Jim Byrnes

Jim Byrnes

ActorComposerMusic Department
Born
September 22, 1948
Awards
3 wins, 5 nominations

Born on September 22, 1948, Jim Byrnes grew up in St. Louis, the middle child of a middle class family. He learned to play blues guitar at thirteen years old, and continues to play on his favorite guitar, a Gibson 1969 Hummingbird. An eclectic soul, he studied for the priesthood in a seminary, and…

Biography

Born on September 22, 1948, Jim Byrnes grew up in St. Louis, the middle child of a middle class family. He learned to play blues guitar at thirteen years old, and continues to play on his favorite guitar, a Gibson 1969 Hummingbird. An eclectic soul, he studied for the priesthood in a seminary, and was even a professional shepherd at one point. He studied acting at Boston University and St. Louis University. Byrnes is a gifted actor and an inspiring person. He lost both his legs in an automobile accident on February 26, 1972 - the same date he landed his pivotal "Wiseguy" role as Lifeguard fifteen years later.

Actor

AllegianceAllegiance(2024)as Klassen
Murder in a Small TownMurder in a Small Town(2024)as Leland Bucholtz
Family LawFamily Law(2021)as Robert Jennings
Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal EngagementNelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement(2024)as Rumple Snide
Murdaugh Murders: The MovieMurdaugh Murders: The Movie(2023)as Don Hamilton

Composer

Down HereDown Here(2008)
We All Fall DownWe All Fall Down(2000)

Music Department

The Final CutThe Final Cut(1995)

Self

Bigfoot is RealBigfoot is Real(2020)as Self - Narrator
A Word on WesternsA Word on Westerns(2014)as Self - Interviewee
Highlander Worldwide 10: The GatheringHighlander Worldwide 10: The Gathering(2018)as Self
Show of HeartsShow of Hearts(2015)as Self (1999)
Written in Stone(2014)as Narrator

Archive Footage

A Word on WesternsA Word on Westerns(2014)as Self

Archive Sound

Beast Wars: TransformersBeast Wars: Transformers(1996)as Inferno

Known for

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Jim Byrnes in Highlander (1992)Jim Byrnes in Highlander (1992)Jim Byrnes and Peter Wingfield in Highlander (1992)Jim Byrnes in Highlander (1992)Jim Byrnes in Highlander (1992)Jim Byrnes in Highlander: The Source (2007)

Credit Score: Jim Byrnes

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Fri Jan 14 2000 – Fri Jun 16 2000
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Higher Ground10.0020008.1001812
2Beast Wars: Transformers10.0019968.1009137
3Wiseguy9.7519877.8073308
4X-Men: Evolution5.0020007.80014686
5Highlander4.8819927.20019552
6Sanctuary3.7520087.30124084
7Highlander: The Raven2.3820135.3001547
8My Boss's Daughter2.0020034.70031704
9Highlander: Endgame2.0020004.60022387
10Edison0.9520055.30016979