James D. Rolfe

Biography

James Rolfe is an American filmmaker, actor, YouTuber, and online personality. He is best known for creating and starring in the YouTube webshow Angry Video Game Nerd, a joint production between Rolfe's Cinemassacre Productions, GameTrailers, and ScrewAttack.

Known For

Smiling Friends

Screamer

Shooting Clerks

Leonard James Nash

The Angry Video Game Nerd

The Nerd

Not for Resale

Self

Bits

Angry Video Game Nerd

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Self

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness

Himself

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie

The Nerd

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	George A. Romero's Resident Evil	Self
2024	Are You Dead Yet?	Police Dispatcher
2023	Plagiarism and YouTube	Himself (Mentioned as The Angry Video Game Nerd)
2022	Mom n' Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom of the 80s/90s
2021	Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era	Self
2020	VHS Massacre Too	Self
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II	Self
2020	The Head Returns	Doc/Bob
2019	Not for Resale	Self
2019	In Search of Darkness	Self
2017	Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2	The Angry Video Game Nerd
2016	Shooting Clerks	Leonard James Nash
2016	King Kong	Broadway Stage Announcer
2015	Plan 9	Policeman
2014	Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie	The Nerd
2013	Sonic	Light News Commentor
2010	The Dragon In My Dreams	Himself
2008	Cinemassacre 200	Himself
2008	Rocky Jumped a Park Bench	Himself
2007	Return of the Ghostbusters
2006	Wizard of Oz 3: Dorothy Goes to Hell	Narrator
2005	The Deader the Better	Suit Zombie (uncredited)
2004	Legend of the Blue Hole	Narrator
2002	ROLFE: A No-Budget Dream	Self
2001	Cinemaphobia	The Film Actor
1999	The Head Incident	Dr. Memrix/Bob
	Bits	Angry Video Game Nerd

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming	Self
2023	Neighbor Nerds	Self
2020	Smiling Friends	Screamer
2012	James & Mike Mondays	Himself
2009	Board James	Board James
2007	You Know What's Bullshit?	The Bullshit Man
2007	Cinemassacre's Monster Madness	Himself
2004	The Angry Video Game Nerd	The Nerd