James Remar stars as Samantha's one-time love interest Richard Wright on the Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning series "Sex and the City." James' character created quite a stir in more ways than one, as executive producer Michael Patrick King explains: "The rooftop scene with James and Kim Cattrall is about a woman who's trying to avoid romantic attachment," says King. "The shock is not that there's male nudity, but that she falls in love."

James recently appeared in 20th Century Fox's New Regency Productions coming of age comedy The Girl Next Door for writer/director Luke Greenfield. Remar plays Hugo Posh, the very entertaining incredibly pompous, extremely successful porno producer. The film stars Emile Hirsh, a driven high school senior who falls in love with "24's" Elisha Cuthberth, the next door neighbor's niece. When Emile's character Matthew Goodman discovers Danielle (Elisha Cuthberth) is a budding porn star trying to get out of the business. He decides to risk his promising future to help her.

James also appeared in the sequel to Universal's blockbuster The Fast and the Furious. In the film, James stars as Agent Markham, a tough customs agent who enlists the help of Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) and his friend, ex-con Roman Pearce (Tyrese) to help bring down Carter Verone (Cole Hauser).

James recently co-starred in Miramax's comedy Duplex starring Drew Barrymore and Ben Stiller, and directed by Danny DeVito. He plays Chick, a slick hit man who fronts as a pornographer.

James can be seen co-starring in Hubert Selby Jr's (Requiem for a Dream) Fear X, co-written and directed by Nicholas Wynding Refn (Bleeder, Pusher). Fear X also stars John Turturro and Debra Unger. James plays Debra Unger's husband, Peter. The film premiered in the world cinema category at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

James began his career on the New York stage -- he was part of the original cast of "Bent" with Richard Gere, as well as numerous off and off-off Broadway plays. He has enjoyed a successful career spanning over two decades and more than 30 feature films. He broke onto the scene in Walter Hill's The Warriors and 48 Hours opposite Eddie Murphy. Since then, James has worked steadily with some of the industry's most celebrated filmmakers including Gus Van Sant, Penny Marshall, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Apted.

James was also seen opposite Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer in the hit thriller What Lies Beneath for director Robert Zemeckis. His performance in Boys on the Side as a rugged, gentle bartender opposite Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore and Whoopi Goldberg garnered him critical acclaim.