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James McGrady

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Actor
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James McGrady is known for Mercy (2026), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and The Pope's Exorcist (2023). He has been married to Samantha McGrady since 4 October 2014.
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    Known for

    Mercy
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2026
    Kenneth Branagh, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Paul Bettany, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, Keith Splinter Davis, Peter Dinklage, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Sean Gunn, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Florence Kasumba, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Tim McAdams, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Heck, Carlos Guity, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Jeremy Sample, Precious Jenkins, Karen Gillan, Dominique Elijah Smith, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tiffany Espensen, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Matthew Zuk, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Blair Jasin, Femi Olagoke, Ethan Dizon, Michael Pierino Miller, Taraja Ramsess, Jénel Stevens, Michael Anthony Rogers, Gee Alexander, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Letitia Wright, James Sterling, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Isabella Amara, Ryan Robertson, Kevin D Wilson, Daniel Graham, Joseph Singletary, Michael James Shaw, David Dman Escobar, Solomon Glave, Kevin Montgomery, Rabon Hutcherson, Carrie Coon, Martavious Cerrone Gayles, Kirk A. Jenkins, Tanya Wheelock, Andrew S. McMillan, Marcus Lewis, Donny Carrington, Gary Peebles, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Tye Claybrook Jr., Khalil' La'Marr Pickett, Marie Mouroum, Jazzy Ellis, Marija Juliette Abney, Phedra Syndelle, Winston Duke, Antjuan Rhames, Jefferson Lewis, Jared Moser, Zola Williams, Dawit Gulilat, Denisha Gillespie, Harrison Osterfield, James Siderits, Brandon M. Shaw, Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson, Chris Moore, Ariana Greenblatt, Annie Pisapia, Matthew Christensen, Simeon Freeman, Branden Arnold, Michael David Yuhl, Daniela Gaskie, Jamel D. Chambers, John Gettier, Sergio Briones, Nathaniel Perry, Jacob Batalon, Matthew Excel Simmons, Lucie Carroll, Bobby James, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Olaniyan Thurmon, Edward Parker, Cecil M. Henry, Cory Dunson, Bruce Anthony Shepperson, Perla Middleton, Laurel O Wagner, Jachin Myers, Elgin Lee, Demetri Landell, Tony Dupar, Shawn South, Mallory Kidwell, Devin Koehler, Chase Ledgerwood, Jomahl Gildersleve, Frank David Monroe, Granger Summerset II, Austin Rospert, Lady Cardinal, Luke Maher, Laura Miller, Joe Maitland, Dylan Gajai, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
    Avengers: Infinity War
    8.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(second unit)
    • 2018
    Russell Crowe in The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
    The Pope's Exorcist
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2023
    Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You (2023)
    Anyone But You
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
      • first assistant director: Block 2 & 5
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Mercy
      • first assistant director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Damon Herriman, Jonah Wren Phillips, Kate Mulvany, Daniel Henshall, Brenton Thwaites, and Agathe Rousselle in How to Make Gravy (2024)
      How to Make Gravy
      7.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Thierry Frémont, Ling Cooper Tang, Tyrone Ngatai, Kayden Price, Céline Menville, Georgia Flood, Pacharo Mzembe, and Shazad Latif in Nautilus (2024)
      Nautilus
      6.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You (2023)
      Anyone But You
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Russell Crowe in The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
      The Pope's Exorcist
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Teagan Croft in True Spirit (2023)
      True Spirit
      6.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan (2022)
      Samaritan
      5.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
      The Suicide Squad
      7.2
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2021
    • Michael Rooker, Hero, Dodge, Jessica Henwick, Dylan O'Brien, and Ariana Greenblatt in Love and Monsters (2020)
      Love and Monsters
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
      Ad Astra
      6.5
      • second assistant director: second unit
      • 2019
    • Benicio Del Toro, Danny Trejo, Eugenio Derbez, Nicholas Coombe, Isabela Merced, Madeleine Madden, and Jeff Wahlberg in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
      Dora and the Lost City of Gold
      6.1
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2019
    • Michael Douglas, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Natalie Portman, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Redford, Rene Russo, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Linda Cardellini, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Matthew Berry, Russell Bobbitt, Taika Waititi, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, James D'Arcy, Chris Evans, Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Patrick Gorman, Frank Grillo, Sean Gunn, Maximiliano Hernández, Ken Jeong, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Jack Kirby, Brie Larson, Stan Lee, James Lin, Mike Lutz, Lee Moore, Callan Mulvey, Elizabeth Olsen, Taylor Patterson, Jimmy Ray Pickens, John Posey, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Hiroyuki Sanada, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, John Slattery, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wisdom, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Jennifer 'Ms Fer' Russell, Camille Kinloch, Penelope Kathryn Golden, Eric Patrick Cameron, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Ava Russo, Julian Russo, Jamie Wedel, Bazlo LeClair, Loen LeClair, Augie Rosalina, Erica Ribley, Carlos A. Aparicio, Tom Hiddleston, Sam Hargrave, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Caleb Spencer Barr, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Yvette Nicole Brown, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Ty Simpkins, Audrae Peterson, Don Heck, Evangeline Lilly, Keith Wallace, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Kyle Banks, Sebastian Stan, Joy McAvoy, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Tessa Thompson, Donald Mustard, Hayley Atwell, Karen Gillan, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Brian Schaeffer, Michael Pierino Miller, Keith Nussbaum, Emma Fuhrmann, Anthony B. Harris, Letitia Wright, Maxwell L. Highsmith, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Anthony G Breed, Brent McGee, Ami Fujimoto, Michael James Shaw, Dustin Pitan, Carrie Coon, Eric Word, Andrew S. McMillan, Benjamin Weaver, Mari Kasuya, Khalid Ghajji, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Jaylen Davis, Jack Champion, John Michael Morris, Hye Jin Jang, Marie Mouroum, Winston Duke, Michael A. Cook, Jackson A. Dunn, Jennifer Elmore, Ben Sakamoto, Jay D. Kacho, Faith Logan, Brent Moorer Gaskins, Vincent Angel, Paul Pillsbury, Timothy Carr, Daniela Gaskie, Cameron Brumbelow, Kris Taylor, James Robert Taylor, Lia Russo, Jacob Batalon, Andy Field, Renah Gallagher, Tevin Beech, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Jason M. Edwards, Olaniyan Thurmon, Kevin Kobinsky, Miles Webb, Maria Z. Wilson, Alexa Medina, Rob Romero, Cade Woodward, Monica Mathis, Shaun McMillan, Roe Dunkley, Jamaal Burcher, Kiersten Dolbec, Raul Alcantar, Greg Tiffan, Eric Wallace, Kari Yovetich, Ryan L. Price, Daniel L. Murphy, Daniel Callister, Nolan Ekberg, Kevin So, Lexi Rabe, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
      Avengers: Endgame
      8.4
      • second second assistant director: second unit
      • 2019
    • Ben Affleck, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, and Garrett Hedlund in Triple Frontier (2019)
      Triple Frontier
      6.5
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2019
    • Kenneth Branagh, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Paul Bettany, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, Keith Splinter Davis, Peter Dinklage, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Sean Gunn, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Florence Kasumba, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Tim McAdams, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Heck, Carlos Guity, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Jeremy Sample, Precious Jenkins, Karen Gillan, Dominique Elijah Smith, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tiffany Espensen, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Matthew Zuk, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Blair Jasin, Femi Olagoke, Ethan Dizon, Michael Pierino Miller, Taraja Ramsess, Jénel Stevens, Michael Anthony Rogers, Gee Alexander, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Letitia Wright, James Sterling, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Isabella Amara, Ryan Robertson, Kevin D Wilson, Daniel Graham, Joseph Singletary, Michael James Shaw, David Dman Escobar, Solomon Glave, Kevin Montgomery, Rabon Hutcherson, Carrie Coon, Martavious Cerrone Gayles, Kirk A. Jenkins, Tanya Wheelock, Andrew S. McMillan, Marcus Lewis, Donny Carrington, Gary Peebles, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Tye Claybrook Jr., Khalil' La'Marr Pickett, Marie Mouroum, Jazzy Ellis, Marija Juliette Abney, Phedra Syndelle, Winston Duke, Antjuan Rhames, Jefferson Lewis, Jared Moser, Zola Williams, Dawit Gulilat, Denisha Gillespie, Harrison Osterfield, James Siderits, Brandon M. Shaw, Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson, Chris Moore, Ariana Greenblatt, Annie Pisapia, Matthew Christensen, Simeon Freeman, Branden Arnold, Michael David Yuhl, Daniela Gaskie, Jamel D. Chambers, John Gettier, Sergio Briones, Nathaniel Perry, Jacob Batalon, Matthew Excel Simmons, Lucie Carroll, Bobby James, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Olaniyan Thurmon, Edward Parker, Cecil M. Henry, Cory Dunson, Bruce Anthony Shepperson, Perla Middleton, Laurel O Wagner, Jachin Myers, Elgin Lee, Demetri Landell, Tony Dupar, Shawn South, Mallory Kidwell, Devin Koehler, Chase Ledgerwood, Jomahl Gildersleve, Frank David Monroe, Granger Summerset II, Austin Rospert, Lady Cardinal, Luke Maher, Laura Miller, Joe Maitland, Dylan Gajai, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
      Avengers: Infinity War
      8.4
      • second second assistant director: second unit
      • 2018
    • Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
      Thor: Ragnarok
      7.9
      • on-set second assistant director
      • 2017
    • Team Thor: Part 2 (2017)
      Team Thor: Part 2
      7.3
      Video
      • second assistant director: on set
      • 2017

