James Paxton

Biography

James Paxton was born and raised in Ojai, California. He studied British Film in London before studying at the Vincent Chase Workshop in Los Angeles, California. He starred in the USA Network drama series, Eyewitness, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and executive produced by Adi Hasak. He portrayed the character, Lukas Waldenbeck, alongside Julianne Nicholson and Tyler Young.

Known For

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

John Garrett

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Tacoma FD

Gene

Twisters

Cody

Penny Sucker

Clint

The Fanatic

Slim

Sealed with a Kiss

Ryan

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Young Harry Vardon

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Last Train to Fortune	Dooley
2024	Twisters	Cody
2024	Once More, Like Rain Man	Producer 2.1
2022	Spinner	Mats
2021	The Cleaner	James
2021	Sealed with a Kiss	Ryan
2020	Teenage Badass	Shan
2019	Low Tide	Nate
2019	The Fanatic	Slim
2019	Velvet Buzzsaw	Bartender
2019	Alien: Alone	MacWhirr / Xenomorph
2019	Alien: Containment	Man on Radio (voice)
2019	Bit	Mark
2019	Americano	Jayden
2019	Orchard Girl	James
2018	Boogeyman Pop	Tony
2017	Roman J. Israel, Esq.	Henry (uncredited)
2017	An American in Texas	Chad Hill
2017	Penny Sucker	Clint
2016	Term Life	Adam
2005	The Greatest Game Ever Played	Young Harry Vardon
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Dinky Winks Jr.
	Grind
	Toad	Sam
	Dirt	Sammy
	DRAGN	Tom Wilson
	Unwinding	Lucas Neville

Year	TV Show	Role
2019	Tacoma FD	Gene
2016	Eyewitness	Lukas Waldenbeck
2013	Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	John Garrett
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno