--- name: "James Roday Rodriguez" canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-roday-rodriguez" fi1m_id: "james-roday-rodriguez" imdb_id: "nm0734442" tmdb_id: 80219 wikidata_id: "Q45563" roles: ["Director"] born: "4 April 1976" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "director" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-23T13:07:03.180471+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # James Roday Rodriguez ## Identity James Roday Rodriguez - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-roday-rodriguez - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** james-roday-rodriguez - **IMDb ID:** nm0734442 - **TMDB ID:** 80219 - **Wikidata ID:** Q45563 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Roday_Rodriguez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45563, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734442/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80219 Director. Born 4 April 1976 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Director - **Born:** 4 April 1976, San Antonio, Texas, USA - **Also known as:** James David Rodriguez, James Roday, جیمز رودِی رودریگز, جیمز رودی رودریگز - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Roday_Rodriguez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45563, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734442/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80219 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*High Potential*](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography James Roday Rodriguez (born James David Rodriguez) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. Born on 4 April 1976 in San Antonio, Texas, he studied at New York University’s Experimental Theatre Wing, where he earned a BFA. He is best known for playing Shawn Spencer in the USA Network series *Psych* (2006–2014) and its subsequent films, for which he also wrote and directed episodes. He later starred as Gary Mendez in the ABC series *A Million Little Things* (2018–2023). Rodriguez has directed episodes of series including *The Resident*, *The Crossover* and *High Potential* (2024–). His feature directorial debut was the 2015 film *Gravy*, which he co-wrote with Todd Harthan; he also directed and co-wrote the 2019 anthology film *Treehouse*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, deadline.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *High Potential* (2024), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md) ## Complete filmography (41) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *High Potential* (2024), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md) - *Buddy Games: Spring Awakening* (2023), as Zane - *Psych 3: This Is Gus* (2021), as Shawn Spencer · Writer, Executive Producer - *Night of the Animated Dead* (2021), as Tom (voice) - *Psych 2: Lassie Come Home* (2020), as Shawn Spencer · Executive Producer, Writer - *Buddy Games* (2019), as Zane Holden - *Berserk* (2019), as Officer Duane - *Treehouse* (2019), Director, Writer - *Fortune Rookie* (2018), series, as Roday, Tiny Roday - *A Million Little Things* (2018), series, as Gary Mendez - *The Resident* (2018), series, Director - *Psych: The Movie* (2017), as Shawn Spencer · Writer - *Pushing Dead* (2016), as Dan Schauble - *Rush Hour* (2016), series, Director - *Christmas Eve* (2015), as B - *Baby, Baby, Baby* (2015), as J.B. - *Gravy* (2015), as Marty · Director, Writer - *Rosewood* (2015), series, Director - *Battle Creek* (2015), series, Director - *Nerd Herd* (2015), as Kip - *Love Bites* (2011), series, as Jeff - *Gamer* (2009), as News Co-Host #1 - *In Sickness and in Health* (2008), as Carlos - *Fear Itself* (2008), series, as Carlos the Groom - *Beerfest* (2006), as German Messenger - *Psych* (2006), series, as Shawn Spencer · Writer, Director, Producer, Co-Producer - *Skinwalkers* (2006), Screenplay - *Don't Come Knocking* (2005), as 1st AD - *The Dukes of Hazzard* (2005), as Billy Prickett - *Miss Match* (2003), series, as Nick Paine - *Rolling Kansas* (2003), as Dick Murphy - *Showtime* (2002), as 'Maxis' Cameraman - *Repli-Kate* (2002), as Max - *First Years* (2001), series, as Edgar Ross - *Thank Heaven* (2001), as Receptionist - *Believe* (2000), as Bruce Arm - *Ryan Caulfield: Year One* (1999), series, as Vic - *Get Real* (1999), series, as Trent Sykes - *Coming Soon* (1999), as Chad - *Providence* (1999), series, as Alexander Conrad - *Rule of Three*, Director, Screenplay ## Gallery - ![James Roday Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/1360721/gallery-31e5e464fad2.jpg) James Roday Rodriguez — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/James_Roday_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-James_Roday_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Steve Franks, James Roday and Maggie Lawson at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, backstage at the Psych panel.](https://film.one/media/person/1360721/gallery-6f7efbf03160.jpg) Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Steve Franks, James Roday and Maggie Lawson at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, backstage at the Psych panel. — Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Cast_of_Psych_at_Comic-Con_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Comic Con 2010](https://film.one/media/person/1360721/gallery-5aae9c7bb5ba.jpg) Comic Con 2010 — Sue Lukenbaugh from Sacramento, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Corbin_Bernsen%2C_Kristen_Nelson%2C_Maggie_Lawson%2C_Tim_Omundson%2C_Dule_Hill%2C_James_Roday_Psych_Panel_%2812166871224%29.jpg/1280px-Corbin_Bernsen%2C_Kristen_Nelson%2C_Maggie_Lawson%2C_Tim_Omundson%2C_Dule_Hill%2C_James_Roday_Psych_Panel_%2812166871224%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Comic Con 2010](https://film.one/media/person/1360721/gallery-7c79cf80af91.jpg) Comic Con 2010 — Sue Lukenbaugh from Sacramento, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Corbin_Bernsen%2C_Kristen_Nelson%2C_Maggie_Lawson%2C_Tim_Omundson%2C_Dule_Hill%2C_James_Roday_Psych_Panel_%2812167184165%29.jpg/1280px-Corbin_Bernsen%2C_Kristen_Nelson%2C_Maggie_Lawson%2C_Tim_Omundson%2C_Dule_Hill%2C_James_Roday_Psych_Panel_%2812167184165%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![James Roday Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/1360721/gallery-37ce4cd4e63d.jpg) James Roday Rodriguez — Image via TMDB - ![Comic Con 2010](https://film.one/media/person/1360721/gallery-547beec431f8.jpg) Comic Con 2010 — Sue Lukenbaugh from Sacramento, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Corbin_Bernsen%2C_Kristen_Nelson%2C_Maggie_Lawson%2C_Tim_Omundson%2C_Dule_Hill%2C_James_Roday_Psych_Panel_%2812167205215%29.jpg/1280px-Corbin_Bernsen%2C_Kristen_Nelson%2C_Maggie_Lawson%2C_Tim_Omundson%2C_Dule_Hill%2C_James_Roday_Psych_Panel_%2812167205215%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Comic Con 2010](https://film.one/media/person/1360721/gallery-8e4c58a73d9d.jpg) Comic Con 2010 — Sue Lukenbaugh from Sacramento, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Corbin_Bernsen%2C_Kristen_Nelson%2C_Maggie_Lawson%2C_Tim_Omundson%2C_Dule_Hill%2C_James_Roday_Psych_Panel_%2812167354746%29.jpg/1280px-Corbin_Bernsen%2C_Kristen_Nelson%2C_Maggie_Lawson%2C_Tim_Omundson%2C_Dule_Hill%2C_James_Roday_Psych_Panel_%2812167354746%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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