• James Tupper romance with Anne Heche

James Tupper was born on August 4, 1965 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a Canadian actor.

He made his screen debut with a bit part in the David Spade comedy Joe Dirt before moving on to establish a successful television career with appearances on such hit shows as Gilmore Girls, CSI: NY, and How I Met Your Mother.

Roles in the Michael Landon Jr. Westerns Love's Long Journey and Love's Abiding Joy followed soon thereafter, and in 2005 Tupper earned his first writing credit with work on Loudmouth Soup.

Tupper most recently appeared as Henry in the Hallmark Channel's original movies, "Love's Long Journey,” and "Love's Abiding Joy" written and directed by Michael Landon, Jr.

Other television appearances include "How I Met Your Mother," "Gilmore Girls," "CSI New York," "Dr. Vegas" and "Time of Your Life." He has been seen in the independent films "For Heaven's Sake" and as Ken Kesey in the biopic "Who Flew?" about Kesey's time spent writing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

Filmography

• Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007)
• "Men in Trees" (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
• Invisible (2006)
• Love's Abiding Joy (2006)
• For Heaven's Sake (2006)
• "How I Met Your Mother" (1 episode, 2005)
• Love's Long Journey (2005)
• "CSI: NY" (1 episode, 2005)
• Loudmouth Soup (2005)
• "Gilmore Girls" (2 episodes, 2005)
• Corky Romano (2001)
• Peroxide Passion (2001)
• Joe Dirt (2001)