James Wolk
Also Known As: جیمز ووک
Biography: James Wolk, also known as Jimmy, is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the CBS comedy series The Crazy Ones, the AMC period drama series Mad Men, the CBS drama thriller series Zoo, the CBS All Access psychological thriller series Tell Me a Story, and the HBO superhero limited series Watchmen. Wolk is on the Board of Directors of the Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation. From 2009 to 2012, he also volunteered at Camp Twitch and Shout, which is a camp in Winder, Georgia for children, ages 7 to 17, who have Tourette syndrome. He met Elizabeth Jae Lynch, a schoolteacher, while the two of them were volunteering at Camp Twitch and Shout. In June 2015, the two were married in Los Olivos, California. They welcomed their first child, a boy, in early 2017.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
Birthday: March 22, 1985
Adult: No
Gender: Male
TMDb-Id: 222129
IMDb-Id: nm2312345
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Known For
The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United
Overview: The minds behind Robot Chicken expose a deep dark family secret, and we learn that nothing will ever be the same when the Robot Chicken Nerd discovers his true father is...Father Christmas! And then a lot of people die.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-13
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Spinning Gold
Overview: A biopic of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart, co-founder of Casablanca Records.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-31
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Front of the Class
Overview: A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-07
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You Again
Overview: History -- make that high school -- may repeat itself when Marni learns that Joanna, the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger doesn't change its stripes. On Marni's side is her mother, while Joanna's backed by her wealthy aunt.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-23
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For a Good Time, Call...
Overview: College "frenemies" Lauren and Katie move in together after losing a relationship and rent control, respectively. Sharing Katie's late grandmother's apartment in New York City, the girls bicker with each other until one fateful night, when Katie's noisy bedroom activities make Lauren barge in and discover a dirty little secret. This revelation brings them closer together, and Lauren (the brains) and Katie (the talent) concoct a wildly successful business venture. As profits swell, the girls reevaluate their hopes and dreams and realize that just because someone pees in your hair in college doesn't mean she won't be your best friend 10 years later.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-31
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The Boys in the Boat
Overview: The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-25
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You Must Be Joking
Overview: A New Yorker working as a paralegal searches for a new lease on life before a childhood friend inspires her to take up comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-23
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With/In Volume 2
Overview: An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist finds companionship in an unwanted pet, two sisters find courage to say things they never had the words to say, and an unexpected packet of sourdough starter has horrifying and hilarious consequences. These are some of the stories captured in WITH/IN, a collection of thirteen films created by actors and their families during the time that changed our lives forever.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-03-15
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There's Always Woodstock
Overview: When Neurotic, struggling songwriter, Catherine Brown's life in New York City falls apart, she is forced to confront her past when she spends the summer at her childhood home in Woodstock.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-14
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Overview: Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-19
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
Overview: In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-17
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This Is Happening
Overview: THIS IS HAPPENING tells the story of an estranged brother and sister (played by James Wolk and Mickey Sumner) forced to go on the road together to track down their fugitive grandmother (Cloris Leachman). What begins as a comedic tale of a broken family forced to come together under the pressures of an absentee father (Judd Nelson) evolves into a journey about learning to find your family in order to find yourself. Directed by: Ryan Jaffe Starring: Cloris Leachman, Mickey Sumner, James Wolk, Judd Nelson
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-02
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The Everything Pot
Overview: When married 50-something Rachel RSVPs and sends a gift way too quickly to an acquaintance's wedding, this seemingly insignificant faux pas snowballs into a series of misunderstandings that threaten to destroy two marriages at once.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-09
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Mercy
Overview: Brought together at their childhood home over their dying mother, an estranged family is thrust into a deadly fight for their own survival.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-04
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The Luckiest Man in America
Overview: 1984, Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak gets threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-05
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