James III is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for The Adventures of Jamel: The Time Traveling B-Boy (2015) and Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood] podcast. Originally from Akron, Ohio, he attended Miller South School for the Arts and Firestone High School: Campus of Performing Arts. He later moved to New York City and studied acting at Marymount Manhattan College and completed training programs at The Public Theater, LAByrinth Theater Company, and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, where he is now a performer. He's a member of Actors' Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA. Show less «