James L. Coyle grew up in Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA with a Degree in Art. His first career was as an elementary school teacher in the inner city in LA. After several years as a classroom teacher, he appeared as a panel speaker on the (school district) cable TV show "Connections". It was a panel of education experts and administrators. The topic of the episode was the effect of standardized testing on classroom instruction. James was the guy in the "trenches" to talk about his experiences teaching and testing. While on the show he thoroughly enjoyed working on camera. So much so, that he resigned at the end of the school year, and subsequently took up acting! He studied acting at the Stella Adler Academy in Hollywood.
Unique traits: Heavy eyebrows, gruff bedside manner
Misadventures of Wendell Burke
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Internet
by Blake Walton
Wendell Burke Wendell Burke is an actor who arrives in New York from the hinterland and is clueless about all things, especially acting, but he loves the city and has some charm.
Fishing
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Film (short)
by New Spirit Cinema / Joe Salazar
Joe Tensions come to a boil when two brothers go on a fishing trip with their wayward father.
Stella Adler Acting Academy
(2001-2004)