James Ward Byrkit
- Place of birth
- USA
Biography
James Ward Byrkit (also known as James Byrkit or Jim Byrkit) is an American film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence and co-writing the script for Rango, one of his many collaborations with Gore Verbinski. For Rango, Byrkit starred as several characters, most notably Waffles, a horned lizard. Byrkit also was the conceptual artist on the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and designed some of the most iconic sequences of the series. Byrkit also directed the short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011), which serves as a prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
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Known for
Filmography
- —BreakneckFilm · Writer, Director
- —Galapagos!: The Odyssey of Lonesome GeorgeFilm · Writer, Producer
- —IdeationFilm · Director
- —De NovoFilm · Executive Producer
- 2025Whiskers - A Christmas Short FilmFilm · Director, Writer
- 2024BlackFilm · Original Story★ 6.8
- 2023Shatter BeltSeries · Writer, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Creator
- 2017Baby DriverFilm · Storyboard Artist★ 7.4
- 2016The ForestFilm · Co-Producer★ 5.2
- 2014CoherenceFilm · Director, Screenplay, Story★ 7.2
- 2013The Fantastic CorpseFilm · Director
- 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: WedlockedFilm · Director★ 6.7
- 2011RangoFilm · Story, Head of Story, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer★ 6.9
- 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndFilm · Conceptual Design★ 7.3
- 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestFilm · Conceptual Design, Storyboard Artist★ 7.4
- 2005FractalusFilm · Writer, Director
- 2001Stop at NothingStop at NothingFilm · Director
- 2001Special Unit 2Series · Director★ 7.2
- 1998Outside OzonaFilm · Storyboard Artist
- 1997MouseHuntFilm · Production Illustrator★ 6.6
