Jim Ford (born September 15, 1981) is an American
film and
television actor,
stuntman,
screenwriter and
film director. He wrote and directed the short films Reconnaissance (2007), Gotta Go (2008), Wiffle Ball (2008), Timmy Text Message (2009), and White Zin (2010).[1]
Background
Ford was born in
Worcester, Massachusetts. He is the son of Linda, a Nurse Practitioner, and John Ford, a
Fire-fighter.[2]
Ford grew up in
West Boylston, Massachusetts. He graduated from
St. John's High School in 2000 and went to the
University of Hartford where he received a B.F.A. in theatre from the
Hartt School conservatory.[3][4] Ford participated in sports growing up, including
BMX,
snowboarding and
skateboarding. He enrolled in a sketch comedy class when in 6th grade at The
Bancroft school, and was able to write and direct his own skits and imitate some of the faculty, after which he began doing plays and short films. With the help of friends he completed over a dozen short films and two full length
feature films before his senior year of high school.[5][6]
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