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James Marshall Napier is a New Zealand-born character actor, playwright and graphic artist now living in Australia. He is the father of James Reuben Napier, actress Jessica Napier, and Rose Napier. He is the uncle of director James Napier Robertson.
Birth Name
Marshall James Napier
Born
Monday, 22 October 1951
Died
Sunday, 14 August 2022
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Northspur | Summers | 2021 |
| Bellbird | Ross | 2019 |
| Little Monsters | Army General | 2019 |
| Doctor Doctor | Bill | 2016 |
| The Light Between Oceans | Mr. Coughlan | 2016 |
| Down Under | Graham Sheather | 2016 |
| Janet King | Magistrate Schaeffer | 2014 |
| Love Child | Greg Matheson | 2014 |
| Inside | The Visiting Doctor | 2013 |
| The Moodys | Howard Benson | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Northspur | Summers | 2021 |
| Bellbird | Ross | 2019 |
| Little Monsters | Army General | 2019 |
| Doctor Doctor | Bill | 2016 |
| The Light Between Oceans | Mr. Coughlan | 2016 |
| Down Under | Graham Sheather | 2016 |
| Janet King | Magistrate Schaeffer | 2014 |
| Love Child | Greg Matheson | 2014 |
| Inside | The Visiting Doctor | 2013 |
| The Moodys | Howard Benson | 2012 |
| Jack Irish: Bad Debts | Father Gorman | 2012 |
| Griff the Invisible | Benson | 2011 |
| Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here | Chief Commissioner | 2011 |
| Panic at Rock Island | Paul Thorpe | 2011 |
| Rake | Prosecution | 2010 |
| The Clinic | Marvin | 2010 |
| I Love You Too | Mechanic | 2010 |
| I'm Not Harry Jenson. | Tom | 2010 |
| The Water Horse | Sgt. Strunk | 2007 |
| Chandon Pictures | Basil | 2007 |
| City Homicide | Wilton Sparkes | 2006 |
| Get Rich Quick | Turf O'Keefe | 2004 |
| Travelling Light | Don Ferris | 2003 |
| Bad Eggs | Doug Gillespie | 2003 |
| Black and White | Prison Warder | 2002 |
| McLeod's Daughters | Harry Ryan | 2001 |
| The Farm | Peter Collins | 2001 |
| Head Start | John Allott | 2001 |
| My Husband My Killer | John Radij | 2001 |
| Muggers | Professor Charles Lawrence | 2000 |
| Airtight | Norscrum | 1999 |
| In a Savage Land | Sir Geoffrey Hallerton | 1999 |
| Strange Planet | Robert | 1999 |
| The Lost World | Drakul | 1999 |
| Farscape | General Grynes | 1999 |
| The Sugar Factory | Mr. Berne | 1999 |
| Stingers | Eddie Thomas | 1998 |
| Meteorites! | Mayor Cass Cassidy | 1998 |
| All Saints | Ian Hanrahan / Mick Mason | 1998 |
| 13 Gantry Row | Blake | 1998 |
| Diana & Me | Bank Manager | 1997 |
| Children of the Revolution | Brendan Shaw | 1996 |
| Dead Heart | Sgt Oakes | 1996 |
| The Beast | Commander Wallingford | 1996 |
| Race the Sun | Mr. Cronin | 1996 |
| Water Rats | Joe Da Silva | 1996 |
| Twisted Tales | Tom | 1996 |
| Blue Murder | Tony Eustace | 1995 |
| Babe | Chairman of Judges | 1995 |
| Paperback Romance | George LePine | 1994 |
| Halifax f.p. | Dale Counahan | 1994 |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Charlie Dunn | 1994 |
| Spider & Rose | Henderson | 1994 |
| Blue Heelers | John Scanlan / Jim Jamieson | 1994 |
| Shotgun Wedding | Det. Dave Green | 1993 |
| Stark | Private Detective | 1993 |
| Seven Deadly Sins | Tom | 1993 |
| Time Trax | Oscar | 1993 |
| The Girl from Tomorrow | Draco | 1991 |
| Flirting | Mr. Rupert Elloitt | 1991 |
| The Big Steal | Desmond Clark | 1990 |
| The Grasscutter | Detective Inspector Cross | 1990 |
| Georgia | Frank Le Mat | 1989 |
| Police Rescue | Sgt. Fred 'Frog' Catteau / Fred "Frog" Catteau | 1989 |
| E Street | Bernie Withers | 1989 |
| Mission: Impossible | Talbot | 1988 |
| The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey | Searle | 1988 |
| Starlight Hotel | Det. Wallace | 1987 |
| Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale | Hunk Murphy (voice) / Hunk Murphy | 1986 |
| Heart of the High Country | Harry | 1985 |
| Came a Hot Friday | Sel Bishop | 1985 |
| Dangerous Orphans | Hobbes | 1985 |
| Pallet on the Floor | Joe Voot | 1984 |
| Wild Horses | Andy | 1984 |
| Carry Me Back | Airforce Security Guard | 1982 |
| Battletruck | Driver | 1982 |
| Bad Blood | Trev Bond | 1981 |
| Goodbye Pork Pie | Police Driver | 1981 |
| Mortimer's Patch | Lance Harris | 1980 |
| Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Constable Wyllie | 1980 |
