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James is the son of Richard and Kathryn Humphries. His father was a music journalist for fleet street in the 1960s during the height on the "British Invasion". He has two brothers, Cymon and Matthew, and three sisters Amy, Georgina and Lucy. He was named after Emmett Ryker in The Virginian. He was documented in the memoir Admit One: My Life In Film. James attended Cypress Junior School and Sylvan High School. He worked at Buckinghamshire, Wisbech, England. He and Marianna Hill studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He works extensively as a thespian in every single medium role. His talents were honoured with accolades. James received a prestigious ADA award for working at the Los Angeles stage for a lead role as the severely disabled boy in 'Keeping Tom Nice'. His role was widely praised among the critical press, with Backstage West commenting: "James turns in an astonishing performance in the role of the profoundly damaged Tom, we never get the sense that he's acting up there."[1]
