JAMES RUSSO | Stafford

James Russo’s first role in his acting career was in the 1981 made-for-television film Chicago Story. His big break came in the 1982 comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, as a convenience store robber. Other hit films he starred in include Beverly Hills Cop, The Cotton Club, and Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America, and as a brutal rapist opposite Farah Fawcett in the drama Extremities. He has appeared in over 150 films over four decades. He has made guest appearances in many TV dramas and films, including The Equalizer, Miami Vice, CSI, CSI: Miami, and Las Vegas. Russo starred in the psychological thriller 7E with Brendan Sexton III, John Savage and Natasha Lyonne. He had a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino’s film Django Unchained.