Acting
Hawthorne James
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Hawthorne James is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in Speed (1994 film). James was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of A.M. Alene and Robert Hawthorne.
Known for
8.4
Se7en
George the Night Guard at the Library
8.2
Charmed
Demonic Healer
8.3
Stargate SG-1
Gavos
7.2
Speed
Sam
7.7
Frasier
Bill
7.8
ER
Hawthorne
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
George
7.6
Cheers
Juror
7.7
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Patron
7.7
Roswell
Suspect
7.1
The Doors
Chuck Vincent
7.5
Amazing Stories
Fowler
7.4
Workaholics
Bus Driver
7.5
Martin
Brother Claus
7.0
Amistad
Creole Cook
Filmography
In the Matchbox
2023 · Uncle Wendell
3.5
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018 · Art McCoy
6.8
The Night Stalker
2016 · Harrison Johnson
Blues for Life
2016 · Plank Road Slim
2.7
Lucky Girl
2015 · Reverend Thompson
2.8
A Christmas Wedding
2013 · Arthur
7.4
Workaholics
2011 · Bus Driver
4.7
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006 · Llore
3.2
The System Within
2006 · Hays
4.4
Today You Die
2005 · Derrick
4.6
Boss'n Up
2005 · Orange Juice
5.7
Auggie Rose
2000 · MacDougall
7.7
Roswell
1999 · Suspect
9.0
The Art of a Bullet
1999 · Walter Simmons
8.2
Charmed
1998 · Demonic Healer
8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997 · Gavos
7.0
Amistad
1997 · Creole Cook
5.9
Campfire Tales
1997 · Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
5.4
Heaven's Prisoners
1996 · Victor Romero
8.4
Se7en
1995 · George the Night Guard at the Library
7.2
Speed
1994 · Sam
7.8
ER
1994 · Hawthorne
3.9
Caroline at Midnight
1994 · Stan Donovan
7.7
Frasier
1993 · Bill
7.1
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 · Gage
7.5
Martin
1992 · Brother Claus
5.8
The Water Engine
1992 · Factory Worker
6.0
The Habitation of Dragons
1992 · Lonny Johnson
7.1
The Doors
1991 · Chuck Vincent
7.3
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Big Red