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Jim True-Frost Biography ((?)-)

Born in Greenwich, CT.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (As James True) Al Joad, The Grapes of Wrath, Steppenwolf TheatreCompany, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, then Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, London, both 1989, later Cort Theatre, New York City, 1990
• (As Jim True) Gareth O'Donnell, Philadelphia, Here I Come, Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Theatre, New York City, 1994
• (As Jim True) Vince, Buried Child, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1996
• Christy, The Playboy of the Western World, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, Chicago, then Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, both 1998
• Faulkland, The Rivals, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 2004-2005
• Also appeared in other Steppenwolf Theatre Company productions, includingThe Common Pursuit, Curse of the Starving Class, David Copperfield, The Geography of Luck, The Homecoming, I Just Stopped By to See the Man, Killers, and Side Man; in TheGood Person of Setzuan and The Iceman Cometh, Goodman Theatre, Chicago; in Laughter in the Dark and Road, Remains Theatre; and inArt and The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse,NY.
• Film Appearances
• Donald Hornig, Fat Man and Little Boy (also known as Shadowmakers), Paramount, 1989
• (As Jim True) David Bailey, Singles, Warner Bros., 1992
• (As Jim True) Clarence "Buzz" Gunderson, The Hudsucker Proxy (alsoknown as Hudsucker-Der grosse sprung), Warner Bros., 1994
• Mike Anderson, Normal Life, Fine Line, 1996
• Ryland, Far Harbor, Castle Hill, 1996
• (As Jim True) Jack Hewitt, Affliction, Lions Gate Films, 1997
• William Gibbs, Off the Map, Manhattan Pictures International, 2003
• Hugh Winston, Slippery Slope, Fresh Films, 2005
• Doctor, Winter Passing, Focus Features, 2006
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Detective Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski, The Wire, HBO, 2002-2004
• Movies
• Jesse, Two Over Easy, Showtime, 1994
• Noah Lane, W.E.I.R.D. World, Fox, 1995
• Episodic
• George Buxton, "Stakeout," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide), NBC, 1996
• Sam, "The Wrong Man," Early Edition, CBS, 1996
• Jay Lippman, "Yesterday," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC, 2002
• Lestor Porter, "Nostalgia," Karen Sisco, ABC, 2003
• Himself, "Off the Map," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel, 2004
• Bruce Elwin, "In God We Trust," Law & Order, NBC, 2005
• Pilots
• (As Jim True) Jo Jo Sweeney, Crime Story, NBC, 1986
• Miniseries
• (As James True-Frost) William Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, PBS, 2002