Morrison, James 1954(?)- (James P. Morrison)

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Morrison, James 1954(?)- (James P. Morrison)

PERSONAL

Full name, James Paige Morrison; born April 21, 1954 (some sources cite 1953), in Bountiful, UT; raised in AK; father, an office manager; married Riad Galayini (an actress, producer, cinematographer, director, and writer), November, 1995; children: Seamus. Education: Attended Anchorage Community College; studied with Alaska Repertory Theatre; also received certification to teach yoga. Avocational Interests: Playing the guitar, golf.

Addresses:

Agent—Sutton, Barth & Vennari, 145 South Fairfax Ave., Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Manager— The Marshak/Zachary Company, 8840 Wilshire Blvd., First Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career:

Actor, writer, and director. Alaska Repertory Theatre Company, apprentice actor, c. 1978-80; Ensemble Studio Theatre, member; Fireweed, Inc. (production company; also known as Fireweed Films), cofounder, 1995; appeared in advertisements. University of Bournemouth School of Media, lecturer in film and television, 2000-04; Carson and Barnes Wild Animal Circus, worked as clown and wire walker. Center for Yoga, Los Angeles, yoga instructor. Worked as an aerobics teacher, truck driver, waiter, furniture stripper, and landscaper.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, Dramatists Guild.

Awards, Honors:

Best Actor award, Utah Holiday, c. 1981, for Curse of the Starving Class; DramaLogue Award, performance, 1983, for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, leading actor, and DramaLogue Award, performance, both 1988, for El Salvador; DramaLogue Award, performance, and nomination for San Diego Critics Circle Award, both 1989, for Down the Road; Audience Award, best short, Slamdance International Film Festival, 1996, Best Short of the Festival Award, Northampton Film Festival, Blockbuster Short Film Competition Prize, honorable mention, Wine Country Film Festival, and nomination for Narrative Film Award, Central Florida Film Festival, all for Parking; Georges Melies Award, Taos Talking Picture Festival, 1998, for Nude Descending; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 2007, for 24; Morrison's films have been recognized by several film festivals and film series.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Hero, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (musical), Anchorage, AK, between 1972 and 1974.

Jesus Christ, Godspell (musical), Anchorage, AK, between 1972 and 1974.

Pope, A Cry of Players, Anchorage, AK, between 1972 and 1974.

Troilus, A Tiger at the Gates, Anchorage, AK, between 1972 and 1974.

A Man for All Seasons, Anchorage, AK, between 1972 and 1974.

Five Finger Exercise, Theatre 138, Salt Lake City, UT, 1974.

Jack, Jack, or the Submission, Direct Theatre, New York City, 1975.

Noon, Direct Theatre, 1975.

Bullshot Crummond, Salt Lake Acting Company, Salt Lake City, between 1976 and 1977.

A Christmas Carol, Alaska Repertory Theatre Company, between 1978 and 1980.

Diamond Studs, Alaska Repertory Theatre Company, between 1978 and 1980.

The Sign of Four, Alaska Repertory Theatre Company, between 1978 and 1980.

The Taming of the Shrew, Alaska Repertory Theatre Company, between 1978 and 1980.

Curse of the Starving Class, Salt Lake Acting Company, between 1980 and 1981.

Death of a Salesman, Salt Lake Acting Company, between 1980 and 1981.

Disco World, Salt Lake Acting Company, between 1980 and 1981.

Scapino, Salt Lake Acting Company, between 1980 and 1981.

Greek, Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982.

She Stoops to Conquer, Theatre 40, Los Angeles, 1982.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1983.

Cloud Nine, Los Angeles Stage Company West, Los Angeles, then Cricket Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, both 1983.

Still Life, Salt Lake Acting Company, Edinburgh Festival, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, then Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, and Riverside Studio, London, all 1984, also produced at the Sundance Institute.

Time and Chance, Cricket Theatre, 1985.

The Foreigner, Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter, FL, 1986.

I'm Not Rappaport, Alaska Repertory Theatre Company, 1986.

Julius Caesar, The Old Globe, San Diego, CA, 1986.

Richard II, The Old Globe, 1986.

Tarantula, Powerhouse Theatre, Los Angeles, 1986.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Alaska Repertory Theatre Company, 1987.

Pinder, El Salvador, Gnu Theatre, Los Angeles, 1988.

Down the Road, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1989.

Twelfth Night (also known as Twelfth Night, or What You Will), La Jolla Playhouse, 1990.

Rug Merchants of Chaos, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, 1991.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1992.

Winter's Tales '94, McCarter Theatre, 1994.

The Mai, McCarter Theatre, 1996.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Tamarind Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1998.

Fool for Love, McCarter Theatre, 1999.

Appeared as Bill Starbuck, The Rainmaker, L.A. TheatreWorks.

Major Tours:

The Fantasy Factory, Alaska Repertory Theatre Company, between 1978 and 1980.

Stage Director:

The Holy Ghostly, Salt Lake Acting Company, between 1976 and 1977.

Wolves, Salt Lake Acting Company, between 1980 and 1981.

The Foreigner, Salt Lake Acting Company, 1987.

Greater Tuna, Salt Lake Acting Company, 1989.

Abundance, Salt Lake Acting Company, 1992.

Television Appearances; Series:

Joey Moscini, General Hospital (also known as Hopital central and Hospital general), ABC, 1991.

Lieutenant colonel Tyrus Cassius "T. C." McQueen, Space: Above and Beyond (also known as Above and Beyond, Space, Space 2063, Space: 2063, Avaruus 2063, Guerra dos mundos, Gwiezdna eskadra, Rummet aar 2063, Slaget om tellus, and Space: guerra estelar), Fox, 1995-96.

Colonel Timothy "Tim" Devon, Freedom, UPN, 2000.

Bill Buchanan, 24 (also known as Twenty Four and 24 Hours), Fox, beginning 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Green Beret, Fatal Vision (also known as Doed i dimma dold, Ich bin kein Moerder, Murha vai painajainen, and Vision fatal), NBC, 1984.

Bradley, North and South, Book II (also known as North and South II, Fackeln im Sturm II, Nord och syd II, Nord og syd II, Nord si sud II, and Polnoc poludnie II), ABC, 1986.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Elliot, Last Flight Out, NBC, 1990.

Lieutenant Brill, Good Cops, Bad Cops (also known as The Cops Are Robbers and Good Cops, Bad Cops: The Biggest Heist in History), NBC, 1990.

Handsome man, Where Are My Children?, ABC, 1994.

Paul Whitaker, Without Warning (also known as Tod aus dem All and Utan varning), CBS, 1994.

Senator Paul Saxon, Shadow of Doubt (also known as Reasonable Doubt), Cinemax, 1998.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Captain Horster, An Enemy of the People, PBS, 1990.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Brian, Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter, NBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Gary the cat burglar, "Zippers," Automan, ABC, 1984.

"A World of Difference: Parts 1 & 2," Werewolf, Fox, 1987.

Once a Hero, ABC, 1987.

Steven Cayden, "Love Hurts," Houston Knights, CBS, 1988.

Steven Rose, Ph.D., "All in a Day's Work," Monsters, syndicated, 1989.

Jesse Hawkes, CBS, 1989.

Father of a dying child, "Doogie Howser Has Left the Building: Part 1," Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, 1991.

Mr. Lejeune, "Hurricane—August 17, 1969," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1991.

Walter Phelps, "Beauty and the Beast," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992.

Priest, "I'm Getting Remarried in the Morning," Bob, CBS, 1993.

Brian, "Adventures in Paradise: Part 2," Frasier (also known as Dr. Frasier Crane), NBC, 1994.

Ned Travis, "Mustangs," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994.

Assistant district attorney Chet Fields, "Hitwoman," The Marshal, ABC, 1995.

James Horn, "Dead Letters," Millennium, Fox, 1996.

Paul Ingelmann, "Love Hurts," Brooklyn South (also known as A esquadra de Brooklyn and Brooklyn Sud), CBS, 1997.

Agent Carter (some sources cite Agent Cotter), "Shadow Play," Seven Days (also known as 7 Days and Seven Days: The Series), UPN, 1998.

Lewis, "Infiltration," Prey (also known as Hungry for Survival, AND, menace immediate, Prey—Gefaehrliche Spezies, and Saalis), ABC, 1998.

Lewis, "Transformations," Prey (also known as Hungry for Survival, AND, menace immediate, Prey— Gefaehrliche Spezies, and Saalis), ABC, 1998.

Lewis, "Veil," Prey (also known as Hungry for Survival, AND, menace immediate, Prey—Gefaehrliche Spezies, and Saalis), ABC, 1998.

Lloyd Nichols, "Murder at the Finish Line," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998.

Will Cook, "The Root of All Evil," Profiler, NBC, 1998.

Painter, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (also known as Beyond Belief and Strange Truth: Fact or Fiction), Fox, 1998.

Peter Callan, "Boomtown," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1999.

Dr. Robert Wieder, "Theef," The X-Files, Fox, 2000.

Simian Nye and Troy Manheim, "$4.95 a Minute," The Others (also known as Al otro lado, Andra sidan, Les mediums, Muukalaiset, and Oi alloi), NBC, 2000.

