James D. Rolfe is an American YouTuber, online personality, actor and filmmaker. He is best known for creating and starring in the retrogaming web series Angry Video Game Nerd (2004–present), a joint production between his Cinemassacre Productions, GameTrailers, and ScrewAttack. His spin off projects include reviews of other retro films, television series, and board games. He is considered a pioneer of internet gaming videos, inspiring the younger generation of gamers to make their own videos in his style, and at a point was one of the most popular content creators on YouTube.