James D. Rolfe
Biography
James Rolfe is an American filmmaker, actor, YouTuber, and online personality. He is best known for creating and starring in the YouTube webshow Angry Video Game Nerd, a joint production between Rolfe's Cinemassacre Productions, GameTrailers, and ScrewAttack.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Shooting Clerks
as Leonard James Nash
2016

VHS Massacre Too
as Self
2020

Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era
as Self
2021

Mom n' Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom of the 80s/90s
2022

Are You Dead Yet?
as Police Dispatcher
2024

Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2
as The Angry Video Game Nerd
2017

Return Of The Ghostbusters
as The Angry Video Game Nerd
2007

The Deader the Better
as Suit Zombie (uncredited)
2005

Plan 9
as Policeman
2015

Bits
as Angry Video Game Nerd
TBA

The Head Incident
as Dr. Memrix/Bob
1999

Cinemassacre 200
as Himself
2008

Rocky Jumped a Park Bench
as Himself
2008

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
as The Nerd
2014

In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
2020

Not for Resale
as Self
2019

In Search of Darkness
as Self
2019

The Dragon In My Dreams
as Himself
2010

Wizard of Oz 3: Dorothy Goes to Hell
as Narrator
2006

George A. Romero's Resident Evil
as Self
2025
TV Appearances

James & Mike Mondays
as Himself
2012

Board James
as Board James
2009

You Know What's Bullshit?
as The Bullshit Man
2007

Smiling Friends
as Screamer
2020

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness
as Himself
2007

The Angry Video Game Nerd
as The Nerd
2004

TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming
as Self
2025
Neighbor Nerds
as Self
2023

Cinemassacre Rental Reviews
as Himself
2018