Biography
James Ward Byrkit (also known as James Byrkit or Jim Byrkit) is an American film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence and co-writing the script for Rango, one of his many collaborations with Gore Verbinski. For Rango, Byrkit starred as several characters, most notably Waffles, a horned lizard. Byrkit also was the conceptual artist on the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and designed some of the most iconic sequences of the series. Byrkit also directed the short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011), which serves as a prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award · 2013
- Annie Award · 2011
Filmography8 titles
Baby Driver
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Coherence
Rango
Mousehunt
Shatter Belt
The Forest