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Acting

Jim Ford

Profession
Acting
Born
September 15, 1981 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Ford grew up in West Boylston, Massachusetts. He is the son of John, a fire-fighter, and Linda, a nurse. At a very young age began making short films with friends and writing scripts. He was athletic as a kid and played a wide variety of sports. Towards the end of high school he began focusing more on acting and decided to do more theatre. Jim, then attended the renowned acting conservatory: The Hartt School, in West Hartford, Connecticut, where he received his B.F.A. in drama. He also studied Shakespeare extensively in England. Jim has combined his classical training and athletic background to amass a large and diverse amount of credits, which include everything from art house indie films to 100 million dollar action films. Jim has lived in both Los Angeles and New York.

Known for

The Departed poster
The Departed
Film · 2006 · ★ 8.2
Glass poster
Glass
Film · 2019 · ★ 6.7
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty poster
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Film · 2013 · ★ 7.2
Noah poster
Noah
Film · 2014 · ★ 5.7
Transcendence poster
Transcendence
Film · 2014 · ★ 6.1
The Town poster
The Town
Film · 2010 · ★ 7.2
The Dark Tower poster
The Dark Tower
Film · 2017 · ★ 5.8
The Purge: Election Year poster
The Purge: Election Year
Film · 2016 · ★ 6.4
R.I.P.D. poster
R.I.P.D.
Film · 2013 · ★ 5.9
The Heat poster
The Heat
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.6
Gotham poster
Gotham
Series · 2014 · ★ 7.6
Surrogates poster
Surrogates
Film · 2009 · ★ 6.2

Filmography