James Adam Tucker

James Adam Tucker (born December 19, 1962) is an American actor, film director, and film editor. He has worked in a number of mainstream and union films as an actor, while writing, directing, and editing several independent feature films, largely in the horror genre.
=== Early Life===
Tucker was born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1962. While attending college at Morgan State University, he began to work in video production while pursuing acting as a passion. His first feature film role was as a policeman in John Waters’ 1988 film Hairspray. After graduating in 1987, James and his wife Patricia moved to California to pursue his acting career.
=== Career ===
Tucker’s first completed feature film as a director, Devil Snow, was produced in 1989 and released to home video in 1991. The film is notable for featuring the first onscreen appearance of actor Morris Chestnut.
Working with his own Horroraction Cinema Productions, Tucker completed the super 8 independent features Steps from Hell (1990) and Lunatic (1991). These films were self-financed and distributed, and featured non-union cast and crew with Tucker and his associates performing a number of on-set roles themselves.
Throughout the 1990s, Tucker also worked with Vista Street Entertainment in various roles and contributed to the film The Flesh Merchant. He also continued to direct independent features, including Human Prey and Knightwalks. 
As an actor, Tucker has appeared in many independent and major studio productions, with notable roles in motion pictures as well as television. In recent years, he has been featured on The Mindy Project, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and the upcoming Disney+ series Genius: MLK/X.
In the early 2000s, Tucker and producer/writer Joshua Nelson worked together to produce a series of independent horror films that received distribution on home video. These include Skinned Alive, Aunt Rose, and Pink Eye. These features have received wide release through a number of companies, including Lionsgate Entertainment, Anchor Bay Entertainment, and Halo 8 Entertainment+, respectively. His 2004 comedy film Baby Fat won the award for Best Feature Film at the 2004 Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition.
James has also worked extensively as an editor, beginning with Mike Tristano’s The Flesh Merchant (1993). He has edited many of his own feature films as well as dozens of shorts and motion pictures for other filmmakers.
== Credits ==
=== Acting Credits ===
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Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1986 	Superior Court 	Defendant Tulaloo 	1 episode
1988 	Hairspray 	Cop 	credited as Adam Tucker
1988 	The Occultist 	Roof Top Security 	credited as Adam Tucker
1988 	Death House 	Prisoner Rodney 	credited as Adam Tucker
1989 	Future Force 	COPS Officer 	credited as Adam Tucker
1989 	Born Killer 	Anderson 	credited as Adam Tucker
1990 	Bad Men 	Corey 	not completed, available online
1990 	Hunter 	Del Johnson 	1 episode, credited as Adam Tucker
1990 	Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child	The Cop 	credited as Adam Tucker
1991 	Steel and Lace 	Bodyguard 	credited as Adam Tucker
1992 	The Summoned 	Detective #1 	credited as Adam Tucker
1993 	Beverly Hills, 90210 	Mike 	2 episodes, credited as Adam Tucker
1993 	The Flesh Merchant 	Mac Williamson 	credited as Adam Tucker
1995 	With Criminal Intent 	Crazy Larry 	credited as Adam Tucker
2000 	Ultimate Prey 	Mabuto 	
2001 	Strong Medicine 	Nathan 	1 episode, credited as Adam Tucker
2010 	Flick's Chicks 	Minister 	credited as Adam Tucker
2012 	Breakdown 	Derek 	1 episode, credited as Adam Tucker
2014 	The Brittany Murphy Story 	African American Man 	credited as Adam Tucker
2014 	The Mindy Project 	Cop 	1 episode
2015 	Within These Walls 	Officer Davis 	credited as Adam Tucker
2015 	Tosh.0 	Business Man 	1 episode
2015 	The Hill 	Joe Taylor 	6 episodes
2015 	My Haunted House 	Officer Kaiman 	1 episode
2015 	Police and Quiet 	Sarge 	2 episodes, 1 short
2016 	Murky Roads 	Dominic 	short film
2016 	Murder Book 	Fire Marshall 	1 episode
2016 	The Other Wife 	Detective Samuels 	
2016 	Drone Wars 	Scientist 	credited as Adam Tucker
2016 	House of Darkness 	Officer Hicks 	
