James Scott (actor)
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| Born | 14 January 1979 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
James Scott (born 14 January 1979) is an English actor.
His first major work in the United States was on the soap opera All My Children. Scott originated the role of Ethan Cambias in August 2004 and played it until February 2006. He has since moved on to Days of our Lives where he took on the role of EJ DiMera in May 2006.
Scott began his career working in the music industry, and later started acting in community theatre. Shortly after this, he made the move to London. While there, he studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
As time went on, he began to model for clothing companies. During a modeling trip to Los Angeles, he went to an acting class at the Ivana Chubbuck studio in Hollywood. The class inspired him to save money and make the move to Los Angeles. He studied acting for two more years before being cast on All My Children.
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[edit] Personal life
"I didn't always want to be an actor but within me I always knew I would be," Scott remarks, "just a feeling that has lived within me from my earliest childhood memories."
Scott was born in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England; home of Brown Ale and Newcastle United Football soccer. The eldest of four children, he has two brothers and a sister.
Initially schooled in Newcastle, Scott moved to an all boys boarding school in Lancaster.
After school, Scott moved to Edinburgh, Scotland on a voyage of self discovery. His mother is Scottish and he spent a lot of time in Scotland as a boy. His first summer there he managed to get a job working at the famous Gilded Balloon Theatre and worked with such great actors/comedians as Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, and Eddie Izzard. "They set me in motion, giving me the drive I needed to move forward. Soon it became apparent that I would need to move to London in order to truly focus on this as a career," Scott remembers.
After only a few weeks in London, Scott was spotted by the modeling agency STORM, home to Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson, and other prominent models. Modeling allowed him to earn enough money to put himself through school. After looking through many of London's excellent and prestigious acting academies he applied for, and was accepted to, The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA).
While in London, he began modeling which brought him to the United States, spending an average on one week a month there. During a modeling trip to Los Angeles, he audited an acting class at the Ivana Chubbuck studio in Hollywood. The class inspired him to save money and make the move to Los Angeles and study acting for two years before being cast on All My Children," his first television job in the U.S.
[edit] Soaps
(1999): EastEnders as Sutherland Bryggman (2004-2006): All My Children as Ethan Cambias (August 10, 2004-March 8, 2006) (2006-current): Days of our Lives as E.J. DiMera (May 30, 2006-current) and also played Santo DiMera (July 9, 2007 - September 28, 2007).
[edit] Awards
Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2010[1], 2011[2]; for Days of our Lives)
[edit] References
- ^ "Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards - 37th Annual Nomination Announcement". http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations_data_only_nominees.html. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards - 38th Annual Nomination Announcement". http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations_data_only_nominees.html. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
