“Everyone is Doing Great” Official Trailer
Best TV Episodic” Award at the Mammoth Film Festival
“Best Comedy Writers” Award at Series Fest.
"Everyone is Doing Great" (2021, Season 1)
DIRECTOR. WRITER. PRODUCER. ACTOR.
“Everyone is Doing Great” ("EDG") is an independent television pilot created by writer/director/actor James Lafferty and writer/actor Stephen Colletti. In addition to Lafferty and Colletti, the television pilot stars Alexandra Park ("The Royals") and Cariba Heine ("Home and Away"). The producers are The Nelms Brothers, Michelle Lang, Johnny Derango, Ngoc Nguyen, Roque Trem, Alexandra Park and Stuart Lafferty. Thank you to all of those in the “EDG” SUPPORTER HALL OF FAME!
Synopsis: Seth and Jeremy enjoyed success from ‘Eternal’, a hit television vampire drama. Five years after their show has ended, they lean on each other as they struggle to reclaim their previous level of success and relevance, awkwardly navigating the perils of life and love amidst a humorously painful coming of age.
“Everyone is Doing Great” is streaming now on Hulu (U.S.) and Paramount+ (select international territories).
“The Right Stuff” Official Trailer
"The Right Stuff" (2020)
Actor. “The Right Stuff” is the incredible story of the early days of the U.S. space program, based on the iconic bestseller by Tom Wolfe. At the height of the Cold War, newly formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope. The series, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, stars Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Joe Dempsie, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, Micah Stock and James Lafferty as the famed Mercury Seven. The series is streaming now on Disney+ as an original series.
“The Haunting of Hill House” (2018)
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The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. Considered one of the best literary ghost stories published during the 20th century, it has been made into two films, a play and is the basis of a Netflix series. Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it. James plays a brief, but important, role in one of the main character’s lives in “The Haunting of Hill House."
"The Royals" (2015-2018)
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In addition to acting, James has an equal passion for the work behind the camera. Lafferty has directed several episodes of "The Royals," E! Entertainment's popular television series, starring Elizabeth Hurley, William Moseley, and Alexandra Park, and will be returning as a guest director for Season 4.
"The Royals" is a drama about a fictional British Royal family set in modern day London, who inhabit a world of opulence and regal tradition that caters to any and every desire, but one that also comes with a price tag of duty, destiny and intense public scrutiny.
The new season currently airs on E! every Sunday at 10|9c with previous seasons available on Amazon Prime and on DVD.
SMALL TOWN CRIME Official Trailer
"A seriously down-and-dirty crime story with a savage sense of humor." -- Variety
SMALL TOWN CRIME (2017)
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Ex-cop Mike Kendall (John Hawkes) discovers the body of a young woman and, in an act of self- redemption, becomes hell bent on finding the killer. While his un-couth and quirky detective style helps break open the case, his dogged determination unwittingly puts his sister (Octavia Spencer) and best friend (Anthony Anderson) in danger. Additional cast members include Robert Forster, Clifton Collins, Jr., Michael Vartan, James Lafferty, Daniel Sunjata, Caity Lotz, Jeremy Ratchford, Don Harvey, Stefanie Scott and Dale Dickey.
Lafferty plays Tony Lama who, after a dishonorable discharge ousted him from the marines, this young man found another line of work to employ his government funded skill set. Handsome and immoral, this hustler can charm the stripes off a zebra.
SMALL TOWN CRIME was released in theaters on January 19, 2018 and garnered rave reviews from top critics at NY Times, LA Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and others. The film can now be seen on DirectTV, iTunes, Amazon, and Netflix (internationally). Order the Blu-ray / DVD, which includes director + cast commentary, extra scenes (with James), and exclusive behind the scenes footage, from Target, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart. The film is now on DVD & Blu-Ray and will be on Netflix worldwide on May 19, 2018.
WAFFLE STREET (2015)
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Success isn’t all it’s stacked up to be. Based on a true story. WAFFLE STREET is the true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amidst the greasy madness of the 24-hour diner, Jimmy befriends Edward (played by Danny Glover), an ex-con grill master who serves up hard lessons about life, finance, and grits.
Based on a True Story (and the Jimmy Adams memoir "The Confession and Rehabilitation of a Financier"), James Lafferty portrays Jimmy in WAFFLE STREET.
Best Narrative Feature: Hollywood Film Festival
Best Feature Audience Award: Red Rock Film Festival
Screenwriter Award: Coronado Island Film Festival
Inaugural Andretta Carpe Diem Award: Woodstock Film Festival
Watch the WAFFLE STREET Official Trailer. Watch the film on iTunes, Amazon Video, or Netflix.
LOST ON PURPOSE Official Trailer
3 Best Film Awards: Beverly Hills Film Festival, Reelheart Film Festival, TrindieFest Film Festival
Best Directors: FirstGlance Film Festival
Best Actress: (Jane Kaczmarek) Hollywood Reel Independent Fest
Watch the LOST ON PURPOSE Official Trailer.
LOST ON PURPOSE (2013)
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Fueled by gin and sheer determination, Ms. Liz (Jane Kaczmarek) operates her third generation dairy farm outside the region's domineering co-ops. To help keep the place afloat, she's employed five renegade ranch hands. These boys have put a pin in responsibility and opted to stretch out the party as long as possible. Unfortunately, women, booze, and fisticuffs can only lead to one outcome: trouble. When the dust settles, we realize it's not simply a story about winners and losers or finding your way. It's about purpose: to find what you believe in, through change, through loss, even if it's the small things. Then hold on to it and fight for it, because in the end that's all you have.
In LOST ON PURPOSE, James plays the part of "Fever" -- one of five ranch hands who work for Ms. Liz. The Ranch hands are the film's gateway into the youth and the struggles they face coming of age in contemporary America.
Purchase LOP at the LOST ON PURPOSE Website. Rent the film on Amazon Video.
OCULUS (2013)
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Haunted by the violent demise of their parents 10 years earlier, adult siblings Kaylie (Karen Gillan) and Tim (Brenton Thwaites) are now struggling to rebuild their relationship. Kaylie suspects that their antique mirror, known as the Lasser Glass, is behind the tragedy. The seemingly harmless reflections contain a malevolent, supernatural force that infects the mind of anyone who gazes into it. As Kaylie gets closer to the truth, the siblings become caught in the mirror's spell. In OCULUS, James plays Michael Dumon, Kaylie's boyfriend.
From the Producer of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY and INSIDIOUS (Blumhouse Productions), this film was a box office success worldwide, grossing nearly 10x its original budget. The film was reviewed by IndieWire as "one of the scariest American horror movies in years. Watch the OCULUS Official Trailer. The film is now available on Blu-ray and DVD via Amazon.
"One Tree Hill" (2003-2012)
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"One Tree Hill" is an American television drama series created by Mark Schwahan, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on the WB. After the series' third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW. The popular TV series had a very successful nine-year run with the show's final episode airing on April 4, 2012.
The show was set in the fictional town of Tree Hill in North Carolina and originally follows the lives of two half-brothers, Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty), who compete for positions on their school's basketball team, and the drama that ensues from the brothers' romances. Lucas and Nathan trade between kinship and rivalry both on the basketball court and in the hearts of their friends in the small, but not so quiet town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.
In addition to acting on the show, James also directed several episodes over the course of its run. "One Tree Hill" can currently be seen exclusively on Hulu.