James Buckley (actor)
| James Patrick Buckley | |
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 James Buckley, at British Academy Television Awards 2009 |
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| Born | James Patrick Buckley 16 August 1987 Croydon, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor, Musician |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Partner | Clair Meek |
James Patrick Buckley (born 16 August 1987) is an English actor and musician, best known for his roles as Jay Cartwright in the British comedy The Inbetweeners and Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in Rock & Chips.
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[edit] Early life
James was born in Croydon, Greater London in 1987. At the age of 2 he moved to Dagenham and attended Beam Primary School. It was here whilst taking part in school plays that James found out how much he enjoyed performing and started going to a stage school at the weekends from the age of 7. At 11 James began his first professional jobs in the west end shows Whistle Down the Wind and then Les Misérables the following year.
[edit] Career
[edit] Television
As well as The Inbetweeners, The Inbetweeners Movie and Rock & Chips, Buckley's other TV credits include an episode of Skins (in Season 1, Episode 7 "Michelle") as a boyfriend of the character Cassie, and episodes of The Bill, Holby City and Teachers.[1]
He also played the character of Fred in Off the Hook.[2]
For Red Nose Day 2011 Buckley and his fellow cast members of Inbetweeners went on a rude road trip and visited the rudest street names in the United Kingdom in just 50 hours.
In April 2011, Buckley received a BAFTA nomination for his role in The Inbetweeners.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | 'Orrible | Ryan | |
| 2002 | Veronique | Boy | |
| 2004 | Teachers | John | |
| 2005 | The Bill | Tom Wilkinson | |
| 2006 | The Bill | Joseph Rake | |
| 2006 | Holby City | Ali Wilkinson | |
| 2006 | Baggy Trousers | Neil | |
| 2007 | Skins | Simon | |
| 2007 | Sold (TV series) | Wayne | |
| 2008 | The Bill | Marcus Stepney | |
| 2008 | Fresh! | Fred | |
| 2008-2010 | The Inbetweeners | Jay Cartwright | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Situation Comedy Nominated - British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Actor Nominated - BAFTA for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role |
| 2009 | Off the Hook | Fred | |
| 2010 | Comedy Lab | Rob | |
| 2010 | Rock & Chips | Del Boy | |
| 2011 | Everywhere and Nowhere | Jamie | |
| 2011 | The Inbetweeners Movie | Jay Cartwright | |
| 2011 | The Hunt for Tony Blair | Sergeant | The Comic Strip Presents... Special |
[edit] Film
Buckley played the main character in short film Veronique. He had a part in British film Everywhere and Nowhere, released in 2011. He reprises his role as Jay Cartwright in The Inbetweeners Movie, released 17 August 2011.
[edit] Other work
His stage credits include the West End musical Les Misérables as Gavroche and Whistle Down The Wind as Clarence.[3]
James Buckley also does voice-overs utilising his distinctive accent. He recently worked with AllAboutCareers.com[4] to produce an explanatory animation for the website. Buckley is also the narrator on E4's 2011 Clip show, Little Box of Horrors.
Buckley starred in the music video for States of Emotion's track "The Unsung",[5] and also features on backing vocals and guitar on Steve Cradock's new album, Peace City West.[6]
He was also in a Hellman's advert in 2004.
[edit] Personal Life
Buckley has a son, Harrison, born 26 October 2011 with Scottish former model, Clair Meek. [7]
Buckley is also a passionate fan of, Crystal Palace FC.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "James Buckley Filmography". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118617/#actor. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ Lyndhurst returns as Rodney's dad BBC News, 5 October 2009
- ^ "James Buckley CV". James Buckley Official Website. http://www.james-buckley.com/cv.html. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14zwEIiZNBY
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4K0IenayJE
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZCf7aZdnZU&
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2001348/Inbetweeners-star-James-Buckley-dad-Clair-Meek-pregnant.html
- ^ http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=186755
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: James Buckley |
- Official website
- James Buckley on Twitter
- [1] Management
- James Buckley at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview With Simon Bird and James Buckley The British Comedy Guide
- The Inbetweeners - Who's who? Last Broadcast
