James L. Thompson, Jr. was born in Dothan, Alabama.  He graduated from Troy State University with a B.S. and a Master's in English Education. After college, James taught high school English at Henderson High School in DeKalb County Georgia. After four years of teaching, he resigned and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent. James served five years with the FBI and was stationed in Houston and New York. He later resigned from the FBI and joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a Senior Special Agent in Dallas, Texas with EPA's Criminal Investigation Division. In 2001, James was promoted to the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Philadelphia CID Regional Office. James retired from EPA in 2007 and became a licensed Private Investigator in Montgomery County.
 
James has pursued several interests with much success. In 2010, he formed Abuzz Filmworks, an independent film production company.  That same year James wrote, directed, and produced his first short film entitled, "The Coloring".