Jim Piddock

Acting

1956-04-08 · Rochester, Kent, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Going Dutch

2025 · Series

Haunting of the Queen Mary

2023 · Movie

The Haunting of Bly Manor

2020 · Series

Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020 · Series

Mascots

2016 · Movie

Kill Your Friends

2015 · Movie

The Grinder

2015 · Series

1915

2015 · Movie

Man Seeking Woman

2015 · Series

Lucky Stiff

2014 · Movie

Think Like a Man Too

2014 · Movie

The Blacklist

2013 · Series

Mom

2013 · Series

Family Tree

2013 · Series

What About Dick?

2012 · Movie

Elementary

2012 · Series

The Dictator

2012 · Movie

The Five-Year Engagement

2012 · Movie

The Cold Light of Day

2012 · Movie

Touch

2012 · Series

Up All Night

2011 · Series

NTSF:SD:SUV::

2011 · Series

Franklin & Bash

2011 · Series

Law & Order: LA

2010 · Series

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010 · Movie

Batman: Under the Red Hood

2010 · Movie

Get Him to the Greek

2010 · Movie

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

2010 · Series

Tooth Fairy

2010 · Movie

Modern Family

2009 · Series

Party Down

2009 · Series

Castle

2009 · Series

Dollhouse

2009 · Series

Childrens Hospital

2008 · Series

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008 · Series

Dead Space: Downfall

2008 · Movie

The Middleman

2008 · Series

Meet the Spartans

2008 · Movie

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007 · Movie

Chuck

2007 · Series

Who's Your Caddy?

2007 · Movie

Epic Movie

2007 · Movie

For Your Consideration

2006 · Movie

The Prestige

2006 · Movie

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006 · Movie

The Man

2005 · Movie

Love For Rent

2005 · Movie

A Different Loyalty

2004 · Movie

Lost

2004 · Series

See This Movie

2004 · Movie

Two and a Half Men

2003 · Series

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003 · Movie

A Mighty Wind

2003 · Movie

Without a Trace

2002 · Series

Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002 · Movie

Monk

2002 · Series

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature

2001 · Movie

Crossing Jordan

2001 · Series

Too Much Sun

2000 · Series

The Geena Davis Show

2000 · Series

Best in Show

2000 · Movie

Angel

1999 · Series

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

1999 · Series

From the Earth to the Moon

1998 · Series

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998 · Movie

The New Batman Adventures

1997 · Series

Extreme Ghostbusters

1997 · Series

Multiplicity

1996 · Movie

Independence Day

1996 · Movie

One Good Turn

1996 · Movie

The Drew Carey Show

1995 · Series

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

1995 · Movie

A Whole New Ballgame

1995 · Series

Friends

1994 · Series

Traces of Red

1992 · Movie

The Women of Windsor

1992 · Movie

Mad About You

1992 · Series

A Mom for Christmas

1990 · Movie

Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · Movie

Coach

1989 · Series

Tour of Duty

1987 · Series

The Twilight Zone

1985 · Series

Wildside

1985 · Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Series

Fame

1982 · Series