James grew up in a half sport, half theatre household, his father; a passionate sports fan and his mother; a keen theatre lover. This is where James' love of both sport and the arts has come from, which particularly satisfied both parents when he made his professional theatre debut in Barassi - a play about AFL football. Despite his best efforts when younger, he was never going to become a professional soccer player so instead, decided to throw all of his eggs into the arts' basket. 

He was born in London, grew up in Singapore until the age of 10 and has lived in Melbourne ever since. He has professionally trained as an actor, vocalist and dancer since an early age. James has studied many styles of music, including classical, pop, rock, choral and music theatre as well as training in ballet, jazz, tap and ballroom. He was also a student with the Victorian Youth Theatre under the tutelage of Tony Nikolakopoulos and the Young Australian Broadway Chorus under Mathew Frank and Jacqui Green for almost 10 years. 

James attended the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School majoring in Trumpet and Voice. After graduating from VCASS, James was immediately accepted into the Arts Academy, University of Ballarat. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts In Musical Theatre at the end of 2013. During 2012, James travelled to New York City to study at the prestigious CAP21; one of the City's top musical theatre conservatories. 

Since graduating from the Arts Academy, James has fortunate enough to work with some of Australia's top professionals in all areas of the industry. He continues to explore everything he can about the arts. 

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PERSONAL DETAILS

Nationality • British | Australian  

Height • 180cm | 5'11"

Hair • Brown

Eye • Green | Grey

Voice • Tenor | A2 - B4

THEATRE

The 25th Annual Putnam                   Chip Tolentino                               Vic Theatre Company
County Spelling Bee                           Dir. Ben Giraud/MD. Trevor Jones/Chor. Bernie Bernard

Dogfight                                               Fector                                            Doorstep Arts
                                                              Dir. Darylin Ramondo/MD. Trevor Jones/ Chor. Leanne Marsland

Twelfth Night                                       Sebastian                                      Australian Shakespeare Company
                                                              Dir. Glenn Elston

Tinkerbell and the                               Mustardseed                                 Australian Shakespeare Company
Dream Fairies ('16-'18)                        Dir. Glenn Elston/Chor. Sue-Ellen Shook/MD. Paul Norton

Showdown at Two-Bob                       Various                                          National Theatre for Children
Billabong                                              Dir. Graham Pages

Super Duper                                        Various                                          Echelon Productions
                                                              Dir. Jacqui Hoy

Fair Dinkum!                                        Various                                          Echelon Productions
                                                              Dir. Kyahl Anderson

My Friends Dot Com                           Dylan/Michael                               Echelon Productions
                                                              Dir. Graham Pages

Shine a Light                                       National Male Swing                     Echelon Productions
                                                             Dir. Amanda Levy

Barassi                                                Barassi Jr/Snr                               Jager Productions
                                                            Dir. Tee O’Neill

Moonlite                                              Thomas Rogan                              Bitten By Productions
                                                            Dir. Gabriel Bergmoser

The Importance of Being                   John 'Jack' Worthing                     Boutique Theatre
Earnest                                                Dir. Tim P. Driver

ANZAC Centenary                              MC/Male Actor u/s                        Cultural Infusion
Roadshow                                           Dir. Douglas Montgomery

As You Like It                                      Phoebus/Jake                               Arden Productions (Melb Fringe Fest