James Napier (actor)
Encyclopedia
- For other people with the same name, see James Napier (disambiguation).
James William Napier Robertson is a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
actor, writer and film director who has appeared in several television programmes including The Tribe, Power Rangers
Power Rangers
Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...
and Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
, and wrote and directed the feature film I'm Not Harry Jenson.
His uncle is actor Marshall Napier, and his cousin is Marshall's daughter, actor Jessica Napier.
Early life
Napier is the great grandson of veteran EnglishEnglan
Englan is a small village in the district of Wokha, in the Nagaland state of India. The name literally means The Path of the Sun. It is one of the main centers of the district and is an active center of the Lotha language and culture.-External links:*....
actor Alan Napier
Alan Napier
Alan William Napier-Clavering was an English actor, best known for portraying Alfred Pennyworth in the 1960s live-action Batman television series.-Early life and career:...
, most notable as Alfred on the popular 1960's television series, Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
. This is referenced in the premiere episode of Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...
, when Conner and Ethan visit Dr. Oliver's house. Conner accidentally pulls the dinosaur statue that opens the entrance to Tommy's secret lab; and states "the guy's a teacher, not...Batman..." His uncle is actor Brian Forster
Brian Forster
Brian Forster was the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family.-Biography:...
, best known for his role as Chris Partridge on the 1970s TV Series The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...
. Napier is also a descendant of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
.
Film
- Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeMad Max Beyond ThunderdomeMad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, written by Miller, Doug Mitchell and Terry Hayes, and starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. It is the third installment in the action movie Mad Max franchise...
(1985) (uncredited) .... Little One - Foul Play http://www.sampsonpictures.com/(2007) as writer, director and actor.
The short film is: When a victim of a rape (Jinny Lee Story) manages to track her assailant down, her revenge seems to be swift and deadly. As events unfold all is not what it seems and deception comes at a very high price.
- I'm Not Harry Jenson (2009) feature length film as writer and director (produced by Tom HernTom HernTom Hern is an actor from Christchurch, New Zealand. He is best known to a global audience for his role as Ram in The Tribe and Devin Del Valle in the 2004 television show Power Rangers: Dino Thunder. He also appeared in Shortland Street, Revelations, Interrogation, Maddigan's Quest, as well as in...
) - A grungy true crime novelist, Stanley Merse, has become obsessed with the subject of his latest book; Harry Jenson, a prolific serial killer. Convinced he's losing his mind he goes on a retreat to recover; but instead ends up with a traveler dead, blood on his hands and a secret he now has to try and keep from a lot of other people.(featuring Ian Mune, Illona Rogers and Jinny Lee Story.
Television
- The Tribe (1999) TV Series .... Jay (Series 4-5, 2001/02)
- Being EveBeing EveBeing Eve is a television series from New Zealand, originally shown on TV3 from 2001–2002, and rebroadcast on The N. Being Eve focused on a teenage girl, Eve Baxter, and her daily problems. Her parents were divorced but lived next door to each other. Eve was in love with a boy named Adam...
(2001) TV Series .... Jared Preston (2001/02) - Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
(1992) TV Series .... Glen McNulty (2001) - Mercy PeakMercy PeakMercy Peak was a New Zealand drama television series that ran for three seasons on TV One between 2001 and 2004.-Cast:*Sara Wiseman as Nicky Somerville*Jeffrey Thomas as William Kingsley...
- Light My Fire (2003) .... Luke Bertram
- Pride and Prejudice (2003) .... Luke Bertram
- Power Rangers: Ninja StormPower Rangers: Ninja StormPower Rangers Ninja Storm is an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the Super Sentai series Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger. This is the first season to be filmed in New Zealand and also the second season to be under the BVS copyright...
- Storm Before the Calm: Part 1 (2003) .... Eric McKnight
- Storm Before the Calm: Part 2 (2003) .... Eric McKnight
- Power Rangers: Dino ThunderPower Rangers: Dino ThunderPower Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...
(2004) .... Conner McKnight/Red Dino Thunder Ranger - Power Rangers: S.P.D.Power Rangers: S.P.D.Power Rangers S.P.D. is the 2005 incarnation of the Power Rangers television series, adapted from the Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. It is also the title for the Korean dub of Dekaranger in South Korea, whose logo is similar to the American series. S.P.D...
- History (2005) .... Conner McKnight/Red Dino Thunder Ranger
- Wormhole (2005) .... Conner McKnight/Red Dino Thunder Ranger
- Go GirlsGo GirlsGo Girls is a New Zealand comedy/drama television series centering around four adult friends, Amy, Britta, Cody and Kevin, who live on the North Shore, Auckland...
(2009) .... Mark
Recent work
James wrote and directed I'm Not Harry Jenson, with long time friends Tom HernTom Hern
Tom Hern is an actor from Christchurch, New Zealand. He is best known to a global audience for his role as Ram in The Tribe and Devin Del Valle in the 2004 television show Power Rangers: Dino Thunder. He also appeared in Shortland Street, Revelations, Interrogation, Maddigan's Quest, as well as in...
and Edward Sampson both taking roles as producers on the film. The film was accepted into the 2009 New Zealand International Film Festival and received post-production funding from the New Zealand Film Commission. I'm Not Harry Jenson was nominated for Best Picture at the 2009 AFTA Awards (New Zealand Film and TV Awards), and was picked up by Rialto Distribution for a New Zealand-wide theatrical release January–March 2010 to strong reviews.