Jim Cummings is a Los Angeles-based producer, writer, director, and actor. Born on October 31, 1986 in New Orleans, he started his film career with multiple short films, including the 2016 short film THUNDER ROAD, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He later adapted it into a feature film of the same name, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the SXSW Film Festival in 2018. His next feature, THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW, was released in 2020 to critical acclaim. He also co-directed a feature film with longtime collaborator PJ McCabe with 2021's THE BETA TEST, which screened at festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. He's had numerous appearances in other films such as the surreal comedy GREENER GRASS and the horror film HALLOWEEN KILLS. He's also appeared in hit shows like Hulu's THE HANDMAID'S TALE and FX's DAVE.

Filmography

• 2027Isle Child — Executive Producer
• 2026HELP — Austin's Armory
• 2026Sauna Sickness — Executive Producer
• 2026Stay for the Q&A — Alex DeLarge (Moderator)
• The Screener — Tony Avalutto, Director, Editor, Creator
• 2026The Yeti — Booker, Executive Producer
• 2025Corey Feldman vs. the World — Executive Producer
• 2025DISC — Carey, Executive Producer
• 2025Disfluency — Executive Producer
• 2025Flavor of the Month — Agent John
• 2025Public Freakout — Editor
• 2025Redux Redux — Jonathan
• 2025Snake Oil Song — Executive Producer
• 2024Behold The Claw — Thanks
• 2024Calladita — Executive Producer
• 2024Is Now a Good Time? — Kyle Dimartin, Editor, Director, Writer
• 2024Pretty Sad — Mr., Editor, Sound, Director, Colorist
• 2024The Last Brunch — Director, Writer, Visual Effects, Editor
• 2024The Last Stop in Yuma County — The Knife Salesman, Executive Producer
• 202315 Cameras — Paul
• 2023Followers — Christopher
• 2022In a Silent Way — Executive Producer
• 2021Beast Beast — Police Officer, Producer
• 2021Halloween Kills — Pete McCabe
• 2021Stop Scrolling and Dust Off Your Horse... The Great Great Grandson of Sartana is Here! — Diablo Garko, Director, Editor, Writer
• 2021The Beta Test — Jordan Hines, Editor, Writer, Director
• 2021The Block Island Sound — Dale
• 2021The Surrogate — Executive Producer
• DAVE — Nice Guy
• 2020The Wolf of Snow Hollow — John Marshall, Director, Writer
• 2019Golf! — Editor, Producer
• 2019Greener Grass — Rob
• The Righteous Gemstones — Captain Cane
• Barry — Movie Barry Berkman
• 2018Krista — Executive Producer
• 2018Parent Teacher — Director, Writer
• 2018Searching — Thanks
• 2018Thunder Road — Officer Jim Arnaud, Visual Effects, Writer, Director, Editor, Music
• 2017Cory Comes to Christmas — Writer, Director
• 2017Frolic 'N Mae — Thanks
• 2017Hydrangea — Writer, Director
• 2017It’s All Right, It’s Ok — Director, Writer
• 2017Marty Hearts Katie — Director
• 2017Minutes — Police Officer, Director, Writer
• 2017Native Stand Up — Writer, Director
• 2017Still Life — Jim (segment "The Mountains of Mourne"), Writer, Director
• The Handmaid's Tale — Burke
• 2017The Mountains of Mourne — Jim, Writer, Director
• 2017The Robbery — Director, Writer
• 2017The Show About the Show — YouTube Commenter
• 2017Us Funny — Jim, Director
• 201613 Cameras — Paul, Producer
• 2016Krisha — Associate Producer
• 2016The Stop — Officer, Writer
• 2016Thunder Road — James Arnaud, Writer, Director, Music
• 2015$aving Dat Money — Producer
• 2015Bike Against The Wind — Additional Photography
• 2015The Chucko — Writer, Director
• The Show About the Show
• 2014Confusion Through Sand — Producer
• 2012The Flamingo — Director, Producer, Sound Editor, Writer
• A Fresh Hell
• The Big Game — Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2026Sell Your House — Self
• 2020Deauville et le rêve américain — Self
• 2017The Show About Sundance — Self