An American director and cinematographer, born May 5, 1955, in Los Angeles, California, USA, as James Michael Mathers. He is the younger brother of former child TV star Jerry Mathers. He attended film school and did various staff and freelance tasks in film production, after which he specialized in cinematography and founded two film production companies; The Migrant FilmWorkers and Jim Mathers Film Company. His work includes Brake (2012).