James Denton

James Denton

Born: January 20, 1963
in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
James Denton (born January 20, 1963) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role on Desperate Housewives.

Movies for James Denton...

Christmas on Cherry Lane
Title: Christmas on Cherry Lane
Character: Nelson
Released: December 9, 2023
Type: Movie
Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.
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Perfect Harmony
Title: Perfect Harmony
Character: Jack Chandeller
Released: October 16, 2022
Type: Movie
A pop singer and a professor must put aside their differences when their best friends decide to get married. However, working together as best man and maid of honor soon leads to the duet of a lifetime.
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A Kiss Before Christmas
Title: A Kiss Before Christmas
Character: Ethan Holt
Released: November 21, 2021
Type: Movie
Ethan, always the nice guy, wakes up in a new reality at Christmas. Initially, he is enthralled with his new life but soon realizes that it's not what he thought it would be.
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Selfie Dad
Title: Selfie Dad
Character: Steve
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: Movie
Spiraling into a mid-life crisis and feeling disconnected from his family, Ben Marcus, a reality-TV editor, thinks he can only be happy by fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional comedian. Ben posts his stand-up routines to YouTube, and the videos fall flat. Then his tweener son posts Ben miserably failing on a home improvement project, and much to his teenage daughter’s dismay, it goes viral, launching Ben's social-media career as Selfie Dad. Although he quickly becomes an award-winning phenom, no amount of success brings Ben satisfaction. Through his friendship with a young coworker, Mickey, Ben finds the secret to a happy family . . . with his Bible in one hand, and his phone in the other.
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Title: Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.
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Wake.
Title: Wake.
Character: Joe Frederickson
Released: October 13, 2018
Type: Movie
A widowed mortician, struggling with agoraphobia, is given a birthday gift from her mother and daughter as a joke. The gift, a life-size male doll named Pedro, goes from funny to fantastical, complicating her ties with her family as well as a budding relationship with a documentary Filmmaker.
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Karaoke Man
Title: Karaoke Man
Character: Slim
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: Movie
When an introverted comic book illustrator discovers that the costume of an obscure Eastern European superhero supplies him with the courage to sing Karaoke without fear, he uses his new found voice to woo the bar's cutest waitress, an aspiring singer-songwriter in need of a little magic herself. Will he realize in time, that he can only win her love by learning that the power is not in the suit, but in his heart. An indie romantic comedy filled with quirky characters and even though you may not admit it, reminds you a little of your life.
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For Love and Honor
Title: For Love and Honor
Character: Tom Brennan
Released: July 30, 2016
Type: Movie
When a recently retired military officer Colonel is tapped by his old friend to take over the military division to help save declining Stone Creek Academy, he immediately clashes with academics dean, a civilian woman whose "touchy-feely" methods are at complete odds with his.
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Ovation
Title: Ovation
Character: Stewart Henry
Released: July 11, 2016
Type: Movie
Maggie Chase, now a passionate theater actress, must follow her mind or heart when she falls for a slick television star.
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Title: Good Witch
Character: Dr. Sam Radford
Released: February 28, 2015
Type: TV
Cassie Nightingale, Middleton’s favorite enchantress, and her young-teenage daughter Grace, who shares that same special intuition as her mom, welcome Dr. Sam Radford and his son to town. When the New York transplants move in next to the Grey House, they are immediately spellbound by the mother-daughter duo next door, but Sam and Cassie quickly find they may not see eye to eye. With her signature charm, Cassie attempts to bring everyone together, ensuring all of Middleton is in for new changes, big surprises and, of course, a little bit of magic! "Good Witch” is based on Bell’s beloved character Cassie, the raven-haired enchantress who kept audiences spellbound for seven installments of Hallmark Channel's longest-running and highest-rated original movie franchise of all time.
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Dancer and the Dame
Title: Dancer and the Dame
Character: Kyle Jackson
Released: February 22, 2015
Type: Movie
Down-and-out Detective Dancer, who struggling with a personal conflict, gives up on life and his job. But that all ends when he is paired up with a police dog who is also dealing with post-traumatic stress. The dog helps Dancer make a life-changing turn around. And in response, Dancer does the same for his partner, the Dame.
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Dancer and the Dame
Title: Dancer and the Dame
Character: Kyle
Released: February 22, 2015
Type: Movie
Down-and-out Detective Dancer, who struggling with a personal conflict, gives up on life and his job. But that all ends when he is paired up with a police dog who is also dealing with post-traumatic stress. The dog helps Dancer make a life-changing turn around. And in response, Dancer does the same for his partner, the Dame.
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A Girl's Best Friend
Title: A Girl's Best Friend
Character: Cooper Brawn
Released: January 4, 2015
Type: Movie
Penelope, better known as Polka-Dot, is a spunky young girl who has a knack for helping people, particularly her ailing mother. While out looking for a part-time job, Polka-Dot befriends a hard-nosed police officer and his tracking dog, Luey. When Polka-Dot's mother's condition worsens, Luey helps Polka-Dot find the strength and faith inside to help her move forward.
