- Source of Wealth: Film, Television
- Age: 65
- Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Height: 6′ 0″ (1.83 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Gina Taylor-Pickens)
- Full Name: James Pickens Jr.
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: October 26, 1954
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Occupation: Actor
- Education: Bowling Green State University
- Children: 2 (Carl, Gavyn)
James Pickens Jr. is an American actor who has an estimated net worth of $3 million. He was born on October 26, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He attended Bowling Green State University, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and began his acting career in the campus production of Matters of Choice, by Chuck Gordone.
Pickens moved to New York, where he began his professional acting career with a role in A Raising in the Sun production at the Roundabout Theater. He then appeared in A Soldier’s Play, along with Samuel L. Jackson and Denzel Washington.
Pickens Jr. later moved to Los Angeles and worked on the soap opera, Another World. He has been credited for his recurring roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm, The West Wing, Roseanne, Beverly Hills 90210, JAG and Six Feet Under.
Pickens Jr. is best recognized for playing Dr. Richard Webber on Grey’s Anatomy, and deputy Director Alvin Kersh on The X-Files. Other television projects included Blossom, Doogie Howser, M.D., Touched by an Angel and NYPD Blue.
Pickens Jr. was also credited for film projects such as Dead Presidents, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Bulworth, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Just Wright, and 42.