2016 	Mistresses 	Court Clerk 	1 episode, credited as Adam Tucker
2016 	Instant Karma 	Senior Man - William 	1 episode
2017 	Magic Funhouse! 	Therapy Patient Greg 	1 episode
2017 	Dress Rehearsal 	Det. Pearson 	short film
2017 	Up for Adoption 	City Hall Worker 	1 episode
2017 	Training Day 	Corrections Officer Tolan	1 episode, credited as Adam Tucker
2017 	Life is Funny 	Calvin 	video
2017 	Imperial 	Uncle Levi 	
2017 	Disgraced 	Driver 	TV movie
2017-2018	Life is Funny 	Calvin 	2 episodes
2018 	Odds Are 	Detective 	
2018 	Criminal Minds 	Dr. Lester Jennings 	1 episode, uncredited
2018 	Tournament 	Arthur 	
2018 	Book Club 	Court Deputy 	credited as Adam Tucker
2018 	Starman 	Ministr Fe 	TV movie
2018 	Father Militant 	Doctor Redding 	1 episode
2018 	He Watches Over Me 	Pastor Jones 	credited as Adam Tucker
2019 	Who Stole My Daughter? 	School Principal 	TV Movie
2019 	Weedjies: Halloweed Night 	Ganja Ghost 	
2019 	Darkness Comes 	Counselor 	short
2020 	Loose AF 	Reverend Pitts 	1 episode
2020 	There's No Such Thing as Vampires	Officer Davis 	
2022 	On the Come Up 	Mr. Watson 	
2023 	Wu-Tang: An American Saga 	Wilbert Hart 	1 episode
=== As Director ===
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Year	Title 	Notes
1990	Steps From Hell 	
1991	Lunatic 	
1991	Devil Snow 	produced in 1989, also released as Neighborhoodz
1995	Human Prey 	
1995	Knightwalks 	
2001	Bad Places 	
2001	Boulevard Gangs 	
2002	Savage Roses 	
2003	Addiction 	
2004	Baby Fat 	
2005	Aunt Rose 	
2005	Get Thee Behind Me! 	co-director
2007	Gala Goers 	short film
2007	The Deposition 	
2008	Pink Eye 	
2008	Skinned Alive 	
2010	Flick's Chicks 	
2010	The Guru 	TV series, 3 episodes
2011	Green Manor 	TV series, 1 episode
2013	Life of Brad 	short film
2014	Faith Fall 	TV series
2014	Interrogation 	TV series
2014	The Short Store-y 	TV series
2015	Within These Walls 	
2021	Keep Newton Beautiful	TV series, 2 episodes
=== As Editor ===
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Year	Title 	Notes
1993	The Flesh Merchant 	
1994	Images of Death: Highway of Blood 	
1999	The Game 	
2001	Evil Sister 2 	
2001	Bad Places 	
2001	Boulevard Gangs 	also director
2002	Savage Roses 	also director
2003	Addiction 	also director
2004	When Einstein Lived in Pasadena 	TV movie
2004	Baby Fat 	also director
2005	Aunt Rose 	also director
2005	Get Thee Behind Me! 	also co-director
2007	Gala Goers 	short film, also director
2007	The Deposition 	
2007	Willa Mae, the Church Lady Vampire Slayer	
2010	Flick's Chicks 	also director
2010	The Guru 	TV series
2011	Next Door Where the Light Shines In 	
2012	Open Call 	TV series, 1 episode
2013	Vignettes 	TV series
2013	Life of Brad 	short film
2014	Rivalry 	TV movie
2015	Within These Walls 	also director
2018	Protecting Winter 	short film
2018	Pets, Vets & Regrets 	short film
2018	Dude...I Think You're Dead 	short film
2018	A Priest Walks Into a Bar 	short film
2018	Trade 	short film
2019	Help from Above 	short film
2019	Fly on the Wall 	short film
2019	Kids Today 	short film
2019	Tales from the Waiting Room 	short film
2019	Random Dead Guy 	short film
2019	Psycho-Therapy 	
2019	Vintage Treasures 	short film
2019	What's Bothering You? 	
2020	Crazy Talk 	short film
2020	Meow Mixer 	short film
2020	A Broken Arrow 	short film
2020	Special 	short film
2020	Specter of Quarantine 	short film
2020	The Trouble with Sugar & Spice 	short film
2020	Orderly Disorders 	
2020	Hit-Man of La Mancha 	short film
2021	Faces of Dead Women 	short film
2021	How Can I Help You? 	
2021	Face Blind 	short film
2021	Speaking Easy 	short film
2021	The Essence of Adolescence 	short film
2021	A Frank Conversation 	short film
2021	Harom 	short film
2021	Mending the Mind 	
2021	One Voice at a Time 	short film
2022	Fear and Salvation 	short film
2022	Under Attack 	short film
2022	Lounge Lizards 	short film
2022	The Monologue Project 	short film
2022	Thoughts & Feelings 	short film
2022	The Things We Cannot Change 	
2022	Mirage 	short film
2022	Missing Manhood 	short film
2022	Long Story Short 	short film
2022	Kid Life Crisis 	short film
2022	Emotional Discourse 	short film
2023	Speaking Our Minds 	short film
2023	Limbo Laugh Factory 	short film
2023	Deprogrammed 	short film
Category:American actors
Category:American directors
Category:American people