Nathan James

Nathan James is a proud native of Pittsburgh, where he began his acting career with Kuntu Repertory Theater. He received a BA in Africana Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, and his MFA from Penn State University. 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 10-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. In the spring of 2014, he won 1st place at Amateur Night at the Apollo with an original poem.

Film/TV credits: Standing Up, Falling Down (Tilted Windmill Productions), Madam Secretary (CBS), Shades of Blue (NBC), Quantico (ABC), The Wire (HBO), Deception (ABC), Blindspot (NBC), VINYL (HBO), Person of Interest (CBS), Blue Bloods (CBS), The Path (Hulu) and Service to Man (STARZ).

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 – Blues For An Alabama Sky (Center Theatre Group), August Wilson's Radio Golf (Two River Theater), Feeding Beatrice (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Julius Caesar (Pennsylvania Centre Stage), Work Song (Pittsburgh City Theatre).

Twitter: @Im_Nate_James