James Francis Ginty

Born in Los Angeles, Ginty is the son of actor/director Robert Ginty,[1] and American actress Francine Tacker, who met as series regulars on the late 1970s television series The Paper Chase. Ginty attended Valley Forge Military Academy[2] and the Interlochen Arts Academy.[3] Ginty subsequently continued his acting education at the Juilliard School in New York City as a member of the Drama Division's Group 32, which also included Jessica Chastain, Jess Weixler and Michael Urie.[4] Ginty holds a degree in history from UCLA and a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ginty dropped out of Juilliard when Kathryn Bigelow cast him in K-19: The Widowmaker[5]. He went on to star in Touchstone Pictures' Surrogates alongside Bruce Willis and Rosamund Pike and directed by Jonathan Mostow.[6] Ginty played two roles in the film, that of Dr. Lionel Canter as well as the surrogate of his son, Jared.[7] The film grossed over $120 million at the worldwide box office.[8]

On television Ginty has appeared in hit shows such as Grey's Anatomy, ER, Chuck, Blue Bloods, Deadbeat, and the Stephen Frears directed movie Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight for HBO Films[9] (nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the category of Outstanding Television Movie[10]).

Ginty's regional theatre credits include playing Romeo in the Seattle Repertory Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet,[11] Bertram in The Folger Shakespeare Theatre's production of All's Well That Ends Well,[12] and Jacob Milne in Tom Stoppard's Night and Day at Philadelphia's Wilma Theatre.[13]

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