James Duval

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James Duval

Birth name	James Duval
Born	September 10, 1972 (age 34)
Notable roles	Donnie Darko (2001)

James Duval (born September 10, 1972) is an American actor, probably most famous for his roles in Donnie Darko as Frank and as Singh in Go. He also plays guitar in his band, Antoneus Maximus & The Nuthouze Band.

Duval was born in Detroit, Michigan. His mother is of Vietnamese and French descent, while his father's lineage includes Native American, French and Irish.

[edit] Filmography (partial)

2 Dudes & a Dream (2007) (post-production) .... Phil
The Art of Travel (2006) (post-production) .... Taylor 'One Ball'
The Iron Man (2006) (post-production) .... Lawyer 2
Kush (2006) (completed) .... Cyrus
The Pacific and Eddy (2006) (completed) .... Noel
Toxic (2007) (post-production) .... Brad
Beyond Legend Johnny Kakota (2007) (pre-production) .... Jockmo
Roman (2006) .... Goth Dude
Work (2006) .... Cyrus
Mad Cowgirl (2006) .... Thierry
Chasing Ghosts (2005) .... Dmitri Parramatti
Pledge of Allegiance (2005) .... Ray
Venice Underground (2005) .... Lucious Jackson
Open House (2004/I) .... Joel Rodman
Frog-g-g! (2004) .... Freb
Standing Still (2004) .... Stoner Steve
Window Theory (2004) .... Dave Kordelewski
Scumrock (2002) .... Drew
May (2002) .... Blank
Comic Book Villains (2002) (V) .... Baz
The Tag (2001) .... Viggs
The Doe Boy (2001) .... Hunter Kirk
Donnie Darko (2001) .... Frank
Amerikana (2001) .... Chris
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) .... Freb
This Is How the World Ends (2000) (TV) .... Blue
The Weekend (1999) .... Robert
Go (1999) .... Singh
SLC Punk! (1998) (as Jimmy Duval) .... John the Mod
How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998) .... Westy
Alexandria Hotel (1998) .... Romero
The Clown at Midnight (1998) .... George Reese
Stamp and Deliver (1998)
Wild Horses (1998/I) .... Jimmy
Nowhere (1997) .... Dark Smith
A River Made to Drown In (1997) .... Jaime
Independence Day (1996) .... Miguel Casse
The Doom Generation (1995) .... Jordan White
Mod Fuck Explosion (1994) .... Smack (Biker)
Totally F***ed Up (1993) .... Andy
An Ambush of Ghosts (1993) .... Student #1

[edit] Trivia

He has played a character named "Freb" in two different, unrelated movies (Gone in Sixty Seconds and Frog-g-g!).

He almost didn't audition for the part of Frank in Donnie Darko, because the script listed the character as a six foot tall blond. James didn't know if he was fit to be Frank, despite his love for the script and the character. His manager urged him to do it anyway, and he got the part.