James Thomas Fusco is an American filmmaker and actor based on Long Island, New York. His acting credits range from the short film "Rusted Smile" by Dylan Lipitz, which was nominated for several awards at the 2025 Five Towns College Luminaries, to "The Creature" by Sebastian DiGirolomo, where he starred alongside Alex McLaughlin, Ariel Nachman, and Jack Hogan. His directing credits currently include the 2024 short film "Family: The Table" and the short film "Halloween Night", which he co-directed with Sebastian DiGirolomo and starred alongside "The Creature" castmate Ariel Nachman. His upcoming acting credits include Eddison Gutierrez's "Maybe We Were Fire" and Sebastian DiGirolomo's "Infected".