James Ward Byrkit
Director · Writer
USA
James Ward Byrkit is an American screenwriter rather than a performer whose work reaches audiences with no face attached to it. Cinema and television have both taken up part of the working life. Among all the credits, 'Rango' reached the widest audience. There is 'Coherence' as well. A large part of the career has been spent in animation.
James Ward Byrkit
Director · Writer
James Ward Byrkit is an American screenwriter rather than a performer whose work reaches audiences with no face attached to it. Cinema and television have both taken up part of the working life. Among all the credits, 'Rango' reached the widest audience. There is 'Coherence' as well. A large part of the career has been spent in animation.
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What are the most famous roles of James Ward Byrkit?
James Ward Byrkit is best known for directing Rango, Coherence, Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked.
How many movies has James Ward Byrkit directed?
Over a 25-year career (since 2001), James Ward Byrkit has directed or written 6 films and worked on 1 TV shows.
What was James Ward Byrkit's first movie?
The career of James Ward Byrkit began with Breakneck ().
What is James Ward Byrkit's most recent movie or series?
James Ward Byrkit's most recent release is Whiskers - A Christmas Short Film, which premiered on December 21, 2025.
What TV shows has James Ward Byrkit created or directed?
On television, James Ward Byrkit has appeared in Special Unit 2, Shatter Belt.
James Ward Byrkit
· USA
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).