James Morrison

James is currently starring in 24, as Head of CTU Bill Buchanan, alongside Keifer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer. He was also Lt Col Tyrus Cassius ‘TC’ McQueen in Space: Above and Beyond, and has appeared in Six Feet Under, The West Wing, Frasier, CSI: Miami, Millennium, LA Law, Quantum Leap, Brooklyn South, Prey, Nash Bridges, The X-Files, The Others, Freedom, The Division, JAG, 10-8, NCIS, Cold Case, and was Kingston Nickson in Point Pleasant.

James has appeared on the big screen in the films “Catch Me If You Can”, “The One”, “Desert Cross”, “Falling Down”, “Shadow of Doubt”, “Abilene”, “Wilderness Survival for Girls” and “Jarhead”.

He directed his first film, “Parking”, in 1996. Based on his play, “Parking” was produced by his wife, Riad Galayini. “Parking” has screened at Slamdance (receiving the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film); the Palm Springs International Film Festival; the Portland, Cleveland, Sedona, and Albany Film Festivals; the Taos Talking Picture Festival, Austin's South By Southwest Festival; New York's New Directors/New Films Festival presented by Lincoln Centre at the Museum of Modern Art; the South Beach Film Festival in Miami; the Central Florida Film Festival (winning third place in the narrative film award); the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival; the Montreal World Festival; The Festival of US Shorts in Brisbane, Australia; Ireland's Cork International Film Festival; the St. Louis Film Festival; and The Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema. “Parking” also aired on the Sundance channel.

In December 1997 James and Riad completed their second short film, “Nude Descending”, which won the George Melies Award at the 1998 Taos Talking Picture Festival. In 2000 “Nude Descending” was selected for special recognition by the reelshort.com New Short Film Directors Showcase and Universal Studios at the Hitchcock International Director's Series presented by the American Cinematheque.

James can be heard in the BBC radio production of “Julius Caesar” and seen in the American Playhouse production of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. He also appears in Ruby McCollum and Rainmaker, radio dramas for American National Public Radio.

James is a recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance and three Drama-Logue Awards. He appeared in the London premiere of Emily Mann's “Still Life” at the West End's Donmar Warehouse and the Riverside Studios after a stint in The Edinburgh Festival at the venerable Traverse Theatre, where the production received a Fringe First Award. In addition to being a Lecture Fellow at Bournemouth University School of Media in the UK, James is certified to teach Hatha yoga by the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara and teaches at L.A.'s oldest studio, The Centre for Yoga.

A member of the Dramatists Guild and the Ensemble Studio Theatre, his plays have been seen at The Sundance Institute, The Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Playwrights' Centre of Minneapolis, LA Theatre Works, The MET Theatre, City Theatre in Miami, The Two Parts Theatre Company, The Classical Theatre Lab, The Road Theatre, The Mojo Ensemble, The Wooden O, and the Salt Lake Acting Company where James has directed several plays including those by Sam Shepard, John Robinson, Larry Shue, and Beth Henley.

Born in Bountiful, Utah and raised in Alaska, James lives in Los Angeles with Riad and son Seamus. Scheduled to be a guest at Cult TV 2007, unfortunately due to last minute changes of schedules for the filming of the latest season of 24 means he is not able to join us. He sends his apologies to all his fans.

You can find out more about James Morrison at his official website at www.jpmorrison.com.