Actor/Producer
James has appeared in over 30 Major Feature Films including War of the Worlds, Seabiscuit, Catch Me If You Can & S.W.A.T. opposite Colin Farrell. Recently Oceans 13 working with Al Pacino.
James has Guest Starred in over 25 roles on Television, most recently Dexter, Ugly Betty, Numb3rs, House M.D. & Close to Home.
Mr. DuMont is the multi award-winning producer of the short film, The Confession, which Premiered at the Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, was distributed by Big Films Shorts and plays currently on Film 4 in London. The Confession won 20 of 25 Film Festivals around the World and was Eligible for an Academy Award.
Recently James Co-Produced the feature film, Statistics, which Premiered at the Rhode Island Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2007 Silverlake Film Festival. Statistics is Exec Produced by Michel Shane, producer of I Robot and Catch Me If You Can.
He is the Lead Actor and Co-Producer of the Horror/Thriller-The Cellar Door with Six Sense Productions. The Cellar Door Premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Market and is Distributed by Tri Coast Films. It made it LA Premiere at Shreikfest 2007 where James won for Best Actor, his co star won for Best Actress and the it was chosen as The Audience Choice Award for Best Feature.
He has 7 other feature films he is developing with his producing partners in NY, Los Angeles and Louisiana.
Mr. DuMont appeared in the Broadway and National Tour of Six Degrees of Separation and in Tony & Tina's Wedding Off Broadway. He is a 20-year member of New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre now in it's 36th season and is a founder member and former Co-Artistic Director of EST-The LA Project.
James DuMont lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife and two children.