James Cox (born February 5, 1975) is an American film director.
His short film Atomic Tabasco (which he made while a student at New York University) received an honorable mention at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival[1] and a Bronze Medal at the 1999 Student Academy Awards.
In 2013, his film Straight A's, starring Anna Paquin, Ryan Phillippe and Luke Wilson, received a theatrical release in the Netherlands.
In 2015, it was announced that Cox would be directing Taron Egerton, starring opposite Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey in a remake of Billionaire Boys Club.
[2] Despite accusations of sexual assault made against Spacey, the film was released on video on demand on July 17, 2018.