James Ward Byrkit
Age: N/A | From: USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Jim Brykit
Gender: Male
Place of birth: USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 18
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
Biography
James Ward Byrkit (also known as James Byrkit or Jim Byrkit) is an American film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence and co-writing the script for Rango, one of his many collaborations with Gore Verbinski. For Rango, Byrkit starred as several characters, most notably Waffles, a horned lizard. Byrkit also was the conceptual artist on the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and designed some of the most iconic sequences of the series. Byrkit also directed the short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011), which serves as a prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Most Famous Work
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007) Conceptual Design
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006) Storyboard Artist
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
(2011) Director
Rango
(2011) Head of Story
Baby Driver
(2017) Storyboard Artist
Coherence
(2013) Story
MouseHunt
(1997) Production Illustrator
The Forest
(2016) Co-ProducerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Waffles / Gordy / Papa Joad / Cousin Murt / Curlie / Knife Attacker / Rodent Kid (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2011 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2007 | Conceptual Design | |
| 2006 | Conceptual Design | |
| Storyboard Artist | ||
| 1998 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 1997 | Production Illustrator | |
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Production
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|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Co-Producer | |
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Directing
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| 2013 | Director | |
| 2011 | Director | |
| 2005 | Director | |
| 2001 | Director | |
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| Director | ||
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Writing
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| 2013 | Screenplay | |
| Story | ||
| 2011 | Story | |
| Head of Story | ||
| 2005 | Writer | |
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Creator
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Editing
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