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Revelation Road 3: The Black Rider
Title: Revelation Road 3: The Black Rider
Character: Drake
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Josh McManus finds himself in a dangerous border-town at the edge of the wild-lands. The beleaguered Mayor sends Josh on a vital mission to find the mysterious and elusive "Shepherd". Is the Shepherd a prophet or a pariah? A true man of God or a cult leader? With the aid of a beautiful survivor, Josh will discover the truth in an action-packed adventure that puts his skills and his faith to the test.
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Stranded in Paradise
Title: Stranded in Paradise
Character: Carter McConnell
Released: August 9, 2014
Type: Movie
When a driven HR exec loses her high-powered job, she travels to Puerto Rico in an attempt to save her career at a business conference. But as the trip quickly becomes a disaster and a hurricane shuts down the whole island, she meets a handsome world traveler who gives her a new perspective on finding passion in life and love.
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Hunger in America
Title: Hunger in America
Character: Narrator
Released: May 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Hunger in America is a powerful documentary tackling the hunger epidemic in America. Narrated by James Denton. What does the face of hunger look like? Is it a child in Ethiopia? An aging man in Somalia? Or a family in poverty-stricken India? This eye-opening documentary will change your whole perception on what hunger looks like. In America today, one in six people, including hard-working men and women, suburban families and children are struggling with hunger. Tonight, over 50 million Americans won't have enough food to eat by day's end. The face of hunger in America is not just the homeless, like everyone thinks. As it turns out, the face of hunger in America is the single mom, it's grandparents raising babies, it's the elderly, it's the infirm. This is their story...
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Grace Unplugged
Title: Grace Unplugged
Character: Johnny Trey
Released: October 4, 2013
Type: Movie
A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film that explores the true meaning of success.
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4Closed
Title: 4Closed
Character: Jake Turner
Released: August 30, 2013
Type: Movie
When a young family moves into a foreclosed house, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidation and terror. The deranged man will stop at nothing to get his home back.
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All Star Superman
Title: All Star Superman
Character: Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
Released: February 22, 2011
Type: Movie
Lex Luthor enacts his plan to rid the world of Superman, once and for all. Succeeding with solar radiation poisoning, the Man of Steel is slowly dying. With what little times remains, the Last Son of Krypton must confront the revealing of his secret identity to Lois Lane and face Luthor in a final battle.
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Title: Danse avec les stars
Character: Self - Candidate
Released: February 12, 2011
Type: TV
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Title: Hot in Cleveland
Character: Kerouac Cowboy
Released: June 16, 2010
Type: TV
Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."
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Title: Killer in the Family
Character: Brian Dunne
Released: October 25, 2009
Type: TV
Killer in the Family explores some of the most shocking and puzzling family murder cases of recent years. Laura Richards, a leading criminal psychologist responsible for setting up the Homicide Prevention Unit at New Scotland Yard, is on a mission to uncover the early warning signs displayed by killers, and help prevent future tragedies.
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Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
Title: Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Band from TV is a charity cover band whose members are all actors from American television series. They donate the proceeds of their performances and recordings to the charities of their choice.
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Tortured
Title: Tortured
Character: Agent Murphy
Released: September 10, 2008
Type: Movie
A mobster orders an undercover FBI agent to torture an accountant.
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Title: The Wendy Williams Show
Released: July 14, 2008
Type: TV
Radio personality Wendy Williams is the host to her own live syndicated talk show. Wendy injects her television series with the same style that characterizes her radio show, and divides on-air time between probing celebrity interviews and advice-giving to audience members.
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Custody
Title: Custody
Character: John Sullivan
Released: September 8, 2007
Type: Movie
A wealthy entrepreneur enters his daughter's life for the first time and wows with riches, forcing her to decide if she would rather live with her foster parents or him.
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Title: Masters of Science Fiction
Released: August 4, 2007
Type: TV
Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation of a story by a respected member of the science fiction community. The show is hosted by physicist Stephen Hawking.
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Title: Head Case
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 2007
Type: TV
Meet Therapist Dr Elizabeth Goode. She's brash, unconventional, judgmental, but undeniably thriving as the "it" therapist to Hollywood's maladjusted elite. On a daily basis Dr Goode dishes her own unique methodology to a waiting room filled with a who's who from the world of entertainment, sports and music. (Celebrities appear on the show as themselves.)
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Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
Title: Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
Character: Elmer Winslow
Released: March 10, 2007
Type: Movie
Elmer Winslow is a soldier on the run from the Union Army, and Luke Budd is a cowboy with a broken heart. When the two misfits rob the corrupt sheriff of an old west town, they have no idea that a plague of zombies is sweeping the country, or that Geronimo's sexy niece may be their only hope of survival.
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Ascension Day
Title: Ascension Day
Released: February 2, 2007
Type: Movie
A drama focused on Nat Turner and the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia.
