1. James Wolk is known for his starring roles in the CBS comedy series The Crazy Ones, the AMC period drama series Mad Men, the CBS drama thriller series Zoo, the CBS All Access psychological thriller series Tell Me a Story, and the HBO superhero limited series Watchmen.
James Wolk was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the son of Edie, an art teacher, and Robert, who owned a shoe store in nearby Birmingham, Michigan.
James Wolk is an ethnic Ashkenazi Jew who was raised in a Reform Jewish household.
In 2008, James Wolk landed his first starring television role in Hallmark Hall of Fame's drama film Front of the Class, as Brad Cohen.
James Wolk subsequently played the title character in the 2009 ABC pilot Solving Charlie.
In 2010, James Wolk was cast as the lead in the Fox drama series Lone Star, as Robert "Bob" Allen, a Texas con man married to the daughter of one of his targets while simultaneously maintaining a relationship in another town.
In 2010, James Wolk had a role as Will in the romantic comedy film You Again.
James Wolk played a presidential speechwriter named Andrew Pierce in Georgetown, a 2011 ABC pilot which did not go to air.
James Wolk played the recurring role of Grant in three episodes of the ABC comedy series Happy Endings, beginning with the first installment on February 8,2012.
In 2012, James Wolk starred in the USA Network miniseries Political Animals, co-starring Sigourney Weaver and Ciaran Hinds.
James Wolk played Douglas Hammond, the "good" son of a former President of the United States and the current Secretary of State.
In 2013, James Wolk joined the sixth-season cast of the AMC period drama series Mad Men, playing mysterious junior account man Bob Benson.
James Wolk played a womanizing creative at the Chicago ad agency headed by Williams and Gellar, his second role as an ad agency worker after Mad Men.
James Wolk starred as Philip in the independent comedy film This Is Happening, which focuses on an estranged brother and sister who go on a road trip to find their runaway grandmother.
In 2016, James Wolk starred as Brad in the thriller film Mercy, which was written and directed by Chris Sparling.
In 2018, James Wolk guest-starred as FBI Special Agent Jeff Clayton in the Amazon drama series Goliath.
James Wolk starred in the first season of the CBS All Access psychological thriller series Tell Me a Story, an anthology series adapting classic fairy tales with a modern horror spin.
In late 2018, James Wolk was cast as Senator Joe Keene Jr.
In 2021, James Wolk began to play the lead role of Joe Kimbreau in the NBC drama Ordinary Joe, which is developed and executive-produced by Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner.
James Wolk is on the board of directors of the Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation.