James Eckhouse has had a distinguished career spanning over 35 years, with a diverse range of roles in film, television, and theater.
Recent film credits include 'The Happy Camper', 'Saving Paradise', and 'A Simple Wedding', as well as notable films such as 'The Avengers', 'S.W.A.T.', 'Guess Who', 'One True Thing', 'Junior', 'Defending Your Life', '84 Charing Cross Road', 'Fat Man and Little Boy', 'Fatal Attraction', 'Cocktail', 'Big', 'Leaving Normal', and 'Joseph - King of Dreams', where he voiced the character 'Potiphar'.
James is well-known to television audiences for his role as 'Jim Walsh' on FOX's original 'Beverly Hills 90210', and has had guest starring roles on over seventy TV movies and series, including 'Chicago Med', 'The Rookie', 'Station 19', 'The Affair', 'Code Black', 'NCIS', 'Major Crimes', 'Castle', 'The Good Wife', 'Southland', 'Criminal Minds', 'West Wing', and 'Once and Again'.
He has also performed in numerous stage productions, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters, starring in the Tony Award-winning 'All The Way' alongside Bryan Cranston, as well as world premieres of plays by notable playwrights such as Richard Nelson, Michael Ondaatje, Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, and Lanford Wilson.
As a director, James has worked on several episodes of 'Beverly Hills 90210' and the award-winning drama 'Once and Again', as well as plays at various theaters, including Pasadena Playhouse, The Matrix, IAMA, The Odyssey, Boston Court, and The Falcon. His documentary 'Protecting The Possibilities' won a Cine Golden Eagle Award.
James began his training at Chicago's Second City and went on to receive a BFA in Drama at the Juilliard School in NYC.
