James Roday Rodriguez

James Roday Rodriguez
Rodriguez at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2013
Born
James David Rodriguez

(1976-04-04) April 4, 1976 (age 48)
Other namesJames Roday
(professional name 1998–2020)
James Roday Rodriguez
(changed legal name)
Alma materNew York University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1999–present
PartnerMaggie Lawson (2006–2014)

James Roday Rodriguez[1] (born James David Rodriguez, April 4, 1976) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for portraying Shawn Spencer, a hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic, in USA Network series Psych and the subsequent Psych film series, also writing and producing for Psych. He also starred in A Million Little Things which debuted in 2018, playing Javier "Gary" Mendez.[2]

  1. ^ Hernandez, Lee (October 12, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: 'Psych' Star James Roday Explains Why He Changed His Latino Last Name for Hollywood". Latina. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "A Million Little Things, Cast, Characters and Stars". abc.go.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-08.