James McGrath

James Francis Thomas McGrath was born in Seattle, WA. He is the son of John McGrath, a former producer/videographer at Microsoft, and Susan McGrath, a recovery room nurse. He is also the nephew of multi-talented director, Tom McGrath. James grew up loving to draw and perform for his family. As an early teenager, McGrath hoped to skateboard professionally, but ultimately found deeper meaning in the emotional expression and collaboration of high school play production. James studied classical and contemporary acting theory at Western Washington University, earning BAs in both Acting and Creative Writing. Through college, McGrath performed improv and theatre in New York, Chicago, Vancouver BC, England and Kobe, Japan. He also performed as an ensemble member of The Dead Parrots Society improv team, earning national awards and hundreds of hours onstage.