James Ward Byrkit
James Ward Byrkit (also known as James Byrkit or Jim Byrkit) is an American film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence and co-writing the script for Rango, one of his many collaborations with Gore Verbinski. For Rango, Byrkit starred as several characters, most notably Waffles, a horned lizard. Byrkit also was the conceptual artist on the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and designed some of the most iconic sequences of the series. Byrkit also directed the short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011), which serves as a prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
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13Place of birth
USAAlso known as
Jim BrykitCast credits
Crew credits
Rango
Story, Storyboard Artist, Head of StoryCoherence
Director, Screenplay, StoryFractalus
Director, WriterPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Conceptual Design, Storyboard ArtistPirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
DirectorPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Conceptual DesignThe Forest
Co-ProducerBaby Driver
Storyboard ArtistIdeation
DirectorMouseHunt
Production IllustratorOutside Ozona
Storyboard Artist