Member Profiles
James Vincent Meredith
Biography
James Vincent Meredith received critical acclaim as John Proctor in The Crucible, his first role as an ensemble member. At Steppenwolf he has also appeared in The Bluest Eye (also Off-Broadway at the New Victory Theater), The Pain and the Itch, Carter's Way and Superior Donuts. Other Chicagoland appearances include Much Ado About Nothing at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and Someone Who'll Watch Over Me at Piven Theater Workshop, where he is also an ensemble member.
Watch & Listen
Credits & Awards
Theatre
King Lear, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, American Voices, Our Country’s Good (Piven Theatre Workshop); Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure, King John, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare); The Duchess of Malfi and Othello (Writers’ Theatre); A Raisin in the Sun(Goodman Theatre); Othello and “Master Harold”...and the boys (Journeymen Theatre); Flyin' West (Illinois Theatre Center); The King and I (Drury Lane Oakbrook); Othello (Michigan Shakespeare Festival); The Hobbit (First Stage)
Television
ER; Prison Break
Awards
Black Theater Alliance Sidney Poitier Award (The Crucible)