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      James LeGros

      James LeGros

      Highest Rated: 97% Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

      Lowest Rated: Not Available

      Birthday: Apr 27, 1962

      Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

      In the 1990s, James LeGros built a career that paralleled the track of independent cinema, becoming a go-to actor for both lead and supporting parts in some of the signature indie films of the decade. LeGros stuck his foot in Hollywood's door in the mid-1980s, his blond, square-jawed countenance often netting him one-off television jobs as young toughs or other sundry low-lifes. After landing his first feature with the notorious sci-fi bomb "Solarbabies" (1987) and his first lead role in the equally maligned horror outing "Phantasm II" (1988), LeGros would find a niche in the less-monied quarters of the filmmaking world, beginning with the Gus Van Sant film "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989) and building into one of the most prolific indie careers in the business. He would largely figure into the existentialist meanderings of "Generation X" films, as seen in the likes of "Singles" (1992), "Where the Day Takes You" (1992), "Floundering" (1994) and "The Low Life" (1995), and hit his stride as an entitled superstar slumming in an indie film for the street cred in "Living in Oblivion" (1995). In 2000, he transitioned into television, joining the cast of "Ally McBeal" (Fox, 1997-2002), which would put him on a track for an intermittent TV career, highlighted by the Showtime series "Sleeper Cell" (2005), the NBC drama "Mercy" (2009-2010), lavish HBO period miniseries "Mildred Pierce" (2011) and critically-acclaimed cable series "Justified" (FX 2010-14). A longtime indie darling and slacker-stereotype specialist, LeGros' body of work bore out his capacity to play everything from hero to heel across nearly every genre of film and television.

      Highest rated movies

      Drugstore Cowboy
      Good One
      Certain Women Support the Girls Showing Up A Birder's Guide to Everything
      Safe
      Night Moves

      Photos

      SHERMAN'S WAY, James LeGros, 2008. ©International Film Circuit DRUGSTORE COWBOY, Matt Dillon (front), rear from left: Heather Graham, James LeGros, Kelly Lynch, 1989, © Artisan Entertainment SOLARBABIES, James LeGros, 1986, (c)MGM SOLARBABIES, Peter DeLuise, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas, Jason Patric, Claude Brooks, James Le Gros, 1986. ©MGM DRUGSTORE COWBOY, from left: Kelly Lynch, Matt Dillon, Heather Graham, James LeGros, 1989, © Artisan entertainment LOVELY & AMAZING, James Le Gros, Emily Mortimer, 2001 STRAY BULLETS, JAMES LE GROS, 2016. © SCREEN MEDIA FILMS BIG MIRACLE, James LeGros, Rob Riggle, 2012. Ph: Darren Michaels/©Universal Pictures WHERE THE DAY TAKES YOU, left to right: Dermot Mulroney, Ricki Lake, James Le Gros, Balthazar Getty, Will Smith, Sean Astin, Lara Flynn Boyle, 1992. ©New Line PHANTASM II, from left: James LeGros, Paula Irvine, 1988, © Universal SCOTLAND PA, Maura Tierney, James LeGros, 2001 DESTINY TURNS ON THE RADIO, James LeGros, Dylan McDermott, 1995, (c)Savoy Pictures SINGLES, from left: Matt Dillon, James LeGros, 1992, © Warner Brothers DESTINY TURNS ON THE RADIO, Bobcat Goldthwait, James LeGros, 1995, (c)Savoy Pictures NOVEMBER, James Le Gros, 2004, (c) IFC Films SCOTLAND, PA, James LeGros, 2001, (c) Lot 47 Films MY NEW GUN, James LeGros, Diane Lane, 1992 Mercy, James LeGros, 'I Believe You Conrad', Season 1, Ep. #2, 09/30/2009, ©NBC Mercy, James LeGros (L), Sarita Choudhury (R), 'Wake Up, Bill', Season 1, Ep. #12, 01/20/2010, ©NBC Mercy, James LeGros (L), Sarita Choudhury (R), 'Wake Up, Bill', Season 1, Ep. #12, 01/20/2010, ©NBC

