James Paxton

James Paxton is the son of actor Bill Paxton and Louise Paxton. He went to college to study journalism but left in order to pursue a career in the film industry, initially working in the props department on Dan Gilroy's film Nightcrawler in 2013.

In 2016, he co-starred in the USA Network drama series Eyewitness as Lukas Waldenbeck. In 2020, he played a younger version of his father's character John Garrett in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

In 2024, Paxton made a cameo appearance in Twisters, in honor of his late father who had starred in the prior installment in the franchise. Of that decision, he stated: "I wanted to do something that really honors his presence in this new chapter and really do something for him. And I realized there's a lot of amazing people involved in this that I would love to get to know. And so it ended up feeling like the right thing to do, to be representative of Dad there." Additionally, Paxton released his first song "Count on Me", which he wrote and provided vocals for.

Paxton co-starred opposite Malcolm McDowell in Last Train to Fortune, directed by Adam Rifkin. His late father was previously attached to Paxton's role when the film was in development in the 1990s.

His father, Bill Paxton, died in 2017.