James Scully is an American actor who gained fame from the television series Heathers and Netflix series You. The actor played the main role in the feature film Straight Up.
Born In San Antonio
James Scully was born as James Nicholas Scully on 19th April 1992 in San Antonio, Texas. He belongs to white ethnicity and holds American citizenship.
The actor also briefly lived in England as his father was posted there as the United States Air Force. He mostly spent his childhood in his home town in Texas. He was raised along with his sister Kate Scully-Ortega.
Scully first attended Driscoll Middle School and later studied at Lee High School's North East School of the Arts from where he graduated in 2010.
He later graduated with a Bachelor in musical theater from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.
Rose Fame From 'Heathers'
James Scully started his acting career from the television series Sublets in 2016. A year later he appeared in television show Quantico along with Jake Mclaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Aunjanue Ellis, and Priyanka Chopra.
He gained recognition after playing the role of JD in the 2018 television series Heathers alongside Grace Victoria Cox, Melanie Field, and Brendan Scannell.
In 2019, he made his film debut from feature film Straight Up. The actor also gave his voice for the Vidoe Game Telling Lies. The same year, he played the role of Forty Quinn in television series You alongside Penn Badgley, Ambyr Childers, and Victoria Pedretti.
Before becoming an actor, he worked three and a half years as a cycling instructor.
Estimated Net Worth of $500 Thousand
James Scully just started his career as an actor with lead roles in two series. And In a short period of time, he has collected an estimated net worth of $500,000, as of 2020.
The actor major source of income is his acting career. He has not disclosed his salary to the public yet. However, the average salary of an actor in the United States is $50,065, according to Payscale.
Similarly, scully currently resides in Manhattan, New York, and the average cost of the one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan is somewhere around $710,000. So the actor might have paid a minimum of that figure to buy an apartment in Manhattan.
James Scully is Openly Gay, Who is His Boyfriend?
James Scully is openly gay and he is proud of it. He openly speaks about his sexual orientation. The actor has not shared any information about his boyfriend and love life.
However, often posts photos with men on his Instagram account, on which he has more than 406k followers.
On September 13, 2019, Scully posted a picture with a guy named Clarktman, wishing him happy birthday. In the photo, the two look cozy with each other.
But the actor has not revealed if the two are dating or not.