James Mangold

Directed the Western, "3:10 to Yuma" starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale

Directed and co-wrote, "Walk the Line," a chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter

Helmed the psychological horror film, "Identity"; also contributed to the script

Acted in "The Sweetest Thing," as a doctor and love interest to Christina Applegate

Directed and received screenwriting credit on the time-traveling romantic comedy "Kate & Leopold"

Directed and contributed to the screenplay of "Girl, Interrupted"

Helmed "Cop Land", a low-budget, independent feature starring Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro (also wrote)

Feature directorial debut, "Heavy" (also wrote); film was distributed in 1996

1991 Was one of five candidates selected by Milos Forman for his advanced writing and directing workshop at Columbia; developed the screenplay for his feature directorial debut "Heavy" at this seminar

Returned to NYC and enrolled in Columbia's film program

Feature screenwriting debut on Disney animated film "Oliver & Company" (re-released in 1996)

Scripted the TV-movie, "Deacon Street Deer," but was fired as the project's director and replaced with veteran TV director, Jackie Cooper

His short film "Barn" earned him an agent and a one-year contract with Walt Disney Studios

Began making animated and live action films at age 11 (date approximate)

Directed "Tree/Line", a documentary about his mother, artist Sylvia Mangold Plimack, that accompanied her museum show

Raised in the Hudson Valley, New York area

While at CalArts, wrote and directed four short films