Nathan James

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Nathan is a proud native of Pittsburgh where began his acting career with Kuntu Repertory Theater.  He can currently be seen as Xavier in the feature film, ‘Standing Up, Falling Down’ starring Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz, recently released in theaters and available on all streaming platforms.  His is one man play, Growing Pains, has been produced at The August Wilson Center for African American Culture, The United Solo Theater Festival (Theatre Row NYC), and various theaters and festivals around the United States. 

Nathan is one of seven playwrights of The New Black Fest’s HANDS UP: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments (Seven ten-minute plays following the shooting of Mike Brown).  Hands Up was featured in American Theater Magazine, and Nathan’s play, Superiority Fantasy, was chosen as BBC radio’s Play of the Week. He received a BA in Africana Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MFA in Acting from Penn State University.  In the spring of 2014, he won 1st place at Amateur Night at the Apollo with an original poem. 

 
 

Film/TV credits: Film/TV credits: Madam Secretary (CBS), Shades of Blue (NBC), Quantico (ABC), The Wire (HBO), Deception (ABC), Blindspot (NBC), VINYL (HBO), Person of Interest (CBS), The Interestings (Amazon), Blue Bloods (CBS), The Path (Hulu), Pain Within (Sundance Film Festival), Service to Man (STARZ), Standing Up, Falling Down (Feature Film). 

Theater credits: Off-Broadway: Travisville (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Playing with Fire (Gene Frankel Theatre), Black Angels Over Tuskegee (St. Luke's Theatre).  NY: Maid’s Door (Billy Holiday Theatre), Armed (The Amoralists Theater), Growing Pains (Billy Holiday Theatre).  Regional: Radio Golf (Two River Theater), Feeding Beatrice (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Julius Caesar (Pennsylvania Centre Stage), Work Song (Pittsburgh City Theatre) 

 
 

Representation
Manager:
CHI Talent Management
New York, NY
chitalentmanagement.com
chichi@chitalentmanagement.com
(917) 769-6009
Attn: Chichi Anyanwu

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