Ian James

Ian James was born and raised in Houston, Texas where he spent the majority of his transformative years cutting his teeth in the vibrant Houston theatre community. He holds a B. F. A. in Theatre with Emphasis in Acting & Directing from Sam Houston State University and after he graduated he moved to Los Angeles. Ian won the award for Best Breakthrough at the 2019 HoustonPress Theatre Awards for Stages' Repertory Theatre's production of "Sex With Strangers". During the pandemic he partnered with Netflix & Secret Cinema on the Stranger Things Experience in Downtown LA in the role of Billy Hargrove. In 2021 he became an international actor landing one of the lead roles in the feature film "Paradies" that was shot on location in Belize. He sits on the Selection Committee for The Blank Theatre's Young Playwright's Festival. Holding many versatile positions in the world of entertainment Ian is an actor, writer, teacher, singer, dancer, athlete, guitarist, pianist, production assistant, art department, transportation driver, and stylist.