James Roday Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-07-21

James Roday net worth is
$4 Million

James Roday Wiki Biography

James David Rodriguez was born on 4 April 1976, in San Antonio, Texas USA, of Mexican (father) and British (mother) descent. As James Roday, he is one of the finest American actors, and is also a director and a screenwriter, perhaps best known for appearing in several popular TV series, including “The Dukes of Hazard” and “Psych”.

So just how rich is James Roday? As per the latest estimates, James Roday’s net worth stands at $4 million dollars. Over the years, James has managed to accumulate his wealth by working as a director, screenwriter, as well as a successful actor. Besides having a healthy bank account, he also owns several homes and expensive cars.

James Roday Net Worth $4 Million

James’s love for acting started at the tender age of seven when he performed at school level functions. James attended the Taft High School in San Antonio and later earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from New York University. He studied theatre at the experimental Theatre Wing of New York University, where he was also involved in the Dogberry as the lead vocalist and keyboard player.

James started working as aprofessional actor when he was 22, under the name of James Roday, as the name “James Rodriguez” was already registered with Screen Actors Guild. Before starting working as a professional, he appeared in numerous theatrical productions such as “Twelfth Night”, “Severity’s Mistress” and “The Three Sisters”.

In 2003, he starred in the film called “Rolling Kansas” and then in 2005, he starred as Billy Prickett in “The Dukes of Hazzard”. He also worked in the film called “Beerfest” in 2006. All these films and TV serials added to his net worth. He also runs a non-profit theater which was founded in 2002 with Brad Raider. His theater has produced such diverse plays as “Grand Delusion”, “Sexual Perversity in Chicago”, and “Henry V”.

While working on different films as an actor, he also worked behind the scenes. His stint as a screenplay writer and as a director has been widely appreciated. He wrote the screenplay for the film “Skinwalkers”, and in 2013 he directed the movie, “Gravy”. His writing partner Todd Harthan worked with him in both the films. Over the years, during which he has worked on almost 30 films, James has been nominated for several awards, and he won the award for the Best Lead Actor in the drama series for “Psych” in the year 2012 at the 2nd Annual Timmys Awards.

A further example of James’ popularity is that he also served as a guest ring announcer for the WWE Raw SuperShow in the year 2012.

In his personal life, James has been in a relationship with the famous actor Maggie Lawson since 2006, since working together on the series “Psych”, for which James was also nominated as the Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Psych in the year 2006 by the Satellite Awards. Currently, he is working on different movie and TV show projects.

Full Name	James Roday
Net Worth	$4 Million
Date Of Birth	April 4, 1976
Place Of Birth	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession	Screenwriter, Actor, Television producer, Television Director
Education	William Howard Taft High School, New York University
Nationality	United States of America
Parents	Jim Rodríguez, Irene Rodríguez
Siblings	Lisette Rodriguez
Partner	Maggie Lawson (2006–)
Nicknames	James David Rodriguez , James David Rodríguez
Twitter	http://www.twitter.com/jamesroday
IMDB	www.imdb.com/name/nm0734442
Nominations	ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor, Satellite Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy, ALMA Award for Year in TV Comedy - Actor, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Movies	Gravy, Pushing Dead, The Dukes of Hazzard, Beerfest, Repli-Kate, Rolling Kansas, Don't Come Knocking, Gamer, Skinwalkers, Christmas Eve, Showtime, Baby, Baby, Baby, Thank Heaven, Coming Soon
TV Shows	Psych, Miss Match, First Years, Ryan Caulfield: Year One

Title	Salary
Psych (2006)	$60,000 /episode (2007)

