James Marshall

James Marshall’s professional debut came in 1989, with the TV movie “Nightbreaker.” That same year, he made guest appearances on “China Beach,” and continued with small television roles, including multiple guest spots on “Growing Pains” from 1989 to 1991. His first feature film role followed in 1991 with “Cadence.”

Marshall was cast as James Hurley in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks,” which premiered in 1990, and he reprised the role in the 1992 prequel film, “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.” In the 2017 Showtime revival, “Twin Peaks: The Return,” also helmed by Lynch, Marshall returned as Hurley.

Following the success of “Twin Peaks,” Marshall portrayed Pvt. Louden Downey, a young Marine on trial for hazing, in “A Few Good Men,” and starred as Tommy “The Bridgeport Bomber” Riley, a troubled high school student drawn into underground boxing, in the sports drama “Gladiator.”

Entering the 2000s, he led as Mark Newman, an elevator mechanic investigating supernatural malfunctions, in the horror-thriller “Down”  (also known as “The Shaft”), alongside Naomi Watts. He also took on the lead in the romantic drama “Come as You Are.” In the 2010s and into the 2020s, Marshall’s career emphasized independent films, horror, and recurring television appearances, including “In the Eyes of a Killer,” “The Cursed ” and “Badlands of Kain.” More recently, Marshall played Kane, a key survivor, in the six-episode post-apocalyptic series “The Pact.”