James Roday
| James Roday | |
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.jpg) Roday at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 23, 2009 |
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| Born | James David Rodriguez April 4, 1976 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Partner | Maggie Lawson (2006–present) |
James Roday (pronounced /roʊˈdeɪ/; born April 4, 1976) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He currently stars on the USA Network series Psych as hyper-observant consultant detective and psychic Shawn Spencer.
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[edit] Personal life
Roday was born in San Antonio, Texas as James David Rodriguez. His father, Jim Rodriguez, worked for Boardwalk Auto Group. He attended Taft High School in San Antonio.[1]
At New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing, he studied theater and earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts.[2] At the age of 22 he selected the professional name James Roday as there was already another "James Rodriguez" registered in the Screen Actors Guild.[1]
Roday is the co-artistic director of Red Dog Squadron, a Los Angeles theater company he co-founded with Brad Raider.[3][4] Roday has been in a romantic relationship with Psych co-star Maggie Lawson since 2006.[3][5][4]
[edit] Career
Roday has acted in various theatrical productions, including Three Sisters, Twelfth Night as Sebastian, A Respectable Wedding, Severity's Mistress, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago with his theatre company, Red Dog Squadron. He starred in the 2003 film Rolling Kansas, and appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of The Dukes Of Hazzard as Billy Prickett and the 2006 film Beerfest. Behind the scenes, he and writing partners Todd Harthan and James DeMonaco wrote the screenplay for the film Skinwalkers. The team also worked on a script for the film adaptation of the video game Driver. Roday is set to direct the film Gravy, which he and Haathan wrote, currently in pre-production with Infinity and Gold Circle Films.[citation needed]
Roday's television credits include starring roles on NBC's Miss Match in 2003 as "Nick Paine" and 2001's First Years as "Edgar 'Egg' Ross". The July 7, 2006 series premiere of USA Network's original series Psych (airing following the season premiere of USA's other comedic success, Monk) was the highest-rated scripted basic cable TV show premiere of 2006.[6] Roday was to guest host WWE Monday Night Raw with his co-star, Dulé Hill on January 25, 2010. However, due to an appendectomy, Roday had to withdraw from attending the event, but he was contacted on the show via speaker telephone. He would later appear on WWE Tough Enough. Roday co-wrote and directed the season 4 finale episode of Psych entitled Mr. Yin Presents which premiered on March 10, 2010 on USA Network. His favorite Psych episode so far is Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast.
[edit] Awards and nominations
In 2006 Roday was nominated for the Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Psych by the Satellite Awards. He was listed as #62 in People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue in 2007. In 2008 he was nominated for Outstanding Actor In a Comedy Television Series for Psych by the NCLR ALMA Awards.[5]
His role as Shawn Spencer in Psych earned him an EWwy Award nomination in 2009 for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He also was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical by the Satellite Awards.
[edit] Filmography
| Filmography | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1999 | Coming Soon | Chad | |
| Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Vic | ||
| 2000 | Believe | Bruce Arm/Agent Johnny | |
| Get Real | Trent Sykes | ||
| 2001 | Thank Heaven | Receptionist | |
| First Years | Edgar 'Egg' Ross | ||
| 2002 | Repli-Kate | Max | |
| Providence | Alexander Conrad | ||
| Showtime | 'Maxis' Cameraman | ||
| 2003 | Rolling Kansas | Dick Murphy | |
| Miss Match | Nick Paine | ||
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking | Mickey, First Assistant Director | |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Billy Prickett | ||
| 2006 | Beerfest | German Messenger | |
| Skinwalkers | writer | ||
| 2006-present | Psych | Shawn Spencer | Producer 2009–Present |
| 2008 | Fear Itself | Carlos | Episode: "In Sickness and in Health" |
| 2009 | Gamer | News Co-Host #1 | |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Jeff | Episode: "TMI" |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Martinez, Kiko. "Psych out". Hispanic Magazine. http://hispaniconline.com/HispanicMag/2008_08/LatinForum-Film.html. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ Roberts, Robin (August 9, 2007). "Psych's Two Sleuths Reveal Their Poker Faces". TV Guide.
- ^ a b Tarnoff, Brooke (February 9, 2010). "'Psych' Star James Roday Is a Big, Fat Liar". PopEater. http://www.popeater.com/2010/02/09/psych-james-roday-maggie-lawson. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Lufkin, Bryan (July 7, 2010). "James Roday, Steve Franks Promise "Twin Peaks" Episode of Psych". Starpulse.com. http://www.starpulse.com/news/Bryan_Lufkin/2010/07/07/james_roday_steve_franks_promise_twin_. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Dare, Johnny (June 25, 2009). "Interview: James Roday". freejohnnydare.com. http://www.freejohnnydare.com/fjd/2009/06/interview-james-roday-6-25-09/comment-page-1/. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ Reuters (July 11, 2006). "Psych premiere sets basic cable mark". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/psych/show/59369/story.html?story_id=5278&tag=headlines;title;1.
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- 1976 births
- Actors from Texas
- American people of Mexican descent
- American film actors
- American screenwriters
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- American television directors
- American television producers
- American television writers
- Hispanic and Latino American actors
- Living people
- New York University alumni
- People from San Antonio, Texas