#	Quote
1	Look at every show on television; it's derivative of another show that came before it. It was only a matter of time. So all you 'Mentalist' fans, it's okay to like the show, but don't be in denial of where it came from. Friday nights, U.S.A., basic cable-style baby.
2	My plan was to go to New York and do some theatre, and then I got the script for 'Psych.' I was like, 'Ahh - just as I thought I was out, you pulled me back in!' I had a great meeting with the show creator and we laid out the parameters to make the show work: what I would do, what he would let me do.
3	When he came to television, there was no way I wasn't going to watch. Of course, he delivered everything that you would expect David Lynch to deliver, and more, and he was doing it in primetime network television. Even as a 14-year old, I wanted someone in the room with me that I could look over and say, 'Can you believe we're watching this?'
4	I remember one night, my parents were out at a function of some kind and I had just gotten cable in my room. That was a big deal, and I saw 'Blue Velvet' on HBO. It blew my mind in a way that I don't think children's minds are supposed to be blown, but they probably shouldn't be watching 'Blue Velvet.'
5	I was a strange, dark little dude. I fell in love with horror movies, at a very early age. Somehow, as a first grader, I was able to convince my parents to let me go see stuff like 'An American Werewolf in London' in theaters, so I was headed in that direction anyway.
6	I would say I'm more fascinated by Big Daddy V than I am necessarily a huge fan of Big Daddy V. He simply threw on the double-strapped unitard... and now he's some sort of fearsome, fighting, wrecking machine.
7	I would say I've actually done a lot more comedy than I've done drama. It's weird the way that worked out, because when I came out of theater school I took myself way too seriously, so it's kind of ironic that I ended up sort of going down the comedy path.
8	Leonardo Dicaprio didn't change his name, Emilio Estevez didn't change his name. But every case is different. I only have one reference of what my career was and I was very, very blessed and very, very lucky, and it got started very quickly after college. And I only know that by going with Roday.
9	Have I ever pretended to be something? I think back in college I think I might have told a girl that I was a professional tennis player once. And then, of course, she had never heard of me so I had to dig deeper. 'I'm just sort of on the playing satellites. You know, I'm kind of working my way up. I'm not ranked in the top 100 or anything.'
10	I always say David Bowie, that's sort of like my stock answer to every question regarding who I'd like to have come on the show, who I'd like to sing our theme song, who I'd like to meet for coffee in a completely unrelated non-'Psych' atmosphere. He's just the God, he's the man and I think we could probably make really good use of him on our show.
11	I came from Texas, I was studying theater at NYU, and I thought for sure that my lot in life would be to get the best bartending job I could find and do theater in New York. And that was a good life.
12	I did nothing but theater until, I guess, '99. I was all the way through college the first time that I had stepped in front of a camera. And it's weird; it's definitely a transition.
13	I get star-struck anytime I meet performers that I grew up watching and appreciating. I mean, it's still incredibly surreal to me that I was a kid in San Antonio watching movies and then now I'm working with some of the people that were in those movies. I don't think it'll ever stop being surreal on some level.
14	They just think I'm a white dude. Every once in a while someone thinks I'm Jewish. I get a lot of stuff, but never Latino.
15	'Twin Peaks' is my favorite show of all time.
16	I usually just pick a genre of movie that I feel like saluting and then go off and come up with something that I can sort of pay homage to. That's the great thing about our show is we've sort of created a landscape for 'Psych' where we're kind of allowed to go off and give shout-outs to movies that we love, genres that we love.
17	I'm a sports fanatic. It's hard for me to commit to the weekly, episodic nature of television, so for me, anytime that I can put a game on, that's what I do.
18	And I have to say, for the record, my favorite line from 'Without A Clue' is after Michael Caine pokes a dead body with a stick and announces to everyone, 'It is my opinion that this man is dead.'
19	Actors geek out over athletes. Everyone knows that.
20	I think what we do is fairly unique on 'Psych,' and we just have to keep doing that because that's what got us where we are.
21	I'd describe 'Psych' as 'Real Genius' meets 'Django Unchained.'
22	Kids love watching adults act like children. It's that spirit they can relate to.
23	My father is Jaime Rodriguez from San Antonio, Texas, and I've got one whole half of my family that's Mexican through and through.

