James Morris was born on April 26, 1988, in Provo, Utah. He started making films at an early age using his father's mini camcorder and was later able to hone his creative skills at East Hollywood High, a film charter school, from which he graduated in 2006. He is an actor, director, producer, and writer, known for his work on several award-winning short films, The Witching Season (2015), Tongue Tied (2018), and producing/starring in They Live Inside Us.