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James D. Brown(I)

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  • Director
  • Actor
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James D. Brown is known for Hairspray (2007), Suicide Squad (2016) and The Shape of Water (2017).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, James Marsden, Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, and Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray (2007)
    Hairspray
    6.7
    • Makeup Department
    • 2007
    Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
    Suicide Squad
    5.9
    • Makeup Department(as James Brown)
    • 2016
    Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)
    The Shape of Water
    7.3
    • Makeup Department
    • 2017
    Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints (1999)
    The Boondock Saints
    7.6
    • Makeup Department(as James Douglas Brown)
    • 1999

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    • Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in A Simple Favor (2018)
      A Simple Favor
      6.7
      • hair stylist (as James Brown)
      • 2018
    • Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)
      The Shape of Water
      7.3
      • hair stylist
      • 2017
    • Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
      Suicide Squad
      5.9
      • key hair stylist: second unit (as James Brown)
      • 2016
    • Seann William Scott in Goon (2011)
      Goon
      6.8
      • key hair stylist: second unit, Toronto (as James Brown)
      • 2011
    • Laz Alonso, Malcolm Goodwin, Domenick Lombardozzi, Brooke Nevin, Jimmi Simpson, and Serinda Swan in Breakout Kings (2011)
      Breakout Kings
      7.2
      TV Series
      • hair department head (as James Brown)
      • 2011
    • Happy Town (2010)
      Happy Town
      7.0
      TV Series
      • department head hairstylist
      • 2010
    • Woody Harrelson in Defendor (2009)
      Defendor
      6.7
      • first assistant hair stylist (as James Brown)
      • 2009
    • Inconceivable (2008)
      Inconceivable
      3.2
      • key hair stylist
      • 2008
    • Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, and Gerard Butler in Shattered (2007)
      Shattered
      6.6
      • key hair stylist (as James Brown)
      • 2007
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, James Marsden, Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, and Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray (2007)
      Hairspray
      6.7
      • hair coordinator: dancer
      • key hairstylist: dancer
      • 2007
    • Sharon Stone, Timothy Hutton, and Dylan Baker in When a Man Falls (2007)
      When a Man Falls
      5.0
      • hair: Ms. Stone (as James Brown)
      • 2007
    • Sharon Stone and David Morrissey in Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
      Basic Instinct 2
      4.4
      • hair stylist: Ms. Stone
      • 2006
    • The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
      The Exorcism of Emily Rose
      6.7
      • hair stylist: Laura Linney (as James Brown)
      • 2005
    • Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne in Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
      Assault on Precinct 13
      6.3
      • key hair stylist (as James Brown)
      • 2005
    • Halle Berry in Catwoman (2004)
      Catwoman
      3.4
      • hair stylist: Sharon Stone
      • 2004

    Director



    • Jackie Robinson: An American Journey (1988)
      Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 1988

    Actor



    • Police Academy (1984)
      Police Academy
      6.7
      • Hippie Recruit with Sunglasses (uncredited)
      • 1984

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      • James Douglas Brown

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