James Wilder

James Wilder born August 5 1968 is an American film and television actor Hes best known for his roles as Adam Louder on the Fox soap opera Models Inc Christopher Searls on the ABC TV drama Equal Justice  and Nick Lewis on NBCs 1993 remake of Route 66 At the age of 14 he was living in his mothers native Paris regaling audiences with his one man show at such legendary venues as the Moulin Rouge and Lido and later on Broadway While there he performed with the Nouveau Cirque De Paris the precursor to Cirque du Soleil before making his way to LA where he lived for several years in his customized van It wasnt long before he nabbed a role in the Broadway hit Sugar Babies while studying at the famed NY Actors Studio at which he was later inducted as a member Upon returning to LA TV and film roles rolled in Some were great highlighting his scope others not so much From his breakout role as the troubled addict son of Ed Asner in the ABC Circle Theater presentation Cracked Up to his heralded star turn in the Emmyaward winning legal drama Equal Justice with Sarah Jessica Parker and evocative characterization of a drugdealing seducer on Melrose Place In 1997 he dated actress Kirstie Alley The two met on the set of Nevada and soon were engaged but split after four years