James McDonald

Production · Acting · Directing

Born April 9, 1972, Dublin, Ireland

James grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where his love for movies took hold early. By seven, he was already captivated by film, and by ten, he was devouring books on filmmaking. At fourteen, he shot his first short film, a four-minute piece called “Chase.” He continued making movies as he got older, picking up awards and accolades and screening his work at respected festivals around the world, including the Dallas International Film Festival and the Burbank International Film Festival. Alongside filmmaking, James is an accomplished movie critic, certified by both the Critics Choice Association, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, and the Online Film Critics Society. Since 2013, he’s reviewed films for major and independent studios in Hollywood, and he’s interviewed countless celebrities and filmmakers, helping to spotlight their latest projects.

Filmography

• 2026The Final Episode — Associate Producer
• 2025Diamond Dogs — Associate Producer
• 2024The Haunted Studio — Associate Producer
• 2023Parallels — Associate Producer
• 2021A Girl Called It & a Bottle of Pills — Executive Producer
• 2021Deadly Tales IV — Co-Producer
• 2021Good Girl Gone — Executive Producer
• 2021The Poltergeist Diaries — Associate Producer
• 2021Torture — Producer
• 2020Fighting the Dark — Executive Producer
• 2020Ghetto Bird — Executive Producer
• 2020They Came from the Sky, I Saw Them! — Executive Producer
• 2018Archons — Executive Producer
• 2014The Reckoning — Benny Dante, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
• 2012And They Say There Is No God — Voice, Director, Producer, Editor
• 2009A Conversation with Mr. D — Benny Dante, Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
• 2008The Horror Vault: Part 1 — Executive Producer
• 2007Divine Souls — Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematography
• 2003The Photograph — Newscaster, Director, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
• 2000Nemesis — Rick, Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
• 1997In the Spotlight — Man in Car, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
• 1996Space Marines — Marine (uncredited)
• 1995Shadow Silence — Detective O'Brien, Cinematography
• 1994Between Friends — Paul, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Music Supervisor
• 1993Unseen Rival — Man on Television, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Music Supervisor
• 1992A Vicious Lie — Dave, Director, Writer, Producer, Music Supervisor
• 1992Sisters — Dr. Richards, Director, Producer, Cinematography, Music Supervisor
• 1992Tessa — Michael, Director, Producer, Cinematography, Music Supervisor
• 1990Homage to Hitch — Man, Director, Writer, Producer, Music Supervisor