DIRECTOR · FROM ATHENS, USA
James Ponsoldt
Born 1978 · 48 years old20 credits since 20023 coming up
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ABOUT JAMES
James Adam Ponsoldt (born 1978) is an American film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed the drama films Off the Black (2006) and Smashed (2012), the romantic comedy-drama The Spectacular Now (2013), and the dramas The End of the Tour (2015) and The Circle (2017).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born5 September 1978
BirthplaceAthens, USA
Known forDirecting
On Cineora13 of 19 titles
Known for
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What James is working on next.
- The AltruistsDirector · Executive ProducerOut Nov 2026
- Inconstant MoonDirector · ProducerDate to be announced
- SponsorDirector · Writer · ProducerDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 13
- Average IMDb
- 7.1
- Highest rated
- ShamelessIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 2002
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Filmography
The 2020s
5 titles · IMDb 7.1 on averageSeriesDirector · 2 episodes
SeriesDirector · Executive Producer · 2 episodes
SeriesDirector · Executive Producer · 10 episodes
SeriesDirector · Executive Producer · 33 episodes
MovieDirector · Writer · Producer
The 2010s
9 titles · IMDb 7.2 on averageSeriesDirector · Executive Producer · 20 episodes
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Director · 1 episode
SeriesDirector · Executive Producer · 2 episodes
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Mountain Low
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The 2000s
1 title · IMDb 6.5 on averageMovieDirector · Writer
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in James’s titles.
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadThe Spectacular Now and Smashed
Jason SegelShrinking and The End of the Tour
Megan MullallySmashed and Summering
Danny ElfmanComposer · The Circle and The End of the Tour
Michael H. WeberCreator · The Spectacular Now and Daisy Jones & the Six
Amy SeimetzTiny Furniture and Sun Don't Shine
Scott NeustadterCreator · The Spectacular Now and Daisy Jones & the Six
Tom HoweComposer · Shrinking and Daisy Jones & the Six