James L. Edwards
Born: 1972-11-26 in Akron, Ohio
Known For: Acting
Biography
James L. Edwards began his acting career at the age of 12 when he answered an ad in his local newspaper about a casting call for zombie extras in the low budget horror film "The Dead Next Door". At the time, he was interested in coming aboard as a special effects make-up artist. Edwards soon learned that although he did not have the artistic knack for effects, he enjoyed acting and many other facets of production work. Hired on to the film as a production assistant and featured in multiple roles in zombie or victims roles, Edwards soon became a stable actor and production team member for Tempe Entertainment. While working with Tempe, Edwards was also head review writer on their Alternative Cinema magazine, as well as writing freelance for Blackest Heart. During this time, Edwards also served as co-screenwriter on Pete Jacelone's Psycho Sisters, a film in which he ironically got the job because he wrote a scathing review of Jacelone's original. Also, during this time, Edwards turned in his most memorable performance as a serial killer in the Matthew Jason Walsh horror film "Bloodletting". Shortly after the Tempe split, Edwards took time off to get married and have kids, living a "normal" life until he was approached by filmmaker T. Michael Conway, director of the gritty cop drama "PiG". Conway was getting ready to go into pre-production on a reality horror film entitled "June 9". Edwards, excited to get back to film, came aboard as producer and actor. Edwards followed up "June 9" with a string of independent features such as "The Spook Show", "Poison Sweethearts", "Wrestlemassacre" and "Killer Campout" , which he also co-wrote. In February of 2020, Edwards released his directorial debut, the romantic drama/horror hybrid HER NAME WAS CHRISTA starring Shianne Daye, Drew Fortier, Rick Jermain, Kaylee Williams and Edwards. In 2021, Edwards released his follow-up directing effort, the horror anthology BRIMSTONE INCORPORATED.
Filmography
2025
- Camp Blood Christmas as Jackson Pid
2024
- Side Effects May Vary as Glenn Rollins
- Trivial as Dean Mathers
2023
- Wake The Dead as Self
2022
- Hell Van as Ball-Blaster Cop
2021
- Dwellers as James
- Brimstone Incorporated as Richard Hackett {First Date}
2020
- Her Name Was Christa as Stephen Booth
- Frames of Fear III as (segment 'The Impersonator') / Terry (segment 'Back Again')
2018
- WrestleMassacre as Reverend Nathan Ashberry
- Pharisee
2017
- Killer Campout as Samson Del Marr
2015
- Milfs vs. Zombies as Reverend Nathan Ashberry
2009
- The Spookshow as Marshall
2008
- June 9 as The Stranger
- Poison Sweethearts as Boss
1998
- Psycho Sisters ... (Writer)
1997
- Bloodletting as Butch Harlow / Walt Lipsky
1996
- Polymorph as Ted
1995
- The Sandman as Gerald Rivers
- I've Killed Before as Del Griffith/ Omar Quist
1994
- Ozone as Sam DeBartolo / The Drug Lord
1992
- Chickboxer as Billy Anderson
- Maximum Impact as Richie
- Humanoids from Atlantis as Ken Adams
- Galaxy of the Dinosaurs as Graft/Gurtorius Gonimus
1991
- Zombie Cop as Sculley
1990
- Skinned Alive as The Walkman Victim
1989
- Robot Ninja as Sculley
- The Dead Next Door as Dead Kid in Farmhouse / Zombie Squad Unit 319 zombie
1987
- Interzone ... (Writer)