About
Hawthorne James is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in Speed (1994 film). James was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of A.M. Alene and Robert Hawthorne.
Filmography
In the Matchbox2023 · Uncle Wendell
Flint Tale2021
Dirty Dead Con Men2018 · Art McCoy
Blues for Life2016 · Plank Road Slim
The Night Stalker2016 · Harrison Johnson
Lucky Girl2015 · Reverend Thompson
A Christmas Wedding2013 · Arthur
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror2006 · Llore
The System Within2006 · Hays
Today You Die2005 · Derrick
Boss'n Up2005 · Orange Juice
Auggie Rose2000 · MacDougall
The Art of a Bullet1999 · Walter Simmons
Amistad1997 · Creole Cook
Campfire Tales1997 · Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Heaven's Prisoners1996 · Victor Romero
Se7en1995 · George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed1994 · Sam
Caroline at Midnight1994 · Stan Donovan
The Habitation of Dragons1992 · Lonny Johnson