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      96% No Score Yet Good One Unknown (Character) - 2024
      81% No Score Yet Blackout Tom Granick (Character) - 2023
      88% 48% Showing Up Ira (Character) $63.0K 2022
      67% No Score Yet Foxhole Wilson (Character) - 2021
      50% No Score Yet Buck Run William Templeton (Character) - 2019
      82% 67% Phoenix, Oregon Bobby (Character) - 2019
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Waterlily Jaguar Bob (Character) - 2018
      91% 59% Support the Girls Cubby (Character) $128.6K 2018
      70% 40% Wildling The Wolf Man (Character) - 2018
      39% 45% Nostalgia Patrick (Character) $84.9K 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Unzipping Tsiki (Character) - 2018
      No Score Yet 25% Dating My Mother Chester (Character) - 2017
      75% 14% Stray Bullets Cody (Character) - 2016
      92% 51% Certain Women Ryan Lewis (Character) $1.0M 2016
      25% 33% The People Garden Director (Character) - 2016
      11% 29% Point Break FBI Dept. Director No. 2 (Character) $15.6M 2015
      57% 23% Big Muddy Buford Carver (Character) $546 2015
      56% 76% The Young Kieslowski Walter Mallard (Character) - 2014
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Hours Between Planes Unknown (Character) - 2014
      86% 42% Night Moves Feed Factory Clerk (Character) $252.9K 2013
      80% 51% Redwood Highway Michael Vaughn (Character) $1.3M 2013
      87% 67% A Birder's Guide to Everything Donald Portnoy (Character) - 2013
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sixth Gun Bill John O'Henry (Character) - 2013
      74% 64% Big Miracle Karl Hootkin (Character) $20.1M 2012
      47% 36% Skateland Clive Burkham (Character) $11.1K 2010
      67% 32% Bitter Feast Peter Gray (Character) - 2010
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Welcome to Academia Unknown (Character) - 2009
      45% 29% Winged Creatures Dan (Character) - 2008
      67% 54% Visioneers Julieen (Character) - 2008
      33% 22% Sherman's Way Palmer (Character) $9.6K 2008
      76% 34% The Last Winter James Hoffman (Character) $32.9K 2006
      29% 35% Trust the Man Dante (Character) $1.5M 2005
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Paradise Matthew Paradise (Character) - 2004
      No Score Yet 42% Sexual Life Josh (Character) - 2004
      31% 41% November Hugh (Character) $191.3K 2004
      13% 47% Catch That Kid Ferrell (Character) $16.7M 2004
      57% 38% Straight Into Darkness Soldier (Character) - 2003
      No Score Yet 57% Damaged Care Doug Peeno (Character) - 2002
      86% 64% Lovely & Amazing Paul (Character) $4.2M 2001
      34% 36% World Traveler Jack (Character) $98.0K 2001
      59% 74% Scotland, Pa. Joe "Mac" McBeth (Character) $384.1K 2001
      No Score Yet 39% Life in the Fast Lane D.J. (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet 39% If You Only Knew Jack (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Drop Back Ten Peter Barnes (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet No Score Yet There's No Fish Food in Heaven D.J. (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet 73% Common Ground Amos (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Jump Bicker (Character) - 1999
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Border Line Dan Macivers (Character) - 1999
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Pass Hunter (Character) - 1998
      No Score Yet 64% L.A. Without a Map Takowsky (Character) - 1998
      41% 28% Psycho Charlie the Car Dealer (Character) $21.5M 1998
      71% 78% Enemy of the State Jerry Miller (Character) $111.5M 1998
      43% 81% Thursday Billy Hill (as James Le Gros) (Character) $2.0K 1998
      60% 56% The Myth of Fingerprints Cezanne (Character) $541.1K 1997
      No Score Yet 67% Pronto Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Character) - 1997
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Countdown Lt. Michael Killip (Character) - 1996
      No Score Yet 50% Marshal Law Cougar (Character) - 1996
      0% 25% Wishful Thinking Max (Character) - 1996
      62% 36% Infinity John Wheeler (Character) $145.7K 1996
      15% 26% Boys Fenton Ray (Character) $513.8K 1996
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Destiny of Marty Fine Grill (Character) - 1996
      87% 75% Safe Chris (Character) $15.8K 1995
      16% 21% Destiny Turns On the Radio Thoreau (Character) $1.1M 1995
      56% 38% The Low Life Mike, Jr. (Character) $40.9K 1995
      86% 87% Living in Oblivion Chad Palomino (Character) $48.0K 1995
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Just Looking Jim (Character) - 1995
      25% 75% Panther Avakian (Character) $6.3M 1995
      76% 61% Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Deems Taylor (Character) $2.1M 1994
      13% 40% Bad Girls William Tucker (Character) $15.2M 1994
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Don't Do It! Dodger (Character) - 1994
      67% 56% Floundering John (Character) - 1994
      No Score Yet 43% Nervous Ticks Rusty (Character) - 1992
      80% 73% Where the Day Takes You Crasher (Character) $389.0K 1992
      44% 38% My New Gun Skippy (Character) $10.0K 1992
      63% 39% Guncrazy Howard (Character) - 1992
      79% 73% Singles Andy (Character) $15.9M 1992
      No Score Yet 48% Blood & Concrete: A Love Story Lance (Character) $2.2K 1991
      70% 79% Point Break Roach (Character) $40.5M 1991
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Heartbreak Carl (Character) - 1990
      97% 85% Drugstore Cowboy Rick (Character) $4.2M 1989
      33% 57% Phantasm II Mike (Character) $5.7M 1988
      0% 43% Solarbabies Metron (Character) $1.3M 1986

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 80% Blue Bloods Don Vorhees (Guest Star) 2018-2019 2021
      62% 85% The Passage Horace Guilder (Guest Star) 2019
      73% 58% Fear the Walking Dead Eddie (Guest Star) 2017
      92% 78% Person of Interest Bruce Moran (Guest Star) 2014 2016
      96% 67% Battle Creek Mitchell Ford (Guest Star) 2015
      72% 76% Constantine Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
      97% 94% Justified Unknown (Guest Star) 2011-2012 2014
      93% 90% The Good Wife Judge Adam Tolkin (Guest Star) 2013
      69% 78% Revenge Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
      89% 75% Girls Jeff Lavoyt (Guest Star) 2012
      90% 96% House Oliver (Guest Star) 2012
      84% 73% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
      81% 88% Mildred Pierce Unknown (Character) 2011
      25% No Score Yet Mercy Unknown (Character) 2009-2010
      77% 83% Sleeper Cell Special Agent Raymond 'Ray' Fuller (Character),
      Unknown (Guest Star)
      2005-2006
      No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
      61% 74% Ally McBeal Mark Albert (Character) 2000-2002
      78% 93% Friends Jim Nelson (Guest Star) 2002
      79% 85% ER Dr. Max Rocher (Guest Star) 1998
      75% No Score Yet The Outer Limits Ben Conklin (Character) 1997
      76% 76% Roseanne Mr. Schlosser (Guest Star) 1996
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Punky Brewster Blade (Guest Star) 1985
      35% 82% Knight Rider Unknown (Guest Star) 1984