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Not to be confused with Creator/{{Jim Cummings|VoiceActor}}, the voice of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''. [[BerserkButton No, sir,]] [[https://twitter.com/jimmycthatsme/status/1120709464535908353 not at all]].

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Not to be confused with Creator/{{Jim Cummings|VoiceActor}}, the voice of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''. [[BerserkButton No, sir,]] [[https://twitter.com/jimmycthatsme/status/1120709464535908353 not at all]].

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Not to be confused with Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}, the voice of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''. [[BerserkButton No, sir,]] [[https://twitter.com/jimmycthatsme/status/1120709464535908353 not at all]].

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Not to be confused with Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}, Cummings|VoiceActor}}, the voice of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''. [[BerserkButton No, sir,]] [[https://twitter.com/jimmycthatsme/status/1120709464535908353 not at all]].
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* JustForFun/OneOfUs: Cummings, being a young and almost accidentally successful indie darling, is an avid film geek and Website/{{Letterboxd}} patron. You'll find his Website/{{Twitter}} feed very encouraging and relatable.

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* JustForFun/OneOfUs: Cummings, being a young and almost accidentally successful indie darling, is an avid film geek and Website/{{Letterboxd}} patron. You'll If you're an aspiring filmmaker, you'll find his Website/{{Twitter}} feed very encouraging and relatable.

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Jim Cummings (born October 31, 1986) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer known for his advocacy in independent film. After briefly working for Website/CollegeHumor, Cummings decided to make a short film about a police officer mourning the death of his mother that would eventually go on to win at Sundance in 2016. The short, ''Film/ThunderRoad'', was promptly adapted into a feature that hit select theaters in 2018.

The success of the short led to a production deal between Cummings and the streaming platform Fullscreen to create six [[TheOner single-take short films]] in the style of ''Film/ThunderRoad'', which were released as a series under the title ''Series/{{Minutes}}'' throughout 2017. He continued his filmmaking career with ''Film/TheWolfOfSnowHollow'' in 2020, in which he wrote, directed, and acted.

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Jim Cummings (born October 31, 1986) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer known for his advocacy in independent film. film.

After briefly working for Website/CollegeHumor, Cummings decided to make a short film about a police officer mourning the death of his mother that would eventually go on to win at Sundance mother, with himself in 2016. the lead role. The short, ''Film/ThunderRoad'', ''Thunder Road'', went on to win awards at several film festivals, including the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and was promptly adapted into a [[Film/ThunderRoad feature of the same name]] that hit select theaters in 2018.

The success of the short ''Thunder Road'' led to a production deal between Cummings and the streaming platform Fullscreen to create six [[TheOner single-take short films]] in the style of ''Film/ThunderRoad'', Cummings' film, which were released as a series under the title ''Series/{{Minutes}}'' throughout 2017. He has continued his filmmaking career with 2020's ''Film/TheWolfOfSnowHollow'' in 2020, in and 2021's ''Film/TheBetaTest'', both of which he wrote, directed, wrote and acted.
directed (jointly with PJ [=McGabe=] for the latter) as well as starred in.
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Jim Cummings (born October 31, 1986) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer known for his advocacy in independent film. After briefly working for Website/CollegeHumor, Cummings decided to make a short film about a police officer mourning the death of his mother that would eventually go on to win at Sundance in 2016. The short, ''Film/ThunderRoad'', was promptly adapted into a feature that hit select theaters in 2018.

The success of the short led to a production deal between Cummings and the streaming platform Fullscreen to create six [[TheOner single-take short films]] in the style of ''Film/ThunderRoad'', which were released as a series under the title ''Series/{{Minutes}}'' throughout 2017. He continued his filmmaking career with ''Film/TheWolfOfSnowHollow'' in 2020, in which he wrote, directed, and acted.

[[https://twitter.com/jimmycthatsme Here's]] his Website/{{Twitter}}.

Not to be confused with Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}, the voice of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''. [[BerserkButton No, sir,]] [[https://twitter.com/jimmycthatsme/status/1120709464535908353 not at all]].
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!!Jim Cummings' Filmography:
* ''[[Film/ThirteenCameras 13 Cameras]]'' (2015) as Paul
* ''Film/ThunderRoad'' (2016-2018) as Officer Jim Arnaud; also writer and director
* ''Film/GreenerGrass'' (2019) as Rob
* ''Film/TheWolfOfSnowHollow'' (2020) as Officer John Marshall; also writer and director
* ''Film/TheBlockIslandSound'' (2020) as Dale
* ''Film/HalloweenKills'' (2021) as Pete [=McCabe=]
* ''Film/TheBetaTest'' (2021) as Jordan; also co-writer and co-director
* ''Series/{{Barry}}'' (2023) as Movie Barry Berkman

!!Tropes frequently associated with Jim Cummings:
* ActorAllusion: His biggest role is a police officer, whom he played for his short and its feature adaptation. His cameos in "The Robbery" and "The Stop" are both as a police officer.
* CosmicPlaything: In addition to literally everything that could go wrong going wrong for Officer Arnaud in ''Film/ThunderRoad'', the ''Series/{{Minutes}}'' shorts also typically focus on bad things happening to their protagonists, such as "Parent Teacher."
* {{Dramedy}}: This guy ''loves'' off-beat [[{{Dramedy}} dramedies]] that make you question whether to laugh or cry.
* DrugsAreBad: PlayedForDrama at the end of ''Film/ThunderRoad'', but {{averted}} in "The Stop," which plays comedically into a HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs.
* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: Cummings utilizes both this trope and TheOner in "The Stop" to impressive effect, even if that was one of the shorts he didn't direct.[[note]]He's credited as only a writer, though it was part of the ''Minutes'' series that he basically produced.[[/note]]
* {{Manchild}}: Officer Jim Arnaud certainly falls into this in both versions of ''Film/ThunderRoad''.
* JustForFun/OneOfUs: Cummings, being a young and almost accidentally successful indie darling, is an avid film geek and Website/{{Letterboxd}} patron. You'll find his Website/{{Twitter}} feed very encouraging and relatable.
* TheOner: How the original ''Film/ThunderRoad'' short was shot, followed by the series of shorts Cummings helped write and produce for Fullscreen. The feature is also relies heavily on this.
* ProneToTears: He blubbers quite a bit in a number of his screen roles, including both versions of ''Film/ThunderRoad'', his two short films ''Film/UsFunny'' and ''Film/TheMountainsOfMourne'' as well as ''Film/TheWolfOfSnowHollow''. Needless to say, his characters could typically use a hug.
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