James Andre Woods (born 18 December 1979) is a Canadian actor who has performed in films, television and video games.
Early life and education Woods was born in Montreal, Quebec, and trained at New York City's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute before returning to his native Montreal to pursue an acting career.
Career Woods starred in Hatley High, distributed in Canada by Seville Films and winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at The Comedy Festival. Additional film credits include the TVA Films theatrical release Eternal and the Ed Solomon directed Levity. He also starred in The Watch (2008).
Woods' television credits include Seriously Weird (YTV/ITV), Big Wolf on Campus (Fox Family), Undressed (MTV), Fries with That? (Télé-Action), Naked Josh (Showcase/Oxygen) and Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension (Fox Kids).
In 2011, he worked alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the film Source Code, and in 2015, he appeared as Jason in Gridlocked; In 2016, he played Lt. Ritter alongside Bill Pullman in Independence Day: Resurgence.
Woods has worked with Ubisoft on their award-winning games, particularly Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, as the antagonistic Thomas Reed, and twice in the Far Cry franchise, starting in Far Cry 3 as Keith Ramsay, and as the protagonist Ajay Ghale in Far Cry 4. Woods later performed as antagonist Viktor Marchenko in 2016's Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2003LevityYoung Roundabout2003Lost JunctionAnother Boy2003Hatley HighShaun Rhodes2004EternalTom2007Jack Brooks: Monster SlayerJohn2011Source CodeAviator Glasses Guy2011ImmortalsCaptain of the ArchersUncredited2013The Smurfs 2Peanut Father2013The Right Kind of WrongTroy Cooper2013Three Night StandCo-worker 12015GridlockedJason2016Independence Day: ResurgenceLt. RitterAlso co-writer
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2001–2002Big Wolf on CampusChuck Freeman3 episodes2002UndressedJackEpisode: "Busted"2002Seriously WeirdBearEpisode: "When Gods Get Angry"2004–2006Naked JoshSteve16 episodes2005The FestivalLance Rawly6 episodes2006–2007The Business11 episodes2007The House SitterRandyTelevision film2007The Dead ZoneTommy RasmussenEpisode: "Drift"2008VoicesBrendan DalyTelevision film2008The WatchRhett2009Being EricaTrevor MarkowitzEpisode: "Dr. Tom"2009HellhoundsTheronTelevision film2009Lance Et Compte: Le Grand DuelGuillaume Pratte7 episodes2011Blue Mountain StateKyleEpisode: "Trap Game"2011Jack of DiamondsBrandt BeckTelevision film2011ExposedJustin Reynolds2011–2012Totally Amp'dArchie10 episodes2014Being HumanMark5 episodes
Video games YearTitleRole2010Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: ConvictionTom Reed2010Prince of Persia: The Forgotten SandsMalik's Royal Guardsman2010Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2Voice2011Deus Ex: Human RevolutionAdditional voices2012Assassin's Creed III2012Far Cry 3Keith Ramsay2013Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King WashingtonAdditional voices2013Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon2013Deus Ex: Human Revolution2014Watch DogsChicago Male Civilian2014Far Cry 4Ajay Ghale2016Deus Ex: Mankind DividedViktor Marchenko
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