Portrait of James Naughton

Acting

James Naughton

Career

Active from 1973 to 2025, busiest in 1980 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hacking Democracy
Hacking Democracy
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Naughton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Spiritual
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Relationship Drama 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Planet of the Apes 2
  • Science Fiction 2
  • Dystopian Future 2
  • Ape Society 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Beer and Hot Chocolate
Beer and Hot Chocolate

as Len

2020s

8 titles · average score 53
Sit with Me While I Die
Sit with Me While I Die (2025)

as Father Ethan

SilverSizzle
SilverSizzle (2024)

as Jamie

Not the Same Clarence
Not the Same Clarence (2023)

as Clarence

Command Z
Command Z (2023)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Justice Frank Richardson

Past Prologue
Past Prologue (2022)

as Robert

And Just Like That…
And Just Like That… (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Big's Brother

The Independents
The Independents (2021)

as Officer Sanders

Mooseltoe
Mooseltoe (2021)

as Snowball

2010s

9 titles · average score 67
The Romanoffs
The Romanoffs (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Dmitri

Equity
Equity (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

as John

Childless
Childless (2015)

as Harvey

The Affair
The Affair (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Rodney Callahan

Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

as Frank Church

Golden Boy
Golden Boy (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Marvin Drexler

Creepy Carrots
Creepy Carrots (2013)

as Narrator

Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Chief Bell

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii (2010)

as Narrates Program Two

2000s

17 titles · average score 62
Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 (2009)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Gilbert Radburn

Suburban Girl
Suburban Girl (2007)
GoodWatch score 48

as Robert Eisenberg

Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as William van der Bilt

Damages
Damages (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Sam Arsenault

Hacking Democracy
Hacking Democracy (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

as Narrator

The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

as Stephen

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea (2005)

as Ernest Hemingway (voice)

Fascination
Fascination (2004)
GoodWatch score 23

as Patrick Doherty

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree (2004)

as Tim Wiggins/Narrator

Our Town
Our Town (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Stage Director

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Roger Buckman

The Truth About Jane
The Truth About Jane (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as Robert

1990s

16 titles · average score 64
Oxygen
Oxygen (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Clark Hannon

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Charlie Moss

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as George McBeal

The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gill Griffin

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

as James Burton

Mixed Blessings
Mixed Blessings (1995)
GoodWatch score 58

as Brad Coleman

The Birds II: Land's End
The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
GoodWatch score 32

as Frank

The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

as James Burton

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)

as Reader

Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge (1991)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Barry Taggert

1980s

23 titles · average score 64
Raising Miranda
Raising Miranda (1988)

TV show

Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hugh

Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jack Parrish

Trauma Center
Trauma Center (1983)

TV show · as Michael Royce

A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
GoodWatch score 39

as Steve Peterson

Making the Grade
Making the Grade (1982)

TV show · as Harry Barnes

The Bunker
The Bunker (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as James O'Donnell

Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 54

as Pete Burke

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 53

as Pete Burke

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pete Burke

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Peter Burke

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pete Burke

1970s

11 titles · average score 64
Second Wind
Second Wind (1976)

as Roger

Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead (1976)

as George

Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester (1975)

TV show

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)

as Dr. Baxter

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Pete Burke

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

as Capt. John Haines

Antigone
Antigone (1974)

as Haemon

Faraday and Company
Faraday and Company (1973)

TV show · as Steve Faraday

The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Kevin Brooks

Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel (1972)

as Ben Gant

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Haemon

1960s

1 title · average score 71
Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dr. Hanson