James Pitt (actor)

James Pitt is an American film actor, born near Orlando, Florida. He is best known for his supporting role in the 2009 James Cameron science fiction film Avatar.

Career

Pitt moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a professional acting career; he spent his first few years in Hollywood honing his craft by training with several respected acting coaches. In 2005, he met Judith Weston, an American author and highly respected teacher of both critically acclaimed directors and actors. He continues to work exclusively with her.

In 2006 he starred with Jim Hanks, brother of actor Tom Hanks, in There/Not There, a short film which was screened and well-received at Creative Artists Agency , in which he played a Marine who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in the First Battle of Fallujah.

Feature Film Debut

Pitt’s recent role as space shuttle pilot in Avatar marks a major milestone in his career and has been covered in several media outlets. He said about working directly with the film's director, James Cameron,"It was so apparent that he loves what he does. His contagious energy made it really hard to walk away when the shooting was done."

Selected filmography

  • Avatar (2009) ...Space Shuttle Pilot
  • Change Your Life! (2008) ...Religious Missionary
  • The Insides of a Lamb (2008) ...Martin
  • Dance to the offbeat (2007) ...Host
  • Close to Home (TV series) ...Peter Dewhurst (2006)
  • The Bros. (2006) ...Parking lot observer
  • [...]: State of the Union (2005) ...Bama Commando
  • My Crazy Life (2005) ...Pierce Brosnan
  • NCIS (2004) ...Marine Corps Captain
  • THE! Sekai Gyoten News (ザ!世界仰天ニュース), Nippon Television (2004) ...District Attorney Blumenthal
  • THE! Sekai Gyoten News (ザ!世界仰天ニュース), Nippon Television (2000) ...Detective Horzeppa

Ancestry

Vaudeville actor Jewel Pitts was his great uncle. He is a descendant of Colonel Robert Pitt, an officer in the Virginia militia and captain of the Thunder, a privateer out of Bristol, England.

Outreach

Pitt publishes a website offering encouragement to individuals estranged from their fathers.