Acting
James Woods
Apr 18, 1947 (79 years) Vernal, Utah, USA
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and Hercules, as well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations.
Known for
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The Simpsons
James Woods (voice)
7.4
Family Guy
James Woods (voice)
8.4
Once Upon a Time in America
Max
5.9
Scary Movie 2
Father McFeely
7.5
Hercules
Hades (voice)
7.8
ER
Dr. Nate Lennox
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Casino
Lester Diamond
7.5
Contact
Michael Kitz
6.5
White House Down
Walker
7.4
Entourage
James Woods
7.5
Ray Donovan
Patrick "Sully" Sullivan
6.5
Surf's Up
Reggie Belafonte (voice)
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The Virgin Suicides
Mr. Lisbon
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John Q
Dr. Raymond Turner
6.1
Jobs
Jack Dudman
Filmography
6.5
Eddington
2025 · James Woods (uncredited)
8.3
Once Upon a Studio
2023 · Hades (voice)
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Oppenheimer
2023 · Executive Producer
7.4
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021 · Self
7.2
Justice League Action
2016 · Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice)
5.5
Bling
2016 · Victor (voice)
6.4
Jamesy Boy
2014 · Lt. Falton
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014 · Self (archive footage)
6.5
White House Down
2013 · Walker
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Ray Donovan
2013 · Patrick "Sully" Sullivan
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Jobs
2013 · Jack Dudman
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Officer Down
2013 · Captain Verona
6.3
Mary and Martha
2013 · Mary's Father
6.4
Coma
2012 · Dr. Howard Stark
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Straw Dogs
2011 · Tom Heddon
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Too Big to Fail
2011 · Dick Fuld
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Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010 · Owlman (voice)
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Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009 · James Woods as General Veers (voice)
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An American Carol
2008 · Todd Grosslight
6.5
Surf's Up
2007 · Reggie Belafonte (voice)
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Shark
2006 · Sebastian Stark
5.4
End Game
2006 · Agent Vaughn Stevens
5.5
Be Cool
2005 · Tommy Athens
5.8
Pretty Persuasion
2005 · Hank Joyce
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Entourage
2004 · James Woods
5.0
This Girl's Life
2004 · Pops
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 · Self
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Northfork
2003 · Walter O'Brien
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John Q
2002 · Dr. Raymond Turner
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Stuart Little 2
2002 · Falcon (voice)