James Roday Rodriguez
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
James David Rodríguez was born on April 4, 1976. He is the son of Jim
Rodríguez and Deborah Collins. Roday was born in San
Antonio. He attended Taft High School. He studied theater at New York
University's Experimental Theatre Wing, where he earned a bachelor's
degree in fine arts. He has acted in several theatrical productions,
which include "The Three Sisters," "Twelfth Night," "A Respectable
Wedding," and "Severity's Mistress." He starred in the film
Rolling Kansas (2003) and appeared
in the 2005 film
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
as Billy Prickett, and in the 2006 film
Beerfest (2006). Roday and writing
partners Todd Harthan and
James DeMonaco wrote the screenplay for
the film Skinwalkers (2006). Roday's
portrayal of Shawn Spencer on the television series
Psych (2006) launched him into the
public spotlight, and gave rise to numerous fan clubs.
