Michael Leonard James

Male
Location: The Bronx, New York, USA
Ethnicity
Black / African Descent
Age Range
37 - 47
Height
5' 11" (1m 80cm)
Weight
200lbs (91kg)
Hair Colour
Black
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Muscular

Overview

Ethnicity
Black / African Descent
Age Range
37 - 47
Height
5' 11" (1m 80cm)
Weight
200lbs (91kg)
Hair Colour
Black
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Muscular

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Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2021 Precinct Detective
Television 		Law & Order: SVU
NBC Universal
2019 Bumby"s Boys
Television 		Godfather of Harlem
EPIX
2017 Guard
Television 		Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter
John Lee / Estrin/Bergstein Casting 		Adult Swim
2016 Trumpet Player
Film 		Noise
Max Williamson / Strawberry Bullet LLC
2013 Hot Licks Sam
Theatre 		Storyville
Bill Castellino / The York Theatre Company 		The York Theatre
2013 Wally G
Film 		Sociopath
Born M'Allah / Mastermind Productions
2003 Undercover Detective
Television 		Law & Order: SVU
NBC
2002 Michael Washington
Film 		One Day InMay
Mark Bruner / Double Edged Productions

Education

Year Qualification Where
2020 B.A. Theater and Speech The University of South Carolina
2012 M.S. in School Building Leadership/Administration Mercy College

About me

2013 Audelco Award winner for outstanding performance in musical/male in The York Theatre’s "Storyville'. He won rave reviews as Frederick Douglass & received the Audelco nomination for Best Solo Performance, Best Performance in a Musical (M’Dear) & Best Supporting Actor in a Play (Driving While Black). Other roles include a solo tour as Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesus in Godspell & Friar Lawrence in Romeo & Juliet, (CTH). He has sung at Carnegie Hall and performed Broadway songs at El Teatro Presidente with Purelements in El Salvador, C.A.
Additional skills:
Driving, Swimming,Roller Skating
Additional information:
The NY Times says "a powerful voice... he effectively radiates the passion & arrogance that Frederick Douglass was known for." The Harlem Times-"brilliant...His voice is commanding & clothed with authority." The Amsterdam News- "kept the audience in tune with the rhythms of his various soliloquies." The NorthStar- "booming voice & striking physical appearance." NYTheatre.com- "strong actor." Woman Around Town- "Admirably smooth, sings well and moves like the man..." New York Theater- "Spectacular!" Comedy & Entertainment World News- "Brilliant...Watching James is like seeing many legendary Broadway song & dance men rolled into one. A phenomenal showman."

Skills

Languages Spoken English, German, Spanish
Accents/Dialects Caribbean, Caribbean (Jamaican Patois), English - General, French (Standard International), German, New York, Southern American, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Standard American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta)
Dance Styles Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Salsa
Vocal Types Baritone, Bass
Athletics Cycling, Swimming
Organisations / Memberships AEA (US), SAG-AFTRA