James Wilks is a filmmaker, elite combatives instructor and winner of The Ultimate Fighter, best known for producing and narrating The Game Changers, a critically acclaimed documentary about the dramatic rise of plant-based eating in professional sports. Executive produced by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Lewis Hamilton, and Chris Paul, The Game Changers went on to become the most viewed documentary of all time, garnering unprecedented accreditations from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. James was subsequently ranked by Men’s Health as #3 on their list “The 13 Most Influential Men in Health & Fitness.”
Following the release of The Game Changers, James co-founded the Game Changers Institute, a non-profit research, educational and advocacy platform that promotes plant-forward nutrition in order to help improve personal performance, advance public health, protect the environment, and promote food justice. James is currently producing a Game Changers sequel, which addresses the dramatic impact our food choices have on global ecosystems.
