James wrote/ directed/ starred in the SXSW Grand Jury AND Audience Award winning Magnolia Pictures/ Hulu film I LOVE MY DAD starring Patton Oswalt. Morosini most recently starred in IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE, which premiered at Sundance and made headlines with its impressive 17M Netflix sale, marking it the fifth-largest sale in Sundance history. Morosini was featured in Variety's prestigious Comedy Impact Report alongside Judd Apatow, Paul Feig, and Greg Daniels. His latest screenplay, POP, was featured on the Blacklist, a collection of the most liked scripts of the year. Originally from Boston, Morosini studied film at USC where he currently teaches as an adjunct professor.
His aunt (mother's sister) was actress, singer, and disability activist Dana Reeve (née Morosini).
He is the son of Deborah Morosini and Claudio Lichtenthal. He uses his mother's surname. James' mother is of Irish and Italian-Polish descent, while James' paternal grandparents were German Jewish/Polish Jewish immigrants.