James Edward Duval (born September 10, 1972[1]) is an American actor.

He is known for his roles in Independence Day (1996), Go (1999), Donnie Darko (2001), May (2002), and the films of Gregg Araki.

[2][3] Born in Detroit in 1972[1] to a Franco-Vietnamese mother from Saigon[1] and a father with Irish and Native American ancestry,[1] Duval's family moved to Los Angeles when he was 2 years old.

I was attracted to alternative music and feeling what they were singing about, even though I hadn’t really lived.

"[4] In a 1997 interview promoting Araki's Nowhere, as well as discussing the racism he experienced in his youth,[6] he expressed frustration with being asked about his sexuality as a result of playing queer roles, and mentioned that he was dating his Nowhere co-star Sarah Lassez.