Writer
James Ward Byrkit
USA · 10 films
James Ward Byrkit (also known as James Byrkit or Jim Byrkit) is an American film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence and co-writing the script for Rango, one of his many collaborations with Gore Verbinski. For Rango, Byrkit starred as several characters, most notably Waffles, a horned lizard. Byrkit also was the conceptual artist on the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and designed some of the most iconic sequences of the series. Byrkit also directed the short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011), which serves as a prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
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Rango
2011 · Waffles / Gordy / Papa Joad / Cousin Murt / Curlie / Knife Attacker / Rodent Kid (voice)
On Kanopy
Coherence
2014 · Director, Screenplay
On Plex
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
2011 · Director
Real Creatures of Dirt
2011 · Self
Whiskers - A Christmas Short Film
2025 · Director, Writer
The Fantastic Corpse
2013 · Director
Filmography 7
Whiskers - A Christmas Short Film
2025 · Director, Writer
Coherence
2014 · Director, Screenplay
On Plex
The Fantastic Corpse
2013 · Director
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
2011 · Director
Real Creatures of Dirt
2011 · Self
Rango
2011 · Waffles / Gordy / Papa Joad / Cousin Murt / Curlie / Knife Attacker / Rodent Kid (voice)
On Kanopy
Fractalus
2005 · Director, Writer