nathanjamespoet
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Actor/Poet/Playwright/Educator |
| Location | New York, New York (By way of Pittsburgh, Pa.), United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | Nathan James is a native of Pittsburgh, who currently resides in Harlem, New York. He has most recently appeared in American Theater Magazine with The New Black Fest collaboration: HANDS UP: 6 Playwrights, 6 Testaments. The New York Times considered him a standout actor for his portrayal of ELLIS, in August Strindberg’s EASTER, at the Gene Frankel Theater in New York. He has also recently received an A.U.D.E.L.C.O Award for Best Supporting Actor 2014 for his performance as CASE in MAID’S DOOR with The Billie Holiday Theater. In the spring of 2014, he won 1st place at Amateur Night at the Apollo with an original poem, "Death of Swag". Nathan’s one man show, GROWING PAINS appeared in the 2014-2015 season of the Billie Holiday Theater. Some of his Film/TV credits include: The Wire (HBO), Blue Bloods (CBS), The Jackson’s: An American Dream (NBC), and Pain Within (Sundance Film Festival 2006). Nathan also performed his Langston Hughes inspired poem, I too sing America 2 on the Emmy Award nominated soundtrack, Torch bearers. He has been commissioned to write poems for some of America’s most notable black pioneers such as Mae Jemison, Roy Ayers, and Angela Davis |
| Interests | Poetry, Plays, Acting, Music, Good Conversation, Politics, Controversty |
| Favorite movies | Love Jones, Malcolm X, The Notebook, Belly, Juice, All Spike Lee Movies, The Best Man, The Wood, Pursuit of Happiness, For Colored Girls, Anchorman, 40 Year Old Virgin, Lottery Ticket, Friday |
| Favorite music | Hip Hop, Reggae, Neo Soul, R&B, Jazz, Acoustic |
| Favorite books | Saul Williams (Dead MC Scrolls), 48 Laws of Power, Lies My Teacher Told Me, The Miseducation of the Negro, Before The Mayflower |