JR Lemon#Film and television
{{short description|American model and actor (born 1983)}}
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| birthname = James Roch Lemon II
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|6|6}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| yearsactive = 2009–present
| occupation = Actor
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James Roch (born June 6, 1983) is an American model and actor. After playing football for Stanford University and (briefly) the Oakland Raiders, Roch began appearing in national commercial and print ad campaigns before getting into acting full-time.{{cite web|url=http://blackamericaweb.com/2014/05/27/football-player-turned-actor-jr-lemon-works-the-night-shift/ |title=Football Player Turned Actor JR Lemon Works ‘The Night Shift’ |publisher=blackamericaweb.com |last=Pendleton |first=Tonya |accessdate=2016-07-15}} He is best known for the role of Nurse Kenny Fournette on the NBC drama The Night Shift.
Early life
Roch was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating high school, he attended Stanford University and played running back on the Stanford Cardinal football team while also earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Science & Engineering in 2005. He played briefly for the Oakland Raiders, but was cut during 2006 training camp. After moving to the Los Angeles area to continue his football training, he went on to pursue modeling and acting.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jr-lemon/bio/555826/ |title=JR Lemon, Celebrity |publisher=tvguide.com|accessdate=2016-06-14}}
Career
Roch was an action-capture actor for the Madden NFL series of video games from 2009 through 2012. In 2017, Roch portrayed Devin Wade, the protagonist of Madden NFL 18{{'s}} "Longshot" story mode.{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Joel|url=https://www.operationsports.com/madden-nfl-18s-longshot-proves-real-touchdown/|title=Madden NFL 18's Longshot Proves to Be a Real Touchdown|publisher=Operation Sports|date=August 22, 2017|accessdate=August 27, 2017}} His first film role was as the main character Jenkins in the little-known stoner comedy Bad Batch. He next appeared in the 2012–13 Web series Shadow Love before getting his big break in 2013 when he was cast in his first major film role: playing Oliver in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas.{{cite web|url=http://chicagodefender.com/2014/05/29/madeas-jr-lemon-robert-bailey-jr-work-nbcs-night-shift/ |title=‘Madea’s’ JR Lemon, Robert Bailey, Jr. Work NBC’s ‘Night Shift’ |publisher=chicagodefender.com |date=2014-05-29 |accessdate=2016-07-15}} Most recently, he appeared as Nurse Kenny Fournette, a main character on the NBC medical drama The Night Shift,{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/the-night-shift/credits/character/kenny |title=The Night Shift Cast Bios -- Kenny |publisher=nbc.com|accessdate=2016-06-14}} which ran for four seasons (2014–2017).{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/the-night-shift-renewed-for-season-4-on-nbc/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118040320/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/the-night-shift-renewed-for-season-4-on-nbc/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2016|title='The Night Shift' renewed for Season 4 on NBC|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=November 17, 2016|accessdate=June 6, 2017}}
Filmography
=Film and television=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 2010 | Bad Batch (as J.R. Lemon) | Jenkins | film |
| 2012–2013 | Shadow Love (as J.R. Lemon) | Amir | 10 episodes |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas | Oliver | film |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Jordan Lewis | Episode: " Ho’oilina " |
| 2014–2017 | The Night Shift | Nurse Kenny Fournette | Main cast, 45 episodes |
| 2015 | Whitney | Reporter | TV movie |
| 2021 | Black Lightning | Cousin Donald | Episode: "Painkiller" (backdoor pilot) |
| 2021
|FBI |Terrance |Episode: "Know Thyself" | |||
| 2022
|Grey Elephant |Will |film | |||
| 2023
|Deputy Inspector Ray Thurman |Recurring, 8 episodes |
=Video games=
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! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| rowspan="1" | 2017
| Devin Wade |Protagonist of Longshot |
| rowspan="1" | 2018
| Devin Wade |Protagonist of Longshot: Homecoming |
References
External links
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Category:21st-century American male actors