Jamie Costa

Jamie Costa was born on May 12, 1990, and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended private Christian schools up until high school when he was sent to a military boarding school in V.A. where he ended up graduating highest-ranking cadet.[9] He briefly attended college at The Citadel and eventually ended up studying theater at North Greenville University in South Carolina. He took a semester to study film in Los Angeles, and [10] then finally graduated in December 2013.[11]

Starting in 2015, Costa began posting impersonations on YouTube, including Robin Williams,[12][13] Ian McKellen,[14] Owen Wilson, Matthew McConaughey, and Harrison Ford.[13]

In July 2015, Costa moved to LA to continue his career in acting and filmmaking and has since appeared in various film and television projects both on screen and as a voice over artist. He has produced and acted in Star Wars fan films hosted on his YouTube channel.

In 2017, Costa played supporting roles in the feature film Heaven Bound[15] and on the TV show My Crazy Ex.[16] In 2018, he played a supporting role in the movie Funny Story[17] and the Price of Fame TV series.[18] Costa played leading roles in the 2020 film Robot Riot,[19] and the 2021 series Spider Man and the Monsters of Manhattan.[20][21]

In 2021, Costa posted a five minute piece titled, "ROBIN Test Footage Scene," to YouTube.[1] The video shows Williams, played by Costa, in his trailer preparing for an episode of Mork & Mindy. His co-star Pam Dawber (portrayed by Sarah Murphree) brings news of John Belushi's death, prompting an emotional reaction from Williams.[22][5] The video received several million views.[4] USA Today and The Independent both called his imitation of Williams “uncanny.”[7][4]

In 2022, in an interview with Silver Screen magazine,[23] Costa announced that he will have a guest role on one of the episodes for the Netflix Adult Animated Series: Agent Elvis starring Matthew McConaughey as Elvis, and will be working on an original series called Hollywood Tall Tales with director and writer, Jake Lewis.[24][25]

Costa is part of the supporting cast on the feature film Bring Him to Me, a mob thriller in production as of December 2022, alongside actors Barry Pepper and Sam Neill.[8]

• Jamie Costa at IMDb