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Jim Piddock

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Biography

James Anthony "Jim" Piddock (born 8 April 1956, Rochester, Kent, England) is an English actor, writer, producer, and author whose career spans over four decades. He earned an Honors degree in English at King's College, London, and trained at Drama Studio London. He won the Bay Area Critics' Best Actor Award (1982) for his U.S. debut in The Boy's Own Story. His film credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Independence Day (1996), Best in Show (2000), The Prestige (2006), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), and Kill Your Friends (2015). On television he is best known for Lost (2005, as Francis Heatherton), Family Tree (HBO/BBC, 2013, co-created with Christopher Guest), and The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020). He is also a prolific voice actor (Metal Gear Solid 3, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Star Trek: Lower Decks), a writer and producer (Mascots, Family Tree), and the author of the memoir Caught With My Pants Down (2022). He was married to Margaret Oberman (1991–2004) and has one daughter.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Prestige

As Prosecutor

Epic Movie

As Magneto

Batman: Under the Red Hood

As Alfred (voice)

Best in Show

As Trevor Beckwith

Tooth Fairy

Executive Producer

Think Like a Man Too

As Declan

The Cold Light of Day

As Meckler

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

As Peter Wicklow

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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The prestige is the trick you never see coming

A chain of films about magicians, mediums and con artists, tracing the moment cinema learned to lie to us and we learned to love it.

8 films

The Rivalry Within: How Feuds Shape the Soul

From duelling magicians to warring chefs, explore how rivalry reveals our deepest fears and desires. A cinematic journey through competition, obsession, and the...

8 films

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