jack Slattery, Men in Trees, ABC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

First biker, "A House Is Not a Home," Gilmore Girls (also known as Gilmore Girls: Beginnings), The WB, 2005.

First biker, "The New and Improved Lorelai Gilmore," Gilmore Girls (also known as Gilmore Girls: Beginnings), The WB, 2005.

Paul Zernecky, "Dancing with the Fishes," CSI: NY, CBS, 2005.

Derek, "The Limo," How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 2005.

Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 2006.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2007.

Appeared in episodes of Dr. Vegas and Time of Your Life.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in productions of An Actor Prepares and After the Rain, New York City, Alone Together and King Lear, Los Angeles, and Things We Do for Love, Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Loudmouth Soup, Dendrobium Films, 2005.

Invisible, Sharpshooter Pictures, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, March 19, 2007.

TV Guide, December 4, 2006, pp. 22-23.