Jim Ford

Acting

Jim Ford

Born 1981-09-15 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Ford grew up in West Boylston, Massachusetts. He is the son of John, a fire-fighter, and Linda, a nurse. At a very young age began making short films with friends and writing scripts. He was athletic as a kid and played a wide variety of sports. Towards the end of high school he began focusing more on acting and decided to do more theatre. Jim, then attended the renowned acting conservatory: The Hartt School, in West Hartford, Connecticut, where he received his B.F.A. in drama. He also studied Shakespeare extensively in England. Jim has combined his classical training and athletic background to amass a large and diverse amount of credits, which include everything from art house indie films to 100 million dollar action films. Jim has lived in both Los Angeles and New York.

Acting credits

The Departed poster
8.2

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

The Departed

2006

The Town poster
7.2

A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.

The Town

2010

R.I.P.D. poster
5.9

A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

R.I.P.D.

2013

Noah poster
5.7

A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.

Noah

2014

A Vigilante poster
5.4

A once-abused woman devotes herself to ridding victims of their domestic abusers while hunting down the one she must kill to be truly free.

A Vigilante

2019

Across the Universe poster
7.1

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.

Across the Universe

2007

Exeter poster
4.7

During an all-night, drug-fueled party at an abandoned asylum known for the horrific treatment of its patients, a group of ordinary teens decide to experiment with the occult, mysteriously leading to a violent possession. In an effort to find help, the group rushes to escape, only to find themselves locked inside with no means of communication. Tempers flare, trusts are broken and in attempt to save one of their friends possessed by the demon, the amateurs try to perform an exorcism. Instead of solving the problem, and unbeknownst to them, they unleash an even more powerful and vengeful spirit, one with a distinct motive and which wants them all dead. The teen's only chance of survival is to uncover the asylum's deep mysteries and find a way out before it's too late.

Exeter

2015

Proud Mary poster
5.5

Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.

Proud Mary

2018

The Weekend poster
2.0

In the spirit of "Superbad" and "Dazed and Confused," "The Weekend" relishes the moments that made being a teenager so excruciatingly painful and fantastic. Over the course of a single weekend, various teenagers discover that, perhaps, they don't yet have it all figured out: Rich kid Jacob throws an elaborate weekend party, Benjamin thinks he's going to marry his hesitant girlfriend...

The Weekend

2007

No artwork available
2.0

Mayor Winters and Jim Lesinger go on a fishing expedition, discovering a mysterious Crate. With the help of some hunters, the Crate is retrieved and opened. A Devil Creature is released, unleashing hell upon the town of Hartfieldlane. Six kids coming back to their home town from college, take matters into their own hands to stop the evil abomination, getting picked off one by one.

The Crate

2007

American Dresser poster
4.9

When a recent widower consumed with regret seeks absolution in riding his motorcycle cross-country to confront the mistakes of his past, he unexpectedly discovers that life is about moving forward, one mile at a time.

American Dresser

2018

Touched with Fire poster
5.9

Two young poets with bipolar disorder begin a highly passionate, volatile relationship that threatens both their futures.

Touched with Fire

2016

Knock Knock poster
4.5

Knock Knock is a horror film that combines fear with revenge, hate with justice and responsibility with sacrifice. The bible says an "Eye for an Eye." Rico was just a big fun loving son of a hard working neighborhood business man. The problem is his dad is an undertaker. Some popular high school Students thought he was weird because of it. Rico kept to himself...

Knock Knock

2008

Mo poster
7.3

Every kid wants to be cool and fit in - life's a blast even when you're different. When Mo's reflection is revealed, he sees a body that doesn't quite resemble any of his peers. Here, he tells the tale of his youth, growing up on the south shore of Long Island, New York

Mo

2007

Frat House Massacre poster
2.3

Set in the late 70s, this gritty and twisted film taps the physical and mental underpinnings of the meaning of the word "brother" in a way reminiscent of the best of late 70s grindhouse and early 80s slashers.

Frat House Massacre

2008

Test Drive poster
NR

A stuntman shocks a salesman with his unusual way of test driving a car.

Test Drive

2017

Tenant poster
NR

His name is Clint Westwood. Yes, sounds familiar. He changed his name when I came here to Hollywood. He is a filmmaker, actor and a writer. And he writes a lot. He is not famous yet, but he has an idea how to do it. Here is his story... and seven other stories too.

Tenant

2021

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