In this article, we will discuss the personal life, biography and career of the American actor and producer James Haven, who is best known to the viewer for films such as "Temptation" and "Monster's Ball". We also give the filmography of this wonderful person.
Biography
James Haven was born on May 11, 1973 in Los Angeles. The boy's father, John Voight, is also an actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Mission Impossible and Midnight Cowboy. Mother, Marcheline Bertrand, is also a movie actress, but she was not able to achieve much success - at 56, the woman died. From childhood, the future actor grew up in a creative atmosphere. In addition to the parents who linked their lives to the screen, he has a younger sister, Angelina Jolie, whose name is known to many.
James's father has German and Slovak roots, and his mother's ancestors are of French-Canadian, German and Dutch origin. After the parents divorced, James Haven and Angelina Jolie stayed with their mother and moved to Orange Town, New York. But when young Haven turned 13, they returned back to Los Angeles, where he began his studies at Beverly Hills High School. After school, James decides to enter the University of Southern California. While studying there, the guy received the George Lucas Prize.
Actor career
For the first time on screen, Haven James appeared in the movie "Gia", in which he starred with his sister. Mostly the young actor got episodic roles. In 2004, James appeared in one of the series of the famous television series "CSI: Crime Scene".
In 2005, the documentary film "Trudell" appeared in the show, which tells about the life of the great poet John Trudell. Haven acted as the executive producer of the film. Subsequently, this film was awarded with two festivals - "Sundance" and "Tribeca". In addition to the above awards, the Trudell film won a jury prize at the Seattle International Film Festival. James is the executive producer of the film festival "Activist".
Filmography
James Haven, whose films are listed below, has performed about fifteen roles throughout his career.
- "Gia" - played the role of a young man on Sansom Street (1998);
- "Hellish Cauldron" - played by bartender Boyle (1998);
- "Commemorative Album" - the character of Jamie Park (1999);
- "Monster Ball" - the role of a guard in a hospital (2001);
- Ocean Park - in the role of Youngblood (2002);
- "Deadly Hunt" - a guy named Asher (2003);
- "CSI: Crime Scene" - appeared in one episode, played by Lazarus Kane (2004);
- "Save Until Dawn" - character Don Wake (2004);
- “Person to Hire” - James Colman (2004);
- Lost - played by Jonathan Malkus (2006);
- "Deep in the heart" - played the role of Gary (2012);
- Silent Silence - Trent (2013).
