James, a Hertfordshire native, graduated from Rose Bruford College. Appearing on stage with the Royal Ballet in Romeo & Juliet, as Dan in Laura Mead's new play 'Vanilla' and in 2024 James Co-founded CANOLA a film production company specialising in vibrant analogue motion pictures. James has a penchant for voice over and has worked with a number of household brands such as Persil. Prior to training, James was a member of the Big Spirit youth theatre, a renowned YT group, encompassing the likes of Ben Whishaw and Carlyss Peer in their alumni.