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James Duval

James Duval

Actor, also producer · Born September 10, 1972 (54) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

James "Jimmy" Edward Duval (born September 10, 1972) is an American actor, who is most famous for his roles in the Gregg Araki "Teenage Apocalypse" trilogy in addition to Frank in Donnie Darko, Miguel in Independence Day, and Singh in Go.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 10, 1972 (54)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 125 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 30% in 30 days

What are James Duval's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Survival
24%
Bonds
22%
Morality
15%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 50 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 16 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 26 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 33 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 17

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 24 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 20 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 24 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 12

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 19
Shadow
5 of 19
Ally
2 of 19
Herald
2 of 19
Shapeshifter
2 of 19
Trickster
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Dread
18
Absurd
20
Melancholic
13
Joyful
8
Other
32

How their films linger

Unsettling25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous22

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch James Duval's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (39).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Duval's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

125 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pay to Die(2026)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • I Want Your Sex(2026)

    as Justice of the Peace

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Boris Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Emilio

  • Numbskull Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Futurecide

  • Skate to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Buck

  • Marriage Bites(2026)

    as Nelson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • In from Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Cutaways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sammy

  • The Legend of Catclaws Mountain(2024)

    as Marcus McKinley

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Aftermath(2024)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Woods Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Garrett Gaspar

  • Future Punks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Free LSD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Homeless Man / The Producer

  • First Person Savior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tragedy

  • Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Dex Abrams

  • Night of the Zomghouls(2022)

    as Bodhi

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Amityville Karen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Troy

  • Tales from the Other Side(2022)

    as Elijah

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Without Ward(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Television Announcer

  • Bury Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sid

  • I, Challenger(2022)

    as Sid

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Nightshade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Officer Camello

  • Under the Palm Tree(2021)

    as Dan Taylor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Video Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Agent Elliot

  • Booze, Broads and Blackjack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Oscar Chavez

  • Beast Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Huckle Saxton

  • Noirland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tiberius Malloy

  • Spinning Dry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer · as Samuel 'Norm' Normandie

  • Darling Nikki(2019)

    as Ethan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • From the Dead(2019)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Now Apocalypse(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Homeless Man

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Junkie(2018)

    as Kie Alexander

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • American Nightmares(2018)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mission Possible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Harry

  • Garlic and Gunpowder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Archie Bocci

  • Spreading Darkness(2017)

    as Mark Minscourri

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Black Room(2017)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson(2017)

    as Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • It Watches(2016)

    Producer · as Guy

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • American Romance(2016)

    as Stewart Miles

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2(2016)

    as John The Mod

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tales of Halloween(2015)

    as Dante

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Appetites(2015)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Shut Up and Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ben

  • Dutch Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Patrick Lewis

  • American Muscle(2014)

    as Tommy Two-Tone

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Catch of the Day(2014)

    as Detective Alex Hoyt

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lazarus: Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Roger Abel

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as The Grip (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hercules Reborn(2014)

    as Horace

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Five Thirteen(2013)

    as Reggie

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Dead Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Said

  • Tom Holland's Twisted Tales(2014)

    as Toughey (segment "Shockwave")

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Carlos Spills the Beans(2013)

    as Gay Scott

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Twisted Tales(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Toughey

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Prevertere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Blade

  • Amelia's 25th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Evan

  • American Idiots(2013)

    as Arrowroot

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • All Together Now(2013)

    as Zeke

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 9 Full Moons(2013)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Blue Dream(2013)

    Co-Producer · as Robert Harmon

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sushi Girl(2012)

    as Francis

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Look at Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Frank

  • Not Another Not Another Movie(2011)

    as Miguel

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Black Belle(2010)

    Producer · as James Duval (as Jimmy Duval)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Alyce Kills(2011)

    as Vince

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Touchback(2011)

    as Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Playback(2010)

    Producer · as Clark

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Kaboom(2010)

    as The Messiah

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Kaili Huikala

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Everything Will Happen Before You Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Paynie "The Eagle"

  • The Black Waters of Echo's Pond(2009)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • On Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Henry

  • Caller ID: Entity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Miles

  • Cornered!(2008)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Thirsty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Beverage Announcer (voice)

  • Penance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sleazy Party Guy

  • 2 Dudes and a Dream(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Toxic(2008)

    as Brad

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Art of Travel(2008)

    as Taylor 'One Ball'

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Evilution(2008)

    as Asia Mark

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Kush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Cyrus

  • The Pacific and Eddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Noel

  • Mad Cowgirl(2006)

    as Thierry

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Ghosts(2005)

    as Dmitri Parramatti

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Standing Still(2005)

    as Store Clerk

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Venice Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Luscious Jackson

  • Open House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Joel Rodman

  • Frog-g-g! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Freb

  • May(2002)

    as Blank

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Pledge of Allegiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ray

  • Comic Book Villains(2002)

    as Baz

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Scumrock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Drew

  • Amerikana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Chris

  • The Doe Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hunter

  • Donnie Darko(2001)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • This Is How the World Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Blue

  • Gone in 60 Seconds(2000)

    as Freb

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Weekend(1999)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Go(1999)

    as Singh

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Clown at Midnight(1998)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • SLC Punk!(1998)

    as John the Mod

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • How to Make the Cruelest Month(1998)

    as Westy

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Wild Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jimmy

  • River Made to Drown In(1997)

    as Jaime

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere(1997)

    as Dark

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Independence Day(1996)

    as Miguel

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Doom Generation(1995)

    as Jordan White

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Totally F***ed Up(1993)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Mod Fuck Explosion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Smack (Biker)

  • An Ambush of Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Student #1

  • Alien Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sutton

  • Bad Day For Bigfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Bikers vs Werewolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Miguel

  • Bits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Brian

  • Butch Cassidy's Forgotten Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Elzy Lay

  • Camp Triple Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Deputy Carl Compton

  • Cheer Bloody Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Reeves

  • Fear Anonymous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Elliott

  • GodHead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Will

  • Just South of Insanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Kim Kahana: The Man who changed Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kim Kahana

  • The First Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Paul Porter

  • The Golden Fleece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jordan Smyth

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 125 titles, 112 of them dated from 1993 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Donnie Darko (2001)

$7.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Donnie Darko (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19932026

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1994Screen debut· Totally F***ed Up
  • 1994First top-billed film· Totally F***ed Up
  • 2001Career best· Donnie Darko
  • 2019Career best· Now Apocalypse

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting125 of 125: 122 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thWriting1 of 125: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 125: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

125 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s13 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s47 · 47 acting · 3 crew2020s28 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 9% of 34 roles
9499040914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do James Duval's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 62; across their 50 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th32

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 66 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive11
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

Marriage Bites (2026)

98th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Donnie Darko (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is James Duval's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles43–93 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles34–74 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles56–88 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles50–88 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles49–82 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does James Duval work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Duval's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elana Krausz shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles