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James Paxton(I)

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James Paxton
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James Paxton was born and raised in Ojai, California. He studied British Film in London before studying at the Vincent Chase Workshop in Los Angeles, California. He starred in the USA Network drama series, Eyewitness, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and executive produced by Adi Hasak. He portrayed the character, Lukas Waldenbeck, alongside Julianne Nicholson and Tyler Young.
BornFebruary 23
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BornFebruary 23
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Eyewitness (2016)
    Eyewitness
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Lukas Waldenbeck
    Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • John Garrett
    Malcolm McDowell and James Paxton in Last Train to Fortune (2025)
    Last Train to Fortune
    • Jedidiah Dooley
    • 2025
    M.C. Gainey, Peter Winther, James Paxton, Zolee Griggs, Julia Voth, Cristina Dunlap, Greg Hill, Ryan Dufrene, Diana Hopper, Joshua Petersen, Brad Michael Elmore, Friday Chamberlain, Robert Reed Peterson, Nicholas Cafritz, Nicole Maines, Char Diaz, Wolfmen Of Mars, Louis Steyn, and T.J. Steyn in Bit (2019)
    Bit
    5.0
    • Mark
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Behavior Mod
      • Eddie Beal
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Unwinding
      • Lucas Neville
      • Post-production
    • Toad
      • Sam
      • Filming
    • Mistake
      • Twitch
      • Post-production
    • Grind
      • Crowe
      • Post-production
    • Dirt
      • Sammy
      • Filming



    • Malcolm McDowell and James Paxton in Last Train to Fortune (2025)
      Last Train to Fortune
      • Jedidiah Dooley
      • 2025
    • Laura Marano: YOU (Music Film)
      Short
      • The Ex-Boyfriend
      • 2025
    • DRAGN (2025)
      DRAGN
      8.3
      • Tom Wilson
      • 2025
    • Flight 704 (2025)
      Flight 704
      5.2
      • First Officer Bradley
      • 2025
    • Once More, Like Rain Man (2024)
      Once More, Like Rain Man
      8.5
      Short
      • Producer 2.1
      • 2024
    • Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Twisters (2024)
      Twisters
      6.5
      • Cody
      • 2024
    • Marie Laurin and Delilah Camille Schneider in The Uncanny (2023)
      The Uncanny
      7.9
      • Dennis
      • 2023
    • Hilary Duff, Christopher Lowell, Francia Raisa, Suraj Sharma, Tien Tran, and Tom Ainsley in How I Met Your Father (2022)
      How I Met Your Father
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Sophie's Son (uncredited)
      • 2022–2023
    • How to Win Friends and Disappear People (2023)
      How to Win Friends and Disappear People
      8.5
      Podcast Series
      • Sid
      • 2023
    • Spinner (2022)
      Spinner
      Short
      • Mats
      • 2022
    • Shelley Long, Lynda Carter, Luke Wilson, King Orba, Shiloh Fernandez, and Eden Brolin in The Cleaner (2021)
      The Cleaner
      5.2
      • James
      • 2021
    • Sealed with a Kiss (2021)
      Sealed with a Kiss
      6.6
      Short
      • Ryan
      • 2021
    • King Orba, Isabelle Marchand, James Paxton, and Dayton Sinkia in All-In (2021)
      All-In
      Short
      • Clyde
      • 2021
    • Soundaze: Young Kings (2021)
      Soundaze: Young Kings
      Music Video
      • Love, Pax
      • 2021
    • James Paxton and Kim House in The Network: Trans Am (2020)
      The Network: Trans Am
      Music Video
      • Lizardman
      • 2020

    Soundtrack



    • One More Time (2024)
      One More Time
      6.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Crazy World"
      • 2024
    • Marie Laurin and Delilah Camille Schneider in The Uncanny (2023)
      The Uncanny
      7.9
      • writer: "I'm Okay (Outro)"
      • 2023
    • Shelley Long, Lynda Carter, Luke Wilson, King Orba, Shiloh Fernandez, and Eden Brolin in The Cleaner (2021)
      The Cleaner
      5.2
      • writer: "Bubbly", "Dead Man", "The Tale of iLLbabee & StretchBlanco"
      • 2021
    • Why Did You Kill Me? (2021)
      Why Did You Kill Me?
      5.6
      • writer: "Bubbly"
      • 2021
    • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
      Nightcrawler
      7.8
      • writer: "City of Angels (feat. C Plus)", "Doubt Me"
      • 2014
    • Look (2010)
      Look
      6.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "My Mic's Named Victory"
      • writer: "My Mic's Named Victory", "The Future"
      • 2010

    Producer



    • Behavior Mod
      • co-producer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025



    • Malcolm McDowell and James Paxton in Last Train to Fortune (2025)
      Last Train to Fortune
      • producer
      • 2025
    • The Orchard Girl (2019)
      The Orchard Girl
      6.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • M.C. Gainey, James Paxton, Dillon Lane, Greg Hill, Alixandra Fuchs, Brad Michael Elmore, Kyle Cameron, and Dominique Booth in Boogeyman Pop (2018)
      Boogeyman Pop
      4.3
      • producer
      • 2018
    • James Paxton, J.R. Villarreal, Charlotte Best, Tony Cavalero, and Sam Dillon in An American in Texas (2017)
      An American in Texas
      5.1
      • co-producer
      • 2017

    Property Department



    • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
      Nightcrawler
      7.8
      • property production assistant
      • 2014

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    Eyewitness Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Eyewitness Official Trailer
    Teenage Badass
    Trailer 1:59
    Teenage Badass
    The Greatest Game Ever Played
    Trailer 2:32
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    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Born
      • February 23
      • Ojai, California, USA
    • Parents
        Louise Newbury

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      James Paxton portrayed a young version of the character John Garrett on several episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013), the same character that was originally played by his father Bill Paxton for six episodes beginning with T.A.H.I.T.I. (2014).

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