Full Name: James Norman Beaver, Jr.
Date of Birth: August 12, 1950
Place of Birth: Laramie, Wyoming, USA

Jim Beaver has had a long history in the world of the arts, boasting his skills on stage as well as in film and television. In addition to being an actor, Beaver is a nationally recognised playwright, screenwriter and film historian. He has published two books, John Garfield and Movie Blockbusters, and is currently working on his third book, the content of which is a biography on George Reeves, television’s original Superman.

The role that thrust him into the spotlight was in Norman Jewison’s much-admired film, In Country, where Beaver was cast as Earl Smith, best friend of the lead character Emmett Smith (Bruce Willis), a Vietnam War veteran. It may be a call of fate that Beaver gained prominence in the industry through this film as he was the only actual Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam among the primary cast of In Country.

Some of his other film appearances include Sister Act, Sliver, Geronimo: An American Legend, Blue Chips, Bad Girls, Magnolia, Joy Ride, Adaptation, The Life of David Gale, Next and Cooties.… Read More