James David Rodriguez was born on 4 April 1976, in San Antonio, Texas USA, of Mexican (father) and British (mother) descent. As James Roday, he is one of the finest American actors, and is also a director and a screenwriter, perhaps best known for appearing in several popular TV series, including “The Dukes of Hazard” and “Psych”.
So just how rich is James Roday? As per the latest estimates, James Roday’s net worth stands at $4 million dollars. Over the years, James has managed to accumulate his wealth by working as a director, screenwriter, as well as a successful actor. Besides having a healthy bank account, he also owns several homes and expensive cars.
James Roday Net Worth $4 Million
James’s love for acting started at the tender age of seven when he performed at school level functions. James attended the Taft High School in San Antonio and later earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from New York University. He studied theatre at the experimental Theatre Wing of New York University, where he was also involved in the Dogberry as the lead vocalist and keyboard player.
James started working as aprofessional actor when he was 22, under the name of James Roday, as the name “James Rodriguez” was already registered with Screen Actors Guild. Before starting working as a professional, he appeared in numerous theatrical productions such as “Twelfth Night”, “Severity’s Mistress” and “The Three Sisters”.
In 2003, he starred in the film called “Rolling Kansas” and then in 2005, he starred as Billy Prickett in “The Dukes of Hazzard”. He also worked in the film called “Beerfest” in 2006. All these films and TV serials added to his net worth. He also runs a non-profit theater which was founded in 2002 with Brad Raider. His theater has produced such diverse plays as “Grand Delusion”, “Sexual Perversity in Chicago”, and “Henry V”.
While working on different films as an actor, he also worked behind the scenes. His stint as a screenplay writer and as a director has been widely appreciated. He wrote the screenplay for the film “Skinwalkers”, and in 2013 he directed the movie, “Gravy”. His writing partner Todd Harthan worked with him in both the films. Over the years, during which he has worked on almost 30 films, James has been nominated for several awards, and he won the award for the Best Lead Actor in the drama series for “Psych” in the year 2012 at the 2nd Annual Timmys Awards.
A further example of James’ popularity is that he also served as a guest ring announcer for the WWE Raw SuperShow in the year 2012.
In his personal life, James has been in a relationship with the famous actor Maggie Lawson since 2006, since working together on the series “Psych”, for which James was also nominated as the Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Psych in the year 2006 by the Satellite Awards. Currently, he is working on different movie and TV show projects.
