James Otis is an American film and television actor.
Born in New York City of Swiss ancestry , Otis began his film career in the 1970s, where he first appeared in the film Dragonfly in 1976, then made until 1998, he made his first appearance in television including Profiler, he starred in one episode.
In 1999, Otis appeared in 3 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 2006, Otis appeared in the true story film The Black Dahlia, which starred Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson.
He also appeared in The Prestige, which starred Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. Otis has performed in numerous audio plays for Peabody-winner Yuri Rasovsky. Otis appeared in the film Nite Tales: The Movie, which was released in December 2007.