James Wilder is that rare breed of artist that is not drawn to the flame of fame and fortune but rather the exhilaration of a new challenge. Committing only to that which truly inspires him -- be it a film, TV or stage role, designing award-winning Hollywood Hills homes or an exclusive line of leather jackets and jewelry -- Wilder has been successfully merging creative spirit with entrepreneurial instincts since his early teens. It was then that he first discovered he could earn more money as a fire-eating/knife-throwing street performer than bagging groceries. And it was far more fun.  Almost always judicious in his career decisions, it’s been a while since Wilder found a project compelling enough to distract him from his other ventures.  But the opportunity to play a duplicitous washed up screenwriter in the soon-to-be-released indie psychological thriller “3 Holes And a Smoking Gun” (formerly titled “Three Holes, Two Brads, And a Smoking Gun”) was just too juicy a role to pass up.Co-starring Joaquim de Almeida, Rudolf Martin, and Richard Edson, “3 Holes And A Smoking Gun” has since accrued a slew of awards -- including the “Grand Jury Prize” and “Best Lead Actor” (Wilder) at the 2014 Red Dirt International Film Festival, "Best U.S. Narrative Feature Film" at the 2014 Laughlin International Film Festival, and “Best Screenwriter” (Scott Fivelson) at the 2014 Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles. The film also screened at the Winter Film Awards in NYC (Feb 26, 2015) where Wilder took Best Actor, and will screen at the Garden State Film Festival (March 19-22) in Atlantic City prior to its early spring theatrical release.