Early and personal life

James was born in Exeter, Devon in England. He and his family then moved to Jacksonville, Florida in the United States when he was nine years old. During his time there, he attended Crown Point Elementary School and then Fletcher Middle School, before attending Madeley High School in Madeley, England.

James is a fan of football and participates annually in sporting charity events. When he was younger, he wanted to be either a footballer or an actor.

Career

James first appeared in an episode of Lewis in 2008 and also played the part of Ben in the BBC Three drama Dis/Connected.

His breakthrough came in 2008, when he was cast as Prince Arthur, who later becomes the legendary King Arthur, in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin. The show was also a consistent hit series in the US; its first series was shown on the broadcast network NBC and its second, third, fourth, and fifth series on NBC's affiliate cable network Syfy. Merlin ended its 5-year run in 2012. James and co-star Colin Morgan went on an exploration of Arthurian legends for BBC Wales, The Real Merlin & Arthur, in 2009.

James also guest starred as Edgar in the fourth season of the Emmy Award winning political thriller television series Homeland in 2014.

In 2015, James was cast as a villain in Underworld: Blood Wars. The same year, he appeared in the television series iZombie as recurring character Lowell Tracey, a love interest for main character Liv. The character appears in five episodes before being killed off in episode 9. He stars as main character Damien Thorn on television series Damien, a sequel to the Omen film series. The show debuted in March 2016.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs.
2008	Lewis	Jack Roth	Series 2, episode 6: "Music to Die For"
2008	Dis/Connected	Ben	TV movie
2008-2012	Merlin	Arthur Pendragon	Series 1-5: 65 episodes (main role)
2009	Merlin: Secrets and Magic	Self	Documentary: 14 episodes
2009	The Real Merlin and Arthur	Self	TV Documentary co-starring Colin Morgan
2009	Portobello 196	Jude	Short
2010	Colin & Bradley's Merlin Quest	Himself	Short: 13 online episodes
2014	Homeland	Lt JG Edgars	Season 4, episode 1: "The Drone Queen"
2015	iZombie	Lowell Tracey	Season 1, episodes 5-13 (recurring role)
2016	Damien	Damien Thorn	Season 1: 10 episodes (lead role)

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