Jamie Costa

James Edward Costa (born May 12, 1990) is an American actor, producer, writer, director and voice actor known for being Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi in Kenobi: A Star Wars Story and Han Solo in Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade, and his impersonations of Robin Williams,[1] Ian McKellen, and Harrison Ford.

Jamie Costa
Costa in Jurassic World: Exodus (2018)
Born
James Edward Costa

(1990-05-12) May 12, 1990
OccupationActor, producer, and voice over artist
Years active2013–present

Early life

Jamie Costa was born on May 12, 1990, and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended private Christian schools up until high school when he was sent to a military boarding school in V.A. where he ended up graduating highest-ranking cadet.[2] He briefly attended college at The Citadel and eventually ended up studying theatre at North Greenville University in South Carolina. He took a semester to study film in Los Angeles [3] then finally graduated in December 2013.[4]

Career

Early in his career he gained much attention online specifically Vine for his impressions. Most notably Robin Williams,[5] Ian McKellen, Owen Wilson, Johnny Depp, George W. Bush, Jeff Goldblum Matthew McConaughey and Harrison Ford.[6]

In July of 2015, Jamie moved to LA to continue his career in acting and filmmaking and has since appeared in various film and television projects both on screen and as a voice over artist. He has appeared in many high quality fan projects and has also produced and acted in multiple Star Wars, "Fan films"[7] hosted on his YouTube channel that have been well received both by filmmakers and fans alike with generous views on each.

Though once very active on social media he has now stepped away from it as of 2020. He is also an accomplished commercial producer having produced (and acted in) numerous commercials for the men's grooming company Manscaped.

He credits his acting coach Myra Turley for helping him develop into a working actor.[8] He continues to work on passion projects and establish himself in the industry.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Wolverine Logan Fan Film
2013 Shifter TV Host/TV Chef Short film

Director

2014 Take a Deep Breath Pizarro Short film

Voice only

2014 Shadows of Man Man Short film
2015 Cures Anything Cash Short film
2015 The 3rd Annual Geekie Awards Marty McFly TV movie
2016 We Can't Die Richard West Short film
2016 Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade[9] Han Solo Fan Film
2017 Heaven Bound Curt Direct-to-DVD
2018 Funny Story Waiter Film (Cameo)
2018 Jurassic World: Exodus Neal “Doc” Fan Film
2018 A Magician Home Alone Harv Short Film
2019 Zeroville Additional Voices Film
2019 KENOBI: A Star Wars Story Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi Fan Film
2019 Star Wars: Origins Walter Fan Film
2020 Robot Riot Peterson Amazon Prime
2021 Batman: Dying Is Easy Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter Fan Film
2022 Defiance: A Joker Fan Film Voice of Joker Fan Film

Television

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Jimmy's Books Jimmy / Cool Robot / Director Voice only
2015 Schmoes Know Movie Show Himself Episode 213
2016 Making an Impression Himself Documentary
2016 Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon Himself #2.3
2017 My Crazy Ex Billy #4.11
2017 The Inspectors Duncan Soto #2.16 (Guest Appearance)
2018 The Price of Fame Patrick Swayze #1.5
TBA Zack In Time Agent Richard Beckett TV-Series
TBA Untitled Jamie Costa Original Sci-Fi Series TBA TV-Series

Web Series

Year Title Role Notes
2019 How It Should Have Ended The Genie
2022 Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man and the Monsters of Manhattan Herman Schultz / Shocker II Fan TV-Show

Video games

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Additional Voices

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Twelfth Night Sebastian Theatre

References

  1. "Jamie Costa's Robin Williams impersonation leaves fans clamoring for a whole film". CNN News.
  2. "The real Jamie Costa: Charleston native recognized for Robin Williams, Harrison Ford impressions".
  3. Costa, Jamie. "Jamie Costa '15". ngu.edu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Costa, Jamie (August 4, 2015). "NGU Grad Appears on "America's Got Talent"". Greenville News.
  5. "Jamie Costa's Robin Williams impersonation leaves fans clamoring for a whole film". CNN News.
  6. Costa, Jamie (May 14, 2018). "Hanging With the First Young Han Solo Jamie Costa". aiptcomics.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Costa, Jamie. "Youtube Page". Youtube.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Costa, Jamie. "Jamie Costa Biography". IMDB.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "This Han Solo Fan Film Will Get You Pumped for the Star Wars Spin-Off".
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