Jamie Costa

James Edward Costa (born May 12, 1990) is an American actor, voice actor, producer, writer, and a director. Costa is known for his roles as the titular characters in the fan films Kenobi: A Star Wars Story and Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade. He is set to make his debut in the crime-thriller film, Bring Him to Me.[1]

Jamie Costa
Jamie Costa at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Australia in 2022
Born
James Edward Costa

(1990-05-12) May 12, 1990
Charleston, South Carolina
Occupation(s)Actor, 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 theater at North Greenville University in South Carolina. He took a semester to study film in Los Angeles, and [3] then finally graduated in December 2013.[4]

Career

Starting in 2015, Costa began posting impersonations on YouTube, including Robin Williams,[5][6] Ian McKellen,[7] Owen Wilson, Matthew McConaughey, and Harrison Ford.[6]

In July 2015, Costa 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 produced and acted in Star Wars fan films hosted on his YouTube channel.

In 2022, in an interview with Silver Screen magazine,[8] Costa announced that he will have a guest role on one of the episodes for the Netflix Adult Animated Series: Agent King starring Matthew McConaughey as Elvis, and will be working on an original series called Hollywood Tall Tales with director and writer, Jake Lewis.[9]

Costa is part of the supporting cast on the feature film Bring Him to Me, a mob thriller in production as of December 2022, alongside actors Barry Pepper and Sam Neill.[1]

Robin test footage

In 2021, Costa uploaded a five minute piece of test footage titled, "ROBIN Test Footage Scene," which stars Costa as Robin Williams. The scene shows Williams in his trailer preparing for an episode of Mork & Mindy. While doing so, his co-star Pam Dawber (portrayed by Sarah Murphree) enters and brings news of John Belushi's passing, with Williams' reaction.[10]

The footage received positive responses from critics and audiences, with Costa's performance being the subject of articles from CNN,[11] USA Today,[12] The National Post,[13] and People Magazine.[14] The footage sparked fans' interest for a feature length biographical film starring Costa.[12] Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams wrote, "I've seen it. Jamie is SUPER talented, this isn't against him, but y'all spamming me an impression of my late Dad on one of his saddest days is weird."[15][10]

Filmography
Costa on the set of Kenobi: A Star Wars Fan Film in 2019

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

Director

2014 Take a Deep Breath Pizarro Short film

Voice only

Shadows of Man Man Short film
2015 Cures Anything Cash Short film
The 3rd Annual Geekie Awards Marty McFly TV movie
2016 We Can't Die Richard West Short film
Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade[16] Han Solo Fan Film
2017 Heaven Bound Curt Direct-to-DVD
2018 Funny Story Waiter Film
Jurassic World: Exodus Neal “Doc” Fan Film
A Magician Home Alone Harv Short Film
2019 Zeroville Additional Voices Film
KENOBI: A Star Wars Story Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi Fan Film
Star Wars: Origins Walter Fan Film
2020 Robot Riot Peterson Amazon Prime
2021 Batman: Dying Is Easy Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter Fan Film
Robin Robin Williams Test footage
2022 Defiance: A Joker Fan Film Voice of Joker Fan Film
2023 The Cowboy and The Samurai[17] Jack Nicholson Short Film
TBA Bring Him To Me[18] TBA Feature Debut Film
The Activated Man Ors Gabriel Feature Film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Jimmy's Books Jimmy / Cool Robot / Director Voice only
Schmoes Know Movie Show Himself Episode 213
2016 Making an Impression Himself Documentary
Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon Himself #2.3
2017 My Crazy Ex Billy #4.11
The Inspectors Duncan Soto #2.16 (Guest Appearance)
2018 The Price of Fame Patrick Swayze #1.5
2023 Agent Elvis Kurt Russell #1.9
TBA Zack In Time Agent Richard Beckett TV-Series
Hollywood Tall Tales TBA TV-Series

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2019 How It Should Have Ended The Genie
2023 Outpost[19] Sager/The Thief Web Series
TBA Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man and the Monsters of Manhattan Herman Schultz / Shocker II Web Series

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Additional Voices
2021 Doki Doki Literature Club Caeser

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Twelfth Night Sebastian Theatre

References
  1. https://variety.com/2022/film/news/barry-pepper-sam-neill-bring-him-to-me-1235452762
  2. Paras, Andy (11 March 2015). "The real Jamie Costa: Charleston native recognized for Robin Williams, Harrison Ford impressions". Post and Courier. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  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. Blumm, K.C. (15 April 2015). "Jamie Costa Does the Best Robin Williams Impressions You Will Ever See". People. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. Hodgson, Claire (15 April 2015). "This guy's Robin Williams impressions are INCREDIBLE". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. Wasman, Olivia B. (7 May 2015). "This Master Robin Williams Impressionist Is Back With More Spot-On Celebrity Imitations". Time. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. https://www.silverscreenmagazine.com/
  9. "Jamie Costa Interview - Silver Screen Magazine". 26 May 2022.
  10. Schimkowitz, Matt (October 13, 2021). "Impersonator Jamie Costa's Robin Williams video is impressive, if a bit icky". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  11. Woodyatt, Amy (October 13, 2021). "Jamie Costa's Robin Williams impersonation leaves fans clamoring for a whole film". CNN. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  12. Alexander, Bryan (October 13, 2021). "Jamie Costa channeling Robin Williams on YouTube 'screen test' has fans calling for a biopic". USA Today. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  13. Knight, Chris (October 14, 2021). "Watch the uncanny Robin Williams impersonation that has fans calling for a biopic". The National Post. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  14. Cher (October 12, 2021). "Robin Williams Fans Are Blown Away by Actor Jamie Costa's Impersonation: 'We Need a Biopic'". People Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  15. Bjornson, Greta (October 14, 2021). "Robin Williams' Daughter Asks Fans to Stop 'Spamming' Her with Viral Impression Video of Her Dad". People Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  16. "This Han Solo Fan Film Will Get You Pumped for the Star Wars Spin-Off".
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P95e0DMy2Ww&t=1s
  18. "Bring Him To Me". Variety.
  19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AcklHMN3TY
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