
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.

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