    Additional Crew

    • The Gift (2010)
      The Foundling
      5.9
      Short
      • runner
      • 2010
    • Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy, and Emily Blunt in Wild Target (2010)
      Wild Target
      6.7
      • floor runner
      • 2010
    • Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
      7.6
      • floor runner
      • 2009
    • Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace (2008)
      Quantum of Solace
      6.5
      • floor runner
      • 2008
    • The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
      The Other Boleyn Girl
      6.7
      • floor runner: additional photography (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Nicolas Cage in National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
      National Treasure: Book of Secrets
      6.5
      • floor runner
      • 2007
    • Nicole Kidman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Daniel Craig, Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Helen Soraya, and Caridad Angus in The Golden Compass (2007)
      The Golden Compass
      6.1
      • set production assistant: second unit
      • 2007
    • Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
      The Bourne Ultimatum
      8.0
      • floor runner: additional photography (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Mike Vogel in The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)
      The Deaths of Ian Stone
      5.5
      • floor runner
      • 2007
    • Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
      7.5
      • production assistant
      • 2007
    • Snoop Dogg, Master P, and Silkk the Shocker in Hot Boyz (2000)
      Hot Boyz
      4.2
      Video
      • gun consultant
      • 2000

    Actor

    • Teagan Croft in True Spirit (2023)
      True Spirit
      6.8
      • James - TV Weatherman
      • 2023
    • Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Nadia Hilker, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort in Allegiant (2016)
      Allegiant
      5.7
      • Factionless Soldier
      • 2016
    • Jessica Lange, Elizabeth Olsen, and Oscar Isaac in In Secret (2013)
      In Secret
      6.1
      • Absinthe Bar Transvestite
      • 2013

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • James Malick McGrady
    • Spouse
      • Samantha McGradyOctober 4, 2014 - present
    • Publicity listings
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