James Woods
Known for ActingBorn 1947-04-18Vernal, 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
Scary Movie 2
2001 · as Father McFeely
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · as Max
Casino
1995 · as Lester Diamond
Hercules
1997 · as Hades (voice)
Eddington
2025 · as James Woods (uncredited)
Contact
1997 · as Michael Kitz
White House Down
2013 · as Walker
Surf's Up
2007 · as Reggie Belafonte (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
2023 · as Hades (voice)
John Q
2002 · as Dr. Raymond Turner
The Virgin Suicides
2000 · as Mr. Lisbon
Videodrome
1983 · as Max Renn
Be Cool
2005 · as Tommy Athens
The Specialist
1994 · as Ned Trent
Straw Dogs
2011 · as Tom Heddon
Chaplin
1992 · as Joseph Scott
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 · as General Hein (voice)
Vampires
1998 · as Jack Crow