Major general Lucas West, "Ready or Not," JAG, CBS, 2002.

Robert, "Illusions," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2002.

Swinger husband, "The Secret," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2002.

Charles Jeunet, "Grand Prix," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2003.

Colonel Jessie Weiskopf, "Angel Maintenance," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2003.

Mark Lowry, "A Hard Day's Night," 10-8: Officers on Duty (also known as 10-8 and 10-8: Police Patrol), ABC, 2003.

Carson Finch, "It's Raining Men," Cold Case, CBS, 2004.

CIA assistant director Jonathan Overmeier, "Eye Spy," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (also known as Naval CIS, Navy CIS, Navy NCIS, NCIS, and NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service), CBS, 2004.

Kingston Nickson, "Human Nature," Point Pleasant, Fox, 2005.

Kingston Nickson, "Who's Your Daddy?," Point Pleasant, Fox, 2005.

Himself, "Keifer Sutherland," Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2007.

Himself, "24," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as 24: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2007.

Himself, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Lieutenant colonel Tyrus Cassius "T. C." McQueen, Space: Above and Beyond (also known as Above and Beyond, Space, Space 2063, Space: 2063, Avaruus 2063, Guerra dos mundos, Gwiezdna es-kadra, Rummet aar 2063, Slaget om tellus, and Space: guerra estelar), Fox, 1995.

Peter, White Dwarf (also known as Den vita dvaergen, Enana blanca, Feher toerpe, Os misterios do planeta rustia, and Rustia—Planet der Traenen), Fox, 1995.

Dr. Gordon Wayne, The Wonder Cabinet, Fox, 1999.

Kingston Nickson, Point Pleasant, Fox, 2005.

Some sources cite appearances in other pilots.

Film Appearances:

Jonathan, Unfinished Business, American Film Institute, 1987.

Construction sign man by bus stop, Falling Down (also known as Chute libre, Falling Down—Ein ganz normaler Tag, L'enrage, Oesszeomlas, Pad, Prosti pad, Rankka paeivae, Um dia de furia, Um dia de raiva, Un dia de furia, Un giorno di ordinaria follia, and Upadek), Warner Bros., 1993.

Jeremy, Desert Cross (short film), 1994.

Sheriff Bernie, Abilene, Independent Artists, 1999.

Los Angeles police officer Bobby Aldrich and inmate, The One (also known as Jet Li's "The One," Confrontation, Az Egyetlen, El unico, Le seul, O confronto, and Tylko jeden), Columbia, 2001.

Pilot, Catch Me If You Can (also known as Apanha-moi si tu peux, Atrapame si puedes, Arrete-moi si tu peux, Catch me if you can—Mein Leben auf der Flucht, Chyt me, kdyz to dokazes, Kapj el, ha tudsz, Ota kiinni jos saat, Piase me, an boreis, Prenda-me se for capaz, Prova a prendermi, and Uhvati me ako mozes), DreamWorks, 2002.

Edward (Ed), Wilderness Survival for Girls, Image Entertainment, 2004.

Mr. Swofford, Jarhead (also known as Jarhead—El infierno espera, Jarhead—La fin de l'innocence, Jarhead— Willkommen im Dreck, Merijalkavaeen mies, Soldado anonimo, and Syrriza), Universal, 2005.

St. Anthony's principal, American Gun (also known as Pesadelo americano), IFC Films, 2005.

Dad, Crossing (short film), Fireweed Films, 2006.

Dr. Paul Wolley, Reflections, Safehouse Films, 2006.

Raymond, The Key (short film), 2006.

Film Director:

Parking (short film), Fireweed Films, 1996.

Radio Appearances:

Julius Caesar, BBC and National Public Radio, 1995.

William Bradford Huie, Ruby McCollum, National Public Radio, 1997.

Bill Starbuck, The Rainmaker, L.A. TheatreWorks production, National Public Radio, 2000.

Internet Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, 24Inside,http://www.24inside.com, 2006.

WRITINGS

Writings for the Stage:

Dwelling in the Land of Nod (reading; also known as DRED), Sundance Institute, Playwrights Lab, c. 1980.

(As James P. Morrison) Idle Wheels, developed at Sundance Institute, produced by the Salt Lake Acting Company, 1986, and Road Theatre, Los Angeles, 1996, published by Spectral Productions, 1997.

Lester and the Argonauts, Mojo Ensemble, Los Angeles, 1993.

Parking, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Los Angeles, 1994.

False Bravado, Lex Theatre, Hollywood, 2000.

"A Reason for Feathers" (staged reading), Winterfest 2000, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 2000.

Morrison's works have been produced at other venues.