James LeGros Movies and Career Information

James LeGros (born 27 April 1962) is a US film and television actor. He is known as a star of independent films with a diversified body of work in the early to mid 1990s. LeGros was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a teacher mother and real estate broker father and was raised in Redlands, California. He attended the Professional Conservatory at South Coast Repertory in California as well as the University of California, Irvine. One of his best known roles was in Living In Oblivion (directed by Tom DiCillo, also starring Steve Buscemi and Catherine Keener). LeGros played Chad Palomino, a male acting diva with endless 'a-list' star demands for a 'b-movie' director and crew. LeGros appeared on Showtime's Sleeper Cell (as Special Agent Ray Fuller) and on Law & Order. He was also a cast member on the television show Ally McBeal and guest starred on ER, Roseanne, Punky Brewster, The Outer Limits (new series) and Friends. He can be seen portraying Dr Dan Harris on the NBC series Mercy. LeGros portrayed Peter Gray in the upcoming Dark Sky thriller Bitter Feast. LeGros is the son-in-law of actor Robert Loggia. LeGros also played in the 1999 movie "Jump".