James Freedson-Jackson

James Freedson-Jackson was born in California, but has lived in the New York area for most of his life. Obsessed with Michael Jackson and from a very early age, James could Moonwalk practically before he could walk. This led him to the famed Alvin Ailey School pre-professional program in New York, where he worked for many years to become as accomplished a dancer, as he is an actor. One of the biggest thrills of James' life was being chosen by Bruno Mars to join him in opening the 2014 Super Bowl Halftime Show, as one of twelve kids who sang the beginning of 'Billionaire' in front of millions of viewers. And getting to meet Bruno Mars! James made his film debut in 2015 in Jon Watts' acclaimed thriller Cop Car, co-starring with Kevin Bacon, for which he received a Saturn Award Nomination for "Best Performance by a Younger Actor". His next starring role, in The Strange Ones by Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff, opposite Alex Pettyfer, won him the 2017 SXSW Film Festival award fo