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OPENING October 1st
Inspector Hubbard in Oil Lamp’s production of Dial M for Murder
ON DECK:
Thom in Someone Spectacular by Doménica Feraud November 2026
James Sparling has appeared in theaters in Chicago, Indiana, Edinburgh, London and Frankfurt. My favorite roles include Sherlock Holmes at City Lit, Antony in Antony & Cleopatra, various Dukes in Midsommer Flight Shakespeare and Thomas Becket in Murder in the Cathedral (Jeff Nom). I have worked with Theater at the Center, Strangeloop, Red Twist, Writers Theatre, Northlight, Timeline, Lifeline, Ghostlight and am a board member at City Lit.
Founding member of The London Revue & pick of the fringe at Edinburgh with The Durham Revue.
I’m a 50-something actor, based in Chicago. I’ve appeared in film, TV, stage, revue & commercials. I’ve voiced commercials, audiobooks, dramas & radio shows. Please have a look around. For the agent info, resumé and headshots, click here.
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![Thomas Becket Murder in the Cathedral]()
Murder in the Cathedral
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![Nat Goldberg in The Birthday Party]()
The Birthday Party, City Lit
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![James Sparling as Mark Anthony]()
Anthony & Cleopatra
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![James Sparling as Sherlock Holmes]()
Holmes & Watson
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Columbia movie
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Ghosts, Red Twist
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Rossum's Universal Robots
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![James Sparling as Sherlock Holmes]()
seven percent solution
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![Duke Senior in As You Like It midsommer flight]()
As you like it
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Pedro
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Art Institute Chicago
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![James Sparling as Lionel]()
Paradise Lost
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Gaslight @ Oil Lamp Theater
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Creon: Antigone @ the Athenaeum
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Dominic: The Dover Road @ Ghostligiht
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Holiday Spirits Ghostlight/Driehaus
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Sherlock Holmes & The Christmas Clowns/City Lit
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Emma's Child @ City Lit
A selection of TV commercials
Citgo ‘GasTank’ web commercial, August 2026, 3m views
Commercial for Scayle B2B Business solutions. James is featured starting at 1:38
Hoosier Lottery 2024
Kingsman promo trailer, voice over and on screen with Bulls star Zach Lavine