JD Vance

JD Vance

Acting • Born 1984-08-02

Acting1Middletown, Ohio, USA

Biography

James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, attorney, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 2023 to 2025. During his tenure as vice president, Vance has also served as the finance chair of the Republican National Committee. After high school, Vance joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a military journalist from 2003 to 2007. He graduated from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. He practiced briefly as a corporate lawyer before embarking on a career in the tech industry as a venture capitalist. His memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, was published in 2016 and adapted into a film in 2020. Vance won the 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio, defeating Democratic nominee Tim Ryan. After opposing Donald Trump's candidacy in the 2016 election, Vance became a strong Trump supporter during Trump's presidency. In July 2024, Trump selected Vance as his running mate before the Republican National Convention. Vance has been characterized as a national conservative and right-wing populist, and he describes himself as a member of the postliberal right. His political positions include opposition to abortion, same-sex marriage, gun control, and American military aid to Ukraine. Vance is an outspoken critic of childlessness and has acknowledged Catholic theology's influence on his sociopolitical positions.

Filmography

26 credits
The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz

The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz

Movie • 2024

Self

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

Movie • 2024

Self (archive footage)

The TikTok-Army of the AfD

The TikTok-Army of the AfD

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

America at War

America at War

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

Rewriting Trump

Rewriting Trump

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

Naughty America: Guns & Stripes

Naughty America: Guns & Stripes

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

Trump v the Truth

Trump v the Truth

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

The Rise of Germany’s New Right

The Rise of Germany’s New Right

Movie • 2025

Self (Archival Footage)

Plague of Corruption: 80 Years of Pharmaceutical Corruption Exposed

Plague of Corruption: 80 Years of Pharmaceutical Corruption Exposed

Movie

Self (archive footage)

Greenland: The Icy Eldorado

Greenland: The Icy Eldorado

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

JD Vance: The Revenge of America

JD Vance: The Revenge of America

Movie • 2026

Self (archive footage)

Race for the Arctic

Race for the Arctic

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

Spartamerika

Spartamerika

Movie

Self (archive footage)

Tucker Carlson Today

Tucker Carlson Today

TV • 2021

Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

Frontline

Frontline

TV • 1983

Self (archive footage)

Velshi

Velshi

TV • 2017

Self (archive footage)

The Matt Gaetz Show

The Matt Gaetz Show

TV • 2025

Self (archive footage)

The Donald Trump Show

The Donald Trump Show

TV • 2025

Self (archive footage)

My View with Lara Trump

My View with Lara Trump

TV • 2025

Self - Guest

The Tucker Carlson Show

The Tucker Carlson Show

TV • 2024

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Inside with Jen Psaki

Inside with Jen Psaki

TV • 2023

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)