From Broadway and regional theatre to television and films, James Naughton has won critical acclaim in dramas, comedies and musicals. 
Naughton has appeared on-screen in “The Devil Wears Prada” playing Meryl Streep’s husband, co-starred opposite Barbara Hershey in the independent film “Childless,”  and was also seen be seen in The Weinstein Company’s “Factory Girl,” playing Sienna Miller’s father, and Warner Brothers Independent Films “Suburban Girl”, alongside Sarah Michelle Geller and Alec Baldwin

No stranger to the stage, Naughton has won two Tony Awards as ‘Best Actor in a Musical’ for “Chicago” and “City of Angels,” the latter earned him a Drama Desk Award as well.  He starred in the Broadway production of “Democracy” as Willy Brandt opposite Richard Thomas.  Naughton’s other theatre credits include “Four Baboons Adoring the Sun,” “I Love My Wife,” “Whose Life is it Anyway,” “Drinks Before Dinner” and “Losing Time.” 
On Broadway, Naughton has directed Arthur Miller’s Tony nominated production of “The Price” and Paul Newman in Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.”  He won the 1999 MAC Award as best male vocalist for his one-man concert show, “Street of Dreams,” presented by Mike Nichols, and recorded his CD “It’s About Time” for DRG records.  This summer, Naughton will direct David Epstein’s “Brace Yourself” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, in August.

Naughton’s television credits include a guest appearance on the CBS show “Out of Practice,” “Travellin’ Man”, “Necessity”, “The Bunker”, “The Birds II” and “The Return of Cagney and Lacey,” as well as recurring roles on ““Who’s the Boss,” “Ally McBeal,” “Damages,” and “Gossip Girl.”
Other film work includes, “The Good Mother,” “The Glass Menagerie,” “The Paper Chase,” “First Kid,” “A Stranger is Watching,” “Second Wind,” and “Labour Pains.”