Actor
Hawthorne James
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 30 films
Hawthorne James is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in Speed (1994 film). James was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of A.M. Alene and Robert Hawthorne.
Best known for
Filmography 30
In the Matchbox
2023 · Uncle Wendell
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018 · Art McCoy
On Hoopla
Blues for Life
2016 · Plank Road Slim
On Tubi TV
The Night Stalker
2016 · Harrison Johnson
Lucky Girl
2015 · Reverend Thompson
On The CW
A Christmas Wedding
2013 · Arthur
On fuboTV
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006 · Llore
On Plex
The System Within
2006 · Hays
On Plex
Today You Die
2005 · Derrick
On Plex
Boss'n Up
2005 · Orange Juice
Auggie Rose
2000 · MacDougall
On Amazon Prime Video
The Art of a Bullet
1999 · Walter Simmons
Amistad
1997 · Creole Cook
On Kanopy
Campfire Tales
1997 · Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
On Plex
Heaven's Prisoners
1996 · Victor Romero
Se7en
1995 · George the Night Guard at the Library
On fuboTV
Speed
1994 · Sam
On Netflix
Caroline at Midnight
1994 · Stan Donovan
The Habitation of Dragons
1992 · Lonny Johnson
The Water Engine
1992 · Factory Worker
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Big Red
The Doors
1991 · Chuck Vincent
On Philo
Demon Cop
1990 · Police in Warehouse
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · One Eyed Sam
On Hoopla