James Paxton

James Paxton strikes me as a slow burn, the kind of actor worth watching before the crowd catches on. Born in Ojai in 1994, he earned attention as Lukas in Eyewitness, a role that demanded real emotional turbulence rather than charm. Being handed that kind of part early says something about a quiet depth directors sensed in him. The son of Bill Paxton, he left college to work in the props department on Nightcrawler, and in 2020 he played a younger version of his father's character in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He feels like someone building credibility one performance at a time instead of chasing a flashy profile, and I am quietly curious about where he goes next.

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Name (English)

James Paxton

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・パクストン

Reading

じぇーむず・ぱくすとん

Born

February 23, 1994 (age 32)

Origin

Ojai, California, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thisisjamespaxton/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Paxton%20(actor)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28054192

Tags

• California
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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