Biografia
James Cox grew up in Menlo Park, California, and studied at UC Berkeley before attending New York University (NYU). He is an award-winning filmmaker who has written and directed several films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. His works include Wonderland, featuring Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Dylan McDermott, and Josh Lucas, as well as the acclaimed short film Atomic Tabasco.
Throughout his career, James has collaborated with numerous Academy Award and Golden Globe winners and nominees, such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Anna Paquin, Taron Egerton, Selma Blair, and Jared Leto. He has worked alongside renowned filmmakers including Ridley Scott, Jerry Bruckheimer, Mike DeLuca, Donna Langley, and Michael Mann, on projects with major Hollywood studios like New Line, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, and Disney.
Beginning his career as a cinematographer in New York and a lyricist for Atlantic Records, James is a multi-media visual artist with over 500 million views on YouTube. He directed music videos for Rise Against's "Give it All" and t.A.T.u.'s "All About Us," the latter earning a platinum record and MTV Russia's Music Video of the Year award.
His debut novel, Grand Theft AI, published by Blackstone Publishing in July, is the first installment in a series. The book has been praised by New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith as "a cyberpunk masterpiece where The Matrix collides with Blade Runner.
