James Watson

James Watson

also known as Jimmy Watson,James 'Jimmy' Watson
Birthday: 16 Apr 1970
Birth place: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Bio:

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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