James Napier (actor)
| James Napier | |
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| Born | March 24, 1982 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter, Director |
- For other people with the same name, see James Napier (disambiguation).
James William Napier Robertson is a New Zealand actor, writer and film director who has appeared in several television programmes including The Tribe, Power Rangers and Shortland Street, and wrote and directed the feature film I'm Not Harry Jenson.
His uncle is actor Marshall Napier, and his cousin is Marshall's daughter, actress Jessica Napier.
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[edit] Early life
Napier is the great grandson of veteran English actor Alan Napier, most notable as Alfred on the popular 1960's television series, Batman.[citation needed] This is referenced in the premiere episode of Power Rangers: Dino Thunder, when Conner and Ethan visit Dr. Oliver's house. Conner accidentally pulls the dinosaur statue that opens the entrance to Tommy's secret lab; and states "the guy's a teacher, not...Batman..." His uncle is actor Brian Forster, best known for his role as Chris Partridge on the 1970s TV Series The Partridge Family.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (uncredited) .... Little One
- Foul Play [1](2007) as writer, director and actor.
The short film is: When a victim of a rape (Jinny Lee Story) manages to track her assailant down, her revenge seems to be swift and deadly. As events unfold all is not what it seems and deception comes at a very high price.
- I'm Not Harry Jenson (2009) feature length film as writer and director (produced by Tom Hern) - A grungy true crime novelist, Stanley Merse, has become obsessed with the subject of his latest book; Harry Jenson, a prolific serial killer. Convinced he's losing his mind he goes on a retreat to recover; but instead ends up with a traveler dead, blood on his hands and a secret he now has to try and keep from a lot of other people.(featuring Ian Mune, Illona Rogers and Jinny Lee Story.
[edit] Television
- The Tribe (1999) TV Series .... Jay (Series 4-5, 2001/02)
- Being Eve (2001) TV Series .... Jared Preston (2001/02)
- Shortland Street (1992) TV Series .... Glen McNulty (2001)
- Mercy Peak
- Light My Fire (2003) .... Luke Bertram
- Pride and Prejudice (2003) .... Luke Bertram
- Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
- Storm Before the Calm: Part 1 (2003) .... Eric McKnight
- Storm Before the Calm: Part 2 (2003) .... Eric McKnight
- Power Rangers: Dino Thunder (2004) .... Conner McKnight/Red Dino Thunder Ranger
- Power Rangers: S.P.D.
- History (2005) .... Conner McKnight/Red Dino Thunder Ranger
- Wormhole (2005) .... Conner McKnight/Red Dino Thunder Ranger
- Go Girls (2009) .... Mark
[edit] Trivia
Napier played in L.A. rock band The Pistol Whips, contributing with guitar and vocals.[1]
[edit] Recent work
James wrote and directed I'm Not Harry Jenson, with long time friends Tom Hern and Edward Sampson both taking roles as producers on the film. The film was accepted into the 2009 New Zealand International Film Festival [2] and received post-production funding from the New Zealand Film Commission.[3] I'm Not Harry Jenson was nominated for Best Picture at the 2009 AFTA Awards (New Zealand Film and TV Awards)[4], and was picked up by Rialto Distribution for a New Zealand-wide theatrical release January–March 2010 to strong reviews.[5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/thepistolwhips
- ^ http://www.nzff.co.nz/n7584.html?region=2
- ^ http://newzealandfilmtv.co.nz/2009/07/young-kiwi-filmakers-break-mould-with-im-not-harry-jenson/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1413534/awards
- ^ http://www.rialtoentertainment.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=front.viewFilm&filmid=AF332B75-C980-4537-B0A4DCA715F0726C&zone=nz
