Born 1968 (age 57) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Appears in 40 titles

James Wilder (born August 5, 1968) is an American film and television actor. He's best known for his roles as Adam Louder on the Fox soap opera Models Inc., Christopher Searls on the ABC TV drama Equal Justice,  and Nick Lewis on NBC's 1993 remake of Route 66. At the age of 14, he was living in his mother's native Paris, regaling audiences with his one man show at such legendary venues as the Moulin Rouge and Lido and later on Broadway. While there, he performed with the Nouveau Cirque De Paris, the precursor to Cirque du Soleil, before making his way to LA where he lived for several years in his customized van. It wasn't long before he nabbed a role in the Broadway hit "Sugar Babies" while studying at the famed NY Actors Studio, at which he was later inducted as a member. Upon returning to LA, TV and film roles rolled in. Some were great, highlighting his scope, others not so much. From his breakout role as the troubled addict son of Ed Asner in the ABC Circle Theater presentation Cracked Up to his heralded star turn in the Emmy-award winning legal drama Equal Justice (with Sarah Jessica Parker) and evocative characterization of a drug-dealing seducer on Melrose Place. In 1997, he dated actress Kirstie Alley. The two met on the set of Nevada and soon were engaged, but split after four years.

Filmography

Zombie High
4.2
Zombie High
1987
as Barry
Flypaper
4.3
Flypaper
1999
as Jerry
Perfume
4.8
Perfume
2001
as Billy
State Park
4.1
State Park
1988
as Truckie
Scorchers
4.4
Scorchers
1991
as Dolan
Nightforce
4.0
Nightforce
1987
as Mack
A Face to Die For
6.4
A Face to Die For
1996
as Alec Dalton
Murder One
4.6
Murder One
1988
as Carl Isaacs
Prey of the Chameleon
4.9
Prey of the Chameleon
1992
as J.D.
Touched by a Killer
5.3
Touched by a Killer
2001
as Tyler Nash
The Perfect Marriage
4.1
The Perfect Marriage
2006
as Brent Richter
Delta Pi
4.0
Delta Pi
1984
as Shawn
Our Mother's Murder
5.4
Our Mother's Murder
1997
as Scott Douglas
Nevada
5.4
Nevada
1997
as Rip
Face Value
4.7
Face Value
2001
as Tim Gates
To Love, Honor and Deceive
6.1
To Love, Honor and Deceive
1996
as Detective Jim Sanders
Charades
4.2
Charades
1998
as Quinn
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun
5.4
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun
2014
as Bobby Blue Day
Heart of Stone
4.3
Heart of Stone
2001
as Steve Sterns
Allie & Me
3.4
Allie & Me
1997
as Rodney Alexander