James H. Thomas(I)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
James H. Thomas was born in the South Bronx, New York City, and
educated in the United States, Beijing and Taiwan. He has spent over 15
years in Asia, including Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Taipei -
homeland of Director Ang Lee. Besides his earlier career as a police
officer in NYPD and athlete of the U.S. Olympic Track Team, he has
worked as a free-lance director, teacher and actor in many Asian
productions, including Chinese and Japanese movies. He is known as "Ji
Ming" in China, and "Noriyaki" in Japan. With his multi-cultural
background, James H. Thomas is fluent in English, Spanish, Chinese, and
has basic Korean and Japanese comprehension.