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Title: The Megan Mullally Show
Released: September 18, 2006
Type: TV
The Megan Mullally Show is an American talk show hosted by Megan Mullally that debuted in syndication on September 18, 2006, and was cancelled in January 2007 due to its low ratings. Early promotions for the program featured Mullally as herself and as her Will & Grace character, Karen Walker. The talk show also aired nationally on TBS and was distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution. Promotional television advertisements featured Mullally standing in front of the title-card attempting to correct the voice-over announcer who throughout the commercial mispronounces her name as "Minnie Minnie Moo Moo" and "Monkey McMonkey" among other names. The first episode featured actor Will Ferrell and Jenny McCarthy.
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Beautiful Dreamer
Title: Beautiful Dreamer
Character: Dr. Kessler
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Claire Kelly was sure her world had been torn apart forever when the love of her life, a B-24 pilot, is shot down over Europe during World War II and declared dead. When she learns her husband survived the crash, Claire is determined to find Joe and bring him home.
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Title: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Character: Self
Released: August 3, 2005
Type: TV
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is an American reality television series on Bravo. The series debuted on August 3, 2005. The series follows the struggle of self-proclaimed "D-list" celebrity Kathy Griffin to climb the Hollywood ladder. This often includes scheming for publicity with staffers Jessica, Tiffany, and Tom. Her relationships with her parents and her now ex-husband have also been heavily featured.
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Title: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character: Self
Released: January 3, 2005
Type: TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.
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Title: Desperate Housewives
Character: Mike Delfino
Released: October 3, 2004
Type: TV
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.
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Title: The Tony Danza Show
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 2004
Type: TV
The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.
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Title: Threat Matrix
Character: John Kilmer
Released: September 18, 2003
Type: TV
Against the rising threat, the Homeland Security Agency has created a highly specialized, elite task force trained and equipped to counter anyone or anything that threatens our nation. The head of this super-secret team is Special Agent John Kilmer. He reports only to the President and has authority to call upon the technical skills, firepower and the specialist agents of the FBI, CIA and NSA.
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Title: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2003
Type: TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
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The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Title: The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Character: Mr. Lyle
Released: December 10, 2001
Type: Movie
Jarod takes a keen interest in an ancient symbol that may unlock secrets about his family. But Miss Parker is hot on Jarod's trail and about to make discoveries of her own. Their investigation leads to a remote Island off the Scottish coast, where a set of sacred scrolls, vital to the Centre, have been hidden – and protected – for centuries.
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Title: Reba
Released: October 5, 2001
Type: TV
After her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.​
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Title: Philly
Character: Judge Augustus Ripley
Released: September 25, 2001
Type: TV
Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode was advertised heavily as the series finale, a move not commonly used in network promotion, for a series lasting only one season. The complete series is not on DVD, but is viewable on Netflix in HD and 5.1 Surround Sound. The series briefly aired in syndication on Universal HD in 2008.
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The Pretender 2001
Title: The Pretender 2001
Character: Mr. Lyle
Released: January 22, 2001
Type: Movie
Picking up where the television series left off, "The Pretender 2001" features even deeper explorations in the show's mythology, including a revealing look back at how Jarod originally espaced from the Centre. But now he must infiltrate the NSA to capture a ruthless assassin who might be a fellow Pretender from his past!
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Title: The West Wing
Character: Tom Jordan
Released: September 22, 1999
Type: TV
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
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Primary Colors
Title: Primary Colors
Character: Mitch
Released: March 20, 1998
Type: Movie
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
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Title: Two Guys and a Girl
Released: March 10, 1998
Type: TV
This story revolves around the lives of three teenagers, Berg, Pete and Sharon and how their lives are entwined. It further deals with the bonds they share with each other.
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Title: Ally McBeal
Released: September 8, 1997
Type: TV
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Face/Off
Title: Face/Off
Character: Buzz
Released: June 27, 1997
Type: Movie
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
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That Old Feeling
Title: That Old Feeling
Character: Keith Marks
Released: April 4, 1997
Type: Movie
A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.
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Title: Dark Skies
Released: September 21, 1996
Type: TV
Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that aired from the 1996 to 1997 season for 18 episodes, plus a two-hour pilot episode. The success of The X-Files on Fox proved there was an audience for science fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. The series debuted September 21, 1996 on NBC, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."
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Title: The Pretender
Character: Mr. Lyle
Released: September 19, 1996
Type: TV
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.
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Title: JAG
Character: Bruce Carmichael
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: TV
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
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Title: JAG
Character: Geoffrey Roizman
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: TV
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
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Title: Sliders
Released: March 22, 1995
Type: TV
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?
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Thieves Quartet
Title: Thieves Quartet
Character: Ray Higgs
Released: October 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Art gathers the ex-prisoners Jimmy and Mike with his girlfriend Jessica and presents a plan for kidnapping the daughter of a millionaire. The plan works perfectly and while waiting for the ransom in the border of Canada, ready to go to Rio de Janeiro, an incident happens with Jessica plus a betrayal in the group.
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Title: Jeopardy!
Released: September 10, 1984
Type: TV
America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form.