James DuMont

Biography

James DuMont is an American actor and producer who grew up in Chicago and New York City and studied at Boston University. He worked in theater after moving to New York City, making his Broadway debut in Six Degrees of Separation and later appearing in Throwing Your Voice. He moved to Los Angeles, produced award-winning plays there, and began booking television work on series including The George Carlin Show, Grey's Anatomy, Mad Men and Desperate Housewives. His early film credits included S.W.A.T. (2003). He played Rayon's father in Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Corporal Dooley in Get on Up (2014) and J. Parnell Thomas in Trumbo (2015), and also appeared in I Saw the Light (2015), Little Boy (2015), Jurassic World (2015) and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012). He had recurring roles on American Horror Story and Treme, and produced the short film The Confession, which took prizes at 20 of 25 international film festivals.

51years old

Turns 52 on August 12in 305 days

Born August 12, 1975Chicago
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 30
Career span: 22 years2003 to 2025

Genres

Drama50%, 15 films
Thriller37%, 11 films
Action30%, 9 films
Comedy30%, 9 films
Biography17%, 5 films

First and latest

James DuMont movies on Netflix

Hunting Season2025IMDb rating 5.8as Sheriff Brake
Unit 2342024IMDb rating 5.4as Leon(James Dumont)
Safety2020IMDb rating 6.8as Mike Ferro
Spenser Confidential2020IMDb rating 6.2as Bentwood
The Banker2020IMDb rating 7.3as Senator McClellan
The Divorce Party2019IMDb rating 5.1as Charlie
Deepwater Horizon2016IMDb rating 7.1as O'Bryan
I Saw the Light2015IMDb rating 5.8as WB Nowlin
Jurassic World2015IMDb rating 6.9as Hal Osterly
Little Boy2015IMDb rating 7.3as Harvey
Trumbo2015IMDb rating 7.4as J. Parnell Thomas
Barefoot2014IMDb rating 6.5as Dave Walachowski
Catch Hell2014IMDb rating 5.5as Tony Cunningham
Get on Up2014IMDb rating 6.9as Corporal Dooley
Dallas Buyers Club2013IMDb rating 7.9as Rayon's Father
Remember Sunday2013IMDb rating 6.9as Dr. Felton
Rock Jocks2012IMDb rating 5.2as Rich
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning2012IMDb rating 5.1as Dr. Timothy Brady
Flypaper2011IMDb rating 6.3as Detective
Hide2011IMDb rating 5.4as Ben
Seconds Apart2011IMDb rating 5.6as Hardesty
Snatched2011IMDb rating 4.3as Earl
The Chaperone2011IMDb rating 5.1as Stanley
Ticking Clock2011IMDb rating 5.3as Zoo Guard
Cool Dog2010IMDb rating 3.9as Derek
Enemies Among Us2010IMDb rating 2.4as Governor Chip Majors
Xtinction: Predator X2010IMDb rating 3.0as Tom
Drool2009IMDb rating 5.8as Mr. Wilder
Fast Girl2008IMDb rating 4.6as Crew Chief
S.W.A.T.2003IMDb rating 6.1as Gus

Best known for

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

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Spenser Confidential2020 Action, Comedy, Thrilleras Bentwood
IMDb rating 6.2108K votes
S.W.A.T.2003 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Gus
IMDb rating 6.1161K votes
The Banker2020as Senator McClellan
IMDb rating 7.344K votes
Jurassic World2015as Hal Osterly
IMDb rating 6.9738K votes
Deepwater Horizon2016as O'Bryan
IMDb rating 7.1202K votes
Dallas Buyers Club2013as Rayon's Father
IMDb rating 7.9553K votes
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning2012as Dr. Timothy Brady
IMDb rating 5.122K votes
Barefoot2014as Dave Walachowski
IMDb rating 6.529K votes

Most often with

Peter Berg directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Octavia Spencer

Joe Chrest

Billy Slaughter

David Jensen

Dane Rhodes

Edrick Browne

Peter BergDirector, 2 films

Films together

Octavia Spencer3 films together, 2003 to 2014
Octavia Spencer's page
- Get on Up2014IMDb rating 6.9DuMont as Corporal DooleySpencer as Aunt Honey
- Flypaper2011IMDb rating 6.3DuMont as DetectiveSpencer as Madge
- S.W.A.T.2003IMDb rating 6.1DuMont as GusSpencer as Neighbor in Alley
Joe Chrest3 films together, 2014 to 2016
Joe Chrest's page
- Deepwater Horizon2016IMDb rating 7.1DuMont as O'BryanChrest as Sims
- I Saw the Light2015IMDb rating 5.8DuMont as WB NowlinChrest as Oscar Davis
- Barefoot2014IMDb rating 6.5DuMont as Dave WalachowskiChrest as Trooper
Billy Slaughter3 films together, 2011 to 2014
Billy Slaughter's page
- Get on Up2014IMDb rating 6.9DuMont as Corporal DooleySlaughter as Pool Cleaner
- Remember Sunday2013IMDb rating 6.9DuMont as Dr. FeltonSlaughter as Jim
- Snatched2011IMDb rating 4.3DuMont as EarlSlaughter as Biff Baxter
David Jensen3 films together, 2010 to 2014
David Jensen's page
- Barefoot2014IMDb rating 6.5DuMont as Dave WalachowskiJensen as Mr. Phelpmitter
- Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning2012IMDb rating 5.1DuMont as Dr. Timothy BradyJensen as Dr. Su
- Cool Dog2010IMDb rating 3.9DuMont as DerekJensen as Reuben Ledger
Dane Rhodes3 films together, 2010 to 2012
Dane Rhodes's page
- Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning2012IMDb rating 5.1DuMont as Dr. Timothy BradyRhodes as Ron Castellano
- Ticking Clock2011IMDb rating 5.3DuMont as Zoo GuardRhodes as Detective Gordon
- Cool Dog2010IMDb rating 3.9DuMont as DerekRhodes as Seagal
Edrick Browne3 films together, 2010 to 2011
Edrick Browne's page
- Ticking Clock2011IMDb rating 5.3DuMont as Zoo GuardBrowne as Detective Maddox
- Cool Dog2010IMDb rating 3.9DuMont as DerekBrowne as New York Cop 2
- Enemies Among Us2010IMDb rating 2.4DuMont as Governor Chip MajorsBrowne as Agent McKeith
Peter BergDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2020
All films by Peter Berg
- Spenser Confidential2020IMDb rating 6.2DuMont as Bentwood
- Deepwater Horizon2016IMDb rating 7.1DuMont as O'Bryan
Also three films together1 more actor
- David MaldonadoThe Banker (2020), Deepwater Horizon (2016) and Trumbo (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What James DuMont's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.2 billion

12 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.

12Worldwide figure
1US gross only
4Never in cinemas
1Streaming, short cinema run
11Figure not found
1Too new to count

Top grosser

Jurassic World2015Hal Osterly$1.7 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Jurassic World2015as Hal Osterly
$1.7B75.2% of the total
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S.W.A.T.2003as Gus
$208M9.3% of the total
3
Deepwater Horizon2016as O'Bryan
$122M5.5% of the total
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Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning2012as Dr. Timothy Brady
$114M5.1% of the total
5
Dallas Buyers Club2013as Rayon's Father
$56M2.5% of the total
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Get on Up2014as Corporal Dooley
$33M1.5% of the total
7
Trumbo2015as J. Parnell Thomas
$8.2M0.4% of the total
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Little Boy2015as Harvey
$6.5M0.3% of the total