JAMES WDL MERCER II
- AEA,
- SAG-AFTRA Eligible
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I Got It (Performance Video) Quicktime
A snippet of James rapping and performing "I Got It" written by Ms. Nicole Ryan from American Conservatory Theater's adaptation of "As You Like It."
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Résumé Print Résumé
FILM | ||
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Repressed: A Horror Mixtape |
Lead |
Dir. James WDL Mercer II |
The Cry of Job |
Lead |
Dir. Abhishek Kachhara |
Leap |
Lead |
Dir. Abhishek Kachhara |
As You Like It (Hip-Hop Adaptation) |
Supporting |
Dir. M. Graham Smith |
Black Wall Street |
Supporting |
Dir. Kevin Johnson |
The Candidate |
Supporting |
Dir. Dave Nelson |
Stolen Memories |
Supporting |
Dir. Mariana Ferez |
Sleep Study |
Supporting |
Dir. Michael Angelo Wallace |
TV/WEB | ||
Friends With Benefits |
Supporting |
Skyward Entertainment |
The Unwritten Rules |
Supporting |
Inkspot Entertainment |
THEATRE - READINGS - WORKSHOPS (Partial List) | ||
the ripple, the wave that carried me home |
Edwin (u/s), opp. Christiana Clark |
Berkeley Rep; Dir. Jackson Gay |
Cymbeline |
Cloten |
A.C.T.; Dir. Pam MacKinnon |
In Love & Warcraft |
Ryan |
A.C.T., Dir. Peter J. Kuo |
A Christmas Carol |
Fred/Dick |
A.C.T.; Dir. Peter J. Kuo |
The Pliant Girls |
Claude |
A.C.T.; Dir. Peter J. Kuo |
Constellations |
Roland |
A.C.T.; Jessica Holt |
The Piano Lesson |
Lymon |
Steel River PH; Dir. MJ Harris |
BENT by Felispeaks (Staged Reading) |
Various |
Irish Rep.; Dir. Nicole Murphy |
The Suncatcher of Sahel (Staged Reading) |
John |
Latinx PC; Dir. Phillip Burke |
Solitary (Staged Reading |
Noodles/Marky |
Dir. Malika Oyetimein |
Fremont Ave (Reggie D. White Workshop - Berkeley Rep) |
Damon |
Dir. Ken-Matt Martin |
Sweet Chariot (Eric Lockley Workshop - Berkeley Rep) |
Griot 5 |
Dir. Shariffa Ali |
Untitled Ann Washburn Play |
Various |
A.C.T.; Dir. Ann Washburn |
Untitled Donja R. Love Play |
Various |
Penumbra; Dir. Lamar Perry |
EDUCATION | ||
American Conservatory Theater |
MFA, Acting & Citizen Artistry |
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William Paterson University |
BM, Music Management & Voice |
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Philadelphia Theatre Arts Institute |
Headed by Lee Edward Colston II |
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The School at Steppenwolf |
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TRAINING | ||
Intimacy Coordinators of Color |
Certified Intimacy Captain |
Ann C. James |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'9" |
Weight: 180 lbs |
Eyes: Brown |
Hair Color: Bald |
Hair Length: Shaved |
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Quickly learn dialects, Combat - Stage, Swimming - ability - general, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Singer, Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor, Voiceover, African Accent, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Philadelphia Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent
A millennial child of a Vietnam War Veteran father, an artist mother, and three Gen-X sisters; I was born constantly seeing many perspectives aka I was misunderstood. I suppose this is why I had an affinity towards monsters. Why are they monsters? Were they always monsters? This curiosity is what motivates my work. My lineage carries me heart-forward to illuminate the darkest realms of the past, present, and the imagination; bringing humor and humanity to the “least of these”…and the monsters.