James Waterston (born January 17, 1969) is an American actor. His first role was playing Gerard Pitts in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, and he has subsequently worked mostly in television.
Waterston grew up in New York City, the son of actor Sam Waterston and Barbara Rutledge Johns. His father later remarried, making Waterston the older half-brother of actresses Elisabeth Waterston and Katheri…