#	Fact
1	Starring off-Broadway as "Finn" in "Extinction," a play by Gabriel McKinley, directed by Wayne Kasserman. With Michael Weston also in the cast. [February 2010]
2	Directed a play called "Greedy" for his theatre company, Red Dog Squadron, in Los Angeles, California. [January 2010]
3	Decided to use the last name "Roday," since there was already someone named James Rodriguez in the Screen Actors Guild.
4	Used to be in a band called Dogberry when he was younger.
5	Friend of Dana Ashbrook, whom he directed in his 2004 play "Sustenance." Ashbrook starred in Roday's favorite show Twin Peaks (1990) and guest-starred in the Psych (2006) episode that Roday wrote as an homage to "Twin Peaks." According to Roday, Ashbrook was instrumental in helping some of the pieces fall in place for the episode.
6	Co-artistic director of the theater company Red Dog Squadron, which he founded in 1999 with friend Brad Raider.
7	BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1997).
8	His favorite gum is Juicy Fruit.
9	Was in a seven-year relationship with Psych (2006) co-star Maggie Lawson.
10	In People's 100 Most Beautiful People issue (2007).

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Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Pushing Dead	2016		Dan Schauble
Good Session	2015	TV Movie	Joel
Nerd Herd	2015	TV Movie	Kip
Christmas Eve	2015		B
Baby, Baby, Baby	2015		J.B.
Gravy	2015		Marty
Psych	2006-2014	TV Series	Shawn Spencer
Mr. Payback	2013/I	Short	Malikai
Love Bites	2011	TV Series	Jeff
Gamer	2009		News Co-Host #1
Fear Itself	2008	TV Series	Carlos the Groom
Beerfest	2006		German Messenger
Psych Webisodes	2006	TV Mini-Series	Shawn Spencer
The Dukes of Hazzard	2005		Billy Prickett
Don't Come Knocking	2005		1st AD
Rolling Kansas	2003		Dick Murphy
Miss Match	2003	TV Series	Nick Paine
Showtime	2002		'Showtime' Cameraman
Repli-Kate	2002		Max
Providence	2002	TV Series	Alexander Conrad
Thank Heaven	2001		Receptionist
First Years	2001	TV Series	Edgar Ross
Believe	2000/II	Short	Bruce Arm / Agent Johnny
Get Real	2000	TV Series	Trent Sykes
Coming Soon	1999		Chad
Ryan Caulfield: Year One	1999	TV Series	Vic

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Quest for Truth	2015	TV Movie executive producer completed
Psych		TV Series producer - 67 episodes, 2009 - 2014 co-producer - 15 episodes, 2008 - 2009

Director

Title	Year	Status
Quest for Truth	2015	TV Movie completed
Rosewood	2015-2017	TV Series 4 episodes
Blood Drive	2017	TV Series 2 episodes
Rush Hour	2016	TV Series 1 episode
Gravy	2015
Battle Creek	2015	TV Series 1 episode
Psych	2009-2014	TV Series 8 episodes

Writer

Title	Year	Status
Gravy	2015
Psych	2007-2014	TV Series written by - 16 episodes
Skinwalkers	2006	written by

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Psych	2006-2013	TV Series performer - 7 episodes

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Tavis Smiley	2014	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Total Divas	2013	TV Series	Himself
Teens Wanna Know	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
NerdHQ	2013	TV Series	Himself
Comic Con 2012 Live	2012	TV Movie	Himself
WWE Raw	2010-2012	TV Series	Himself
WWE Tough Enough	2011	TV Series	Himself
Access Hollywood Live	2010	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show	2010	TV Series	Himself
2009 Alma Awards	2009	TV Special	Himself
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Entertainment Tonight	2008	TV Series	Himself

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2012	Imagen Award	Imagen Foundation Awards	Best Actor/Television	Psych (2006)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2012	ALMA Award	ALMA Awards	Favorite TV Actor - Leading Role	Psych (2006)
2011	ALMA Award	ALMA Awards	Favorite TV Actor - Leading Role	Psych (2006)
2011	Imagen Award	Imagen Foundation Awards	Best Actor - Television	Psych (2006)
2010	Image Award	Image Awards	Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series	Psych (2006)
2009	ALMA Award	ALMA Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Psych (2006)
2009	Imagen Award	Imagen Foundation Awards	Best Actor/Television	Psych (2006)
2009	OFTA Television Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Psych (2006)
2008	ALMA Award	ALMA Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series	Psych (2006)
2008	OFTA Television Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Psych (2006)
2006	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical	Psych (2006)