James Balsamo

Biography

James Balsamo is a filmmaker, actor and songwriter who became known for independent horror features in which he worked on both sides of the camera. A New Yorker all his life, he was drawn to the horror genre as a boy and trained at acting schools in New York City, among them Lee Strasberg and the Professional Performing Arts High School, before turning from theater to film during his time at Five Towns College. He acted in and made low-budget horror pictures, among them I Spill Your Guts (2012) and Cool as Hell (2013). His feature Hack Job made its international debut and sold worldwide. Balsamo also worked as a sculptor.

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 10 years2012 to 2022

Genres

Horror89%, 8 films
Comedy22%, 2 films
Documentary22%, 2 films
Thriller22%, 2 films
Fantasy11%, 1 film

First and latest

James Balsamo movies on Netflix

Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises2022as Radical Randy
Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone2022as Radical Randy
Slice!2022IMDb rating 5.4as Rodney Callaway
Hanukkah2019IMDb rating 3.3as Steve
Survival of the Film Freaks2018IMDb rating 6.7as Himself
VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary2017IMDb rating 4.8as Himself
Shark Exorcist2014IMDb rating 1.4as Randy
Cool as Hell2013IMDb rating 3.7as Rich
I Spill Your Guts2012IMDb rating 2.5as Dennis

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Shark Exorcist2014 Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Randy
IMDb rating 1.42.3K votes
I Spill Your Guts2012 Horror, Thrilleras Dennis
IMDb rating 2.5199 votes
Cool as Hell2013as Rich
IMDb rating 3.7146 votes
Slice!2022as Rodney Callaway
IMDb rating 5.413 votes
Hanukkah2019as Steve
IMDb rating 3.3266 votes
Survival of the Film Freaks2018as Himself
IMDb rating 6.7292 votes
VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary2017as Himself
IMDb rating 4.8180 votes

Most often with

Keiron Hollett directed two of these films. Lloyd Kaufman appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lloyd Kaufman

Shawn C. Phillips

Caleb Emerson

Donald Farmer

Dustin Ferguson

Nathan HeadKeiron HollettDirector, 2 films

Films together

Lloyd Kaufman5 films together, 2012 to 2022
Lloyd Kaufman's page
- Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises2022Balsamo as Radical RandyKaufman as Lloyd Williams
- Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone2022Balsamo as Radical RandyKaufman as Lloyd Williams
- Survival of the Film Freaks2018IMDb rating 6.7Balsamo as HimselfKaufman as Himself
- VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary2017IMDb rating 4.8Balsamo as HimselfKaufman as Himself
- I Spill Your Guts2012IMDb rating 2.5Balsamo as DennisKaufman as Pop
Shawn C. Phillips3 films together, 2017 to 2022
Shawn C. Phillips's page
- Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises2022Balsamo as Radical RandyPhillips as Colin Hardy
- Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone2022Balsamo as Radical RandyPhillips as Colin Hardy
- VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary2017IMDb rating 4.8Balsamo as HimselfPhillips as Himself
Caleb Emerson3 films together, 2012 to 2022
Caleb Emerson's page
- Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone2022Balsamo as Radical RandyEmerson as Caleb Crew
- Cool as Hell2013IMDb rating 3.7Balsamo as RichEmerson as Jilm Jilm
- I Spill Your Guts2012IMDb rating 2.5Balsamo as DennisEmerson as Dr. Harold Zajicek
Donald Farmer3 films together, 2012 to 2014
Donald Farmer's page
- Shark Exorcist2014IMDb rating 1.4Balsamo as RandyFarmer as Brian Bennett
- Cool as Hell2013IMDb rating 3.7Balsamo as RichFarmer as Pickles
- I Spill Your Guts2012IMDb rating 2.5Balsamo as DennisFarmer as Chet Donaldson
Dustin Ferguson2 films together, 2017 to 2022
Dustin Ferguson's page
- Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone2022Balsamo as Radical RandyFerguson as Dustin Haynes
- VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary2017IMDb rating 4.8Balsamo as HimselfFerguson as Himself
Nathan Head2 films together, 2022
Nathan Head's page
- Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises2022Balsamo as Radical RandyHead as Tyson Knight
- Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone2022Balsamo as Radical RandyHead as Tyson Knight
Keiron HollettDirector, 2 films, 2022
All films by Keiron Hollett
- Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises2022Balsamo as Radical Randy
- Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone2022Balsamo as Radical Randy
Also two films together11 more actors
- Melissa HollettBlood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises (2022) and Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone (2022)
- Tim RitterCool as Hell (2013) and I Spill Your Guts (2012)
- Andrew W.K.Cool as Hell (2013) and I Spill Your Guts (2012)
- Dean SillsBlood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises (2022) and Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone (2022)
- Keiron HollettBlood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises (2022) and Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone (2022)
- Billy WalshCool as Hell (2013) and I Spill Your Guts (2012)
- Dan E. DangerCool as Hell (2013) and I Spill Your Guts (2012)
- Frank MullenCool as Hell (2013) and I Spill Your Guts (2012)
- Lee MartinBlood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises (2022) and Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone (2022)
- Tim DaxCool as Hell (2013) and I Spill Your Guts (2012)
- Velton LishkeBlood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises (2022) and Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone (2022)
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