Nicholas James (born Nicholas James Muscarella and additionally
variously credited as Nick James or Nicholas J. Muscarella) is an
American actor. James is known for his recurring role, since 2016, as
Officer Justin Lewis in the television series The Haves and the Have
Nots, as well as for appearances in Prom Night (2008) and NCIS: New
Orleans (2014). His earliest credited film appearance was in Eating
Out 2: Sloppy Seconds in 2006.James has appeared in television
commercials for Grupo Modelo (in 2016) and Walmart (in 2014). Outside
of acting, James has also worked as a model.Nicholas James's initial
interest in performing was directed at comedic rather than dramatic
roles, particularly sketch comedy in the style of Saturday Night Live.
In Los Angeles, he studied acting under the tutelage of various
renowned figures, including legendary acting coach Vincent Chase (for
whom the eponymous fictional character on the TV series Entourage was
named). Actor Shia LaBeouf was among his classmates. Later, he
attended classes at Upright Citizen's Brigade, thus returning to his
earlier interest in improvisational and sketch comedy.James dropped
his surname to form his stage name because, in his own words, “I
don’t look too Italian and people trip over that name all the
time.†His original surname Muscarella has however appeared as part
of one of three variations of his name in film and television credits.
variously credited as Nick James or Nicholas J. Muscarella) is an
American actor. James is known for his recurring role, since 2016, as
Officer Justin Lewis in the television series The Haves and the Have
Nots, as well as for appearances in Prom Night (2008) and NCIS: New
Orleans (2014). His earliest credited film appearance was in Eating
Out 2: Sloppy Seconds in 2006.James has appeared in television
commercials for Grupo Modelo (in 2016) and Walmart (in 2014). Outside
of acting, James has also worked as a model.Nicholas James's initial
interest in performing was directed at comedic rather than dramatic
roles, particularly sketch comedy in the style of Saturday Night Live.
In Los Angeles, he studied acting under the tutelage of various
renowned figures, including legendary acting coach Vincent Chase (for
whom the eponymous fictional character on the TV series Entourage was
named). Actor Shia LaBeouf was among his classmates. Later, he
attended classes at Upright Citizen's Brigade, thus returning to his
earlier interest in improvisational and sketch comedy.James dropped
his surname to form his stage name because, in his own words, “I
don’t look too Italian and people trip over that name all the
time.†His original surname Muscarella has however appeared as part
of one of three variations of his name in film and television credits.
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