James Ward Byrkit (also known as Jim Byrkit and James Byrkit) is an American film director and writer, known for the science fiction thriller Coherence (film)(2013) and the Academy Award-winning film Rango(2011). Byrkit was the conceptual artist on the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) franchise, and designed some of the most iconic sequences of the series.
Byrkit's debut feature Coherence earned critical and audience praise around the world and maintains a rating of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. Byrkit also garnered significant attention for his unconventional approach in the making of the film, as "proof that inventive filmmakers can do a lot with a little" and identifying him as a groundbreaking talent.