James Scott Flannery

James was born and raised in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, a small coal-cracker town 16 miles north of Scranton, PA - which fans may recognize as the home of The Office! His love of film and music grew early on from his family, many of who were employed by the hometown theater, The Irving. His uncle Gerard was the projectionist, who even built a theater in the attic of his home and showed 16mm prints of classic films like 'Casablanca' and 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' as well as more modern classics such as 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. James was inspired himself at a very young age by the film 'Bonnie and Clyde', and he was raised on the classic films of the 70's (The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, The French Connection) In 2001, after winning a runner-up prize in a Tommy Hilfiger video commercial contest, James began to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a filmmaker. In 2005, he completed his first feature film, 'Spades', a comedy-drama about 4 convicts and the various troubles that landed them in jail together. He followed that with a prequel titled 'Deal', using many of the same characters and delving further into their history. Both films were very well-received by fans of independent film. James went on to produce a music debut CD for his niece, the singer/songwriter Jade Millon, as well as becoming a Yahoo Contributor covering politics, art and current events for several years. More recently, James has been honing his acting craft on the stage, being featured in productions of 'The Bristol', an original play, as well as 'Glengarry Glen Ross', playing the character of Blake, both under the direction of Paige Balitski at Diva Theater. He also performed in the production Scranton Decameron Goes To the Hospital, which premiered at the Scranton Fringe Festival in 2016, under the direction of playwright Ted LoRusso. 2017 - James has recently completed the screenplay for his newest independent film in development, entitled 'Freaks...A Love Story'. He will once again be handling acting and directing duties. He continues to engage in his hobbies of playing guitar and piano, and is also the proud parent of a son, Dylan James Flannery.