About Me
I’m James, a New York based actor, writer, and producer. I received my BFA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2023, where I was the recipient of the Nora Cooper Mulligan Award for Verse Speaking and the Sir John Gielgud Bursary Award, among others. I’ve been working professionally as an actor since graduating, performing in TV, theater, and film as well as creating my own work in both the US and the UK. I’ve guest starred in BBC’s The Chief, featured in an Emmy Award winning commercial, performed in several productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and produced and starred in two award winning short films. Most recently, I portrayed Jim The Gentleman Caller in SPARC Theater’s production of the Glass Menagerie.
Height: 6'
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blond
Playing Age: 18-30
Non-Union
Location: New York
Television
The Chief | Iain Davidson, BBC Scotland | 2024
Guest Star
Commercial
Brian Cox Goes to College *2025 Emmy* | David Shane, Uber | 2024
We Do Too Student
Film
Raindog | Barton Road Productions| 2024
Lead
Phoenix | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland| 2023
Supporting
Not my Cup of Tea | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | 2022
Supporting
Fun Night? | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | 2022
Lead
Arbroath | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | 2021
Lead
Stage
The Glass Menagerie | Gary Armagnac, SPARC Theater | 2026
Jim O'Connor (The Gentleman Caller)
It's Good to be King| Eliza Marovitz, Figurehead Productions| 2026
Wells
Playback | Katya Searle, Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2026
Bill
Bad Habit | Katya Searle, Good Bread Theatre | 2024
Father James / Dream Jesus
Until the Next Wedding | Niamh McGarvey, Under the Rug| 2024
Eliot
The Angry Brigade | Sally Reid, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland| 2023
The Commander/The Manager
Hermia's Dream | Tucker St. Ivany, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland| 2022
Demetrius
Faustus | Becky Hope-Palmer, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland| 2022
Mephistopheles
Measure for Measure| Alasdair Hunter, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland| 2022
Angelo
Iphigenia in Orem | Guy Hollands, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland| 2021
Lead
Uncle Vanya | Katya Kamotskaia, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland| 2021
Serebyakov
Training & Awards
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland BA Acting 2020-2023
The Tricia Scott Prize 2023
The R.C. Buchanan Prize 2023
First Place at the AESS Competition 2023
The Sir John Gielgud Bursary Award 2022
The Nora Cooper Mulligan Award for Verse 2022
Special Skills
Accents/Dialects: American (standard, southern), Australian, Cockney, Dublin, New Zealand, Russian, RP (contemporary, heightened), Scottish, Yorkshire
Instruments: Piano, Guitar
Miscellaneous: Acrobatics, Baseball (highly skilled), Chess, Devising, Improvisation, Juggling, Rock Climbing, Drivers License, Lecoq Pedagogy, U.S. Passport, Singing, Writing