Michael Raymond-James

Early life and education

Raymond-James was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1996, where he was a football and track standout. He started out doing theater and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, with George Loros, Geoffrey Horne and Robert Castle. Following several stage appearances in New York, including The Petrified Forest at the Pantheon Theater, he relocated to Los Angeles.

Career

He has guest starred in such series as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Medium, Boston Legal, ER and the season two premiere of Lie to Me. He starred in the FX original series Terriers{{cite web|title=Interview: 'Terriers' stars Donal Logue & Michael Raymond-James|url=https://uproxx.com/sepinwall/interview-terriers-stars-donal-logue-michael-raymond-james/|website=Uproxx|date=September 2, 2010 |access-date=23 October 2021}} which was canceled by FX on December 6, 2010 after the first season. Raymond-James also played the role of Rene Lanier on the HBO original series True Blood.

In his feature debut Raymond-James played the best friend of Justin Timberlake's character in Black Snake Moan with Christina Ricci and Samuel Jackson. The actor also starred in Jonny Hirschbein's award-winning short film 'The Fix,' working alongside Robert Patrick and David Paymer. His feature-film credits include 'Moonlight Serenade,' starring as a piano prodigy opposite Academy Award-nominee Amy Adams.

In an episode of The Walking Dead titled "Nebraska", Raymond-James played a young man named Dave, who presents a threat to series protagonist Rick Grimes and his group.

He starred in Once Upon a Time as Neal Cassidy/Baelfire, who is Henry's father as well as Rumpelstiltskin's son and is later revealed to be the grandson of Peter Pan.

In 2020, Raymond-James was cast to play the lead role of Gavin Wolcott in the NBC apocalyptic drama pilot La Brea which was written by David Appelbaum; however, he left the project and was replaced by Eoin Macken. In the 2021-22 season he recurs on Law & Order: Organized Crime as Jon Kosta.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

References

1. [http://true-blood.net/2008/12/05/transcripted-audio-interview-with-michael-raymond-james/ Exclusive Audio Interview with Michael Raymond-James], True-Blood.net
2. (25 January 2012). "True Blood's Michael Raymond James joins 'The Walking Dead'".
3. "True Blood's Michael Raymond-James Joins 'Once Upon a Time'".
4. (3 May 2013). "'Once Upon a Time': Michael Raymond-James on Neal's Mysterious Background (Q&A)".
5. "Once Upon a Time: Michael Raymond-James returns for 100th episode".
6. Petski, Denise. (February 20, 2020). "Michael Raymond-James To Star In NBC Drama Pilot 'La Brea', Karina Logue & Zyra Gorecki Also Cast".
7. Andreeva, Nellie. (March 4, 2021). "'La Brea': Eoin Macken To Star, Jon Seda To Return As NBC Series Also Casts Jack Martin & Lily Santiago".
8. (September 23, 2021). "Meet the new 'Law & Order Organized Crime' cast and characters".
9. (5 October 2011). "True Blood's Michael Raymond-James Joins Tom Cruise In One Shot".
10. "'Sons Of Liberty': Michael Raymond-James On Recreating Paul Revere's Midnight Ride".
11. (8 April 2016). "Michael Raymond-James Previews Game of Silence's Looming 'Hurricane,' Weighs In on Once Upon a Time Encore".
12. Kinane, Ruth. (9 October 2019). "'Prodigal Son' adds 'True Blood' actor Michael Raymond-James in a recurring role".