James Cleary
James Cleary, a native of Long Island, NY, is a playwriter, author and actor. His works have been acknowledged with the Distinguished Play Award from The American Alliance of Theatre and Education, the Intellectual Freedom Award, and The American Alliance of Theatre and Education honoured his body of work with the Charlotte B. Chorpenning Award. He is a core company member at American Players Theatre, a classical repertory theatre in Wisconsin, and has worked as an actor in Japan, Germany, Australia, Ireland, and around the United States. James is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship for Fiction. He is a member of The Dramatists Guild and Actors Equity Association.
James’s high-concept thriller Sanctuary has just sold in a significant pre-empt to Berkeley, PRH US; to HQ Harper Collins UK and publishers in Germany and Italy at London Book Fair 2025.
