James L. Edwards

Biography

James L. Edwards began his acting career at the age of 12 when he answered an ad in his local newspaper about a casting call for zombie extras in the low budget horror film "The Dead Next Door". At the time, he was interested in coming aboard as a special effects make-up artist. Edwards soon learned that although he did not have the artistic knack for effects, he enjoyed acting and many other facets of production work. Hired on to the film as a production assistant and featured in multiple roles in zombie or victims roles, Edwards soon became a stable actor and production team member for Tempe Entertainment. While working with Tempe, Edwards was also head review writer on their Alternative Cinema magazine, as well as writing freelance for Blackest Heart. During this time, Edwards also served as co-screenwriter on Pete Jacelone's Psycho Sisters, a film in which he ironically got the job because he wrote a scathing review of Jacelone's original. Also, during this time, Edwards turned in his most memorable performance as a serial killer in the Matthew Jason Walsh horror film "Bloodletting". Shortly after the Tempe split, Edwards took time off to get married and have kids, living a "…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Dead Next Door (1989) — Dead Kid in Farmhouse / Zombie Squad Unit 319 zombie
2. Skinned Alive (1990) — The Walkman Victim
3. Robot Ninja (1989) — Sculley
4. June 9 (2008) — The Stranger
5. Milfs vs. Zombies (2015) — Reverend Nathan Ashberry
6. Ozone (1993) — Sam DeBartolo / The Drug Lord
7. Zombie Cop (1991) — Sculley
8. Her Name Was Christa (2020) — Stephen Booth
9. Killer Campout (2017) — Samson Del Marr
10. Polymorph (1996) — Ted
11. Dwellers (2021) — James
12. Chickboxer (1992) — Billy Anderson
13. Bloodletting (1997) — Butch Harlow / Walt Lipsky
14. The Sandman (1995) — Gerald Rivers
15. Humanoids from Atlantis (1992) — Ken Adams
16. Galaxy of the Dinosaurs (1992) — Graft/Gurtorius Gonimus
17. Pharisee (2018)
18. Brimstone Incorporated (2021) — Richard Hackett {First Date}
19. Side Effects May Vary (2024) — Glenn Rollins
20. WrestleMassacre (2018) — Reverend Nathan Ashberry
21. Poison Sweethearts (2008) — Boss
22. Trivial (2024) — Dean Mathers
23. Hell Van (2022) — Ball-Blaster Cop
24. I've Killed Before (1995) — Del Griffith/ Omar Quist
25. Maximum Impact (1992) — Richie
26. The Spookshow (2009) — Marshall
27. Camp Blood Christmas (2025) — Jackson Pid
28. Bunker Heights (2026) — Bellini
29. Wake The Dead (2023) — Self
30. Frames of Fear III (2020) — (segment 'The Impersonator') / Terry (segment 'Back Again')
31. Ludella
32. Cagey — Mark

Directed

1. Her Name Was Christa (2020) — Director
2. Brimstone Incorporated (2021) — Director
3. Trivial (2024) — Director
4. Satan's Peak — Director