James Sayess is known for his recurring role on BARRY for HBO and work on NCIS: LA for CBS. Raised by a refugee father and a theatre designer mother. He speaks English and Arabic fluently, grew up in Boston and Dubai, holds a degree in Political Science from The American University, and after school worked as a White House aide to Condoleezza Rice, until an audition and acceptance into The Shakespeare Theatre Company allowed him to pursue a life long dream of acting.