A writer and editor, James Hereth was born in Queens and raised on Long Island. He moved to L.A. after graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and got his first work in production on the syndicated series Night Flight (1981). He's known as a co-creator of the live-action Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book (1998) for the Fox Kids Network, and writer for Chris Pratt's movie debut The Extreme Team (2003) for Mandalay Entertainment and Touchstone Television. Other writing work runs the gamut from the live-action detectives on High Tide (1994), to the animated magical princesses of LoliRock (2014), to the talking trucks roaring through The Adventures of Chuck & Friends (2010) and The Stinky & Dirty Show (2015). He and Rhonda Smiley released their debut graphic novel "Blowback" in 2021.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor, editor and writer
- 9 on Motif · 10 credits in all
Known for
What are James Hereth's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Trance Caldron in Race (2007)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch James Hereth's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for James Hereth's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
10 credits, 9 with a Motif page.
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Stinky & Dirty Show(2015)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
LoliRock(2014)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Race(2007)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Horseland(2006)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Trollz(2005)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
The Extreme Team (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 3 titles from 2003 to 2023.
How do James Hereth's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does James Hereth work with?
People who share at least 2 of James Hereth's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rhonda Smiley shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Karen HydendahlShared titles: Horseland (2006), Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie (2006), Trollz (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Karen Hydendahl
Writers
- Rhonda SmileyShared titles: The Stinky & Dirty Show (2015), LoliRock (2014), The Adventures of Chuck & Friends (2010), Race (2007), Horseland (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Rhonda Smiley
- Carter CrockerShared titles: Horseland (2006), Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie (2006), Trollz (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Carter Crocker
- Adam BeechenShared titles: The Stinky & Dirty Show (2015), The Adventures of Chuck & Friends (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Beechen
- Brian SwenlinShared titles: The Stinky & Dirty Show (2015), Trollz (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Swenlin
Actors
- Tabitha St. GermainShared titles: LoliRock (2014), Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Tabitha St. Germain
Composers and editors
- Jo MartinShared titles: Horseland (2006), Trollz (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jo Martin
- Ron WassermanShared titles: Horseland (2006), Trollz (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Wasserman
Producers
- Andy HeywardShared titles: Horseland (2006), Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie (2006), Trollz (2005), Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Andy Heyward
- Michael MalianiShared titles: Horseland (2006), Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie (2006), Trollz (2005), Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Maliani
- J.C. ChengShared titles: Horseland (2006), Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (2002)See all 2 shared titles with J.C. Cheng
- Jim LaraShared titles: Horseland (2006), Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Lara