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James Watson

James 'Jimmy' Watson (born 16 April 1970 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK) is a British film and television actor. He trained at the Drama Studio London and at the Focus Theatre Studio, Dublin. Started his acting career playing Dr. John McEwan in the Irish television soap opera Fair City in 1988. His most important role yet may be that of the swordmaster Duncan Idaho in the American TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune in 2000. He founded the Actor's Bothy at the CCA and co-founded Celtic Mouse Productions (Ireland). He has produced five short films, two of which were short listed for Oscar consideration. Directing credits include Sixteen Words for Water (nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Award), "Breathe" (short film) and "The Playboy Interviews" (art installation film for the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Born:
Apr 16, 1970 In Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
7
First Appeared:
In the movie Hyperland 1990-09-21
Latest Project:
Movie Perfect Sense 2011-09-29
Known For
Poster of Red Rose
Poster of Prince William
Poster of Frank Herbert's Dune
Poster of Ratcatcher
Filmography
Movie Perfect Sense Crying Bus Driver 2011-09-29
Movie Red Rose Lewars 2005-01-21
Movie Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady Self 2003-04-27
Movie Prince William Squiggy Clavell 2002-09-29
Series Frank Herbert's Dune Duncan Idaho 2000-12-03
Movie Ratcatcher Bus Driver 1999-11-12
Movie Hyperland Self (archive footage) 1990-09-21