James Lawrence

James Lawrence

Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter and Script Consultant

Appleton, Wisconsin

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May 2017
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About James

James R. Lawrence is a screenwriter, novelist, and playwright. Boy Minus Girl earned him a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2014 Weyauwega International Film Festival, and a Short Film Production Award in the Writer category for David’s First Date at the 2013 Richmond International Film Festival. His feature screenplays, Charlie’s Place (2012), The Switchman (2012), and Boy Minus Girl (2014), were official selections at film festivals nationwide. He has had nine stage plays produced, and one novel, “Echoes in the Wind” published. He lives in Appleton with his two children.

Unique traits: Whistles out side of his mouth, funny accents, laughs at his own jokes

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Credits

  • Bucky and the Squirrels

    Bucky and the Squirrels (2014)
    Film (Comedy) Actor Back in 1968, a one-hit wonder rock band from Appleton, Wisconsin vanished in a plane crash somewhere in the Swiss Alps. Now, 50 years later, the aircraft has just been discovered with the Squirrels still inside - frozen alive. After they're returned home, thawed, and are struggling to return to their former selves, the IRS arrests them for owing a half century of back taxes. To stay out of prison, the Squirrels have to prove they can pay the money back by convincing the government they're capable of performing once again. Unfortunately, they're not. Written by Allan Katz

  • Boy Minus Girl

    Boy Minus Girl (2014)
    Film (Comedy and Romance) Actor Ben just wants to fall in love. But with his friends and family giving him awful advice and setting him up with incompatible dates, he may never find Miss Right.

  • Charlie's Place

    Charlie's Place (2012)
    Film (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Actor Charlie's estranged mother appears after 5 years to ask him to drive her to Oregon for physician-assisted suicide, as well as donate his kidney to his older brother Paul. It's a journey of forgiveness and restoration with moments of laughter and great sadness as Charlie tries to find his place in the world. Written by Anonymous

  • The Switchman

    The Switchman (2012)
    Film (Horror and Thriller) Actor A small group of investigators search for The Switchman, an urban legend, who haunts the railroads. But the Switchman may not be the only thing they have to fear. Based on actual events.

Awards

  • Best Original Screenplay, Boy Minus Girl, Weyauwega International Film Fest
    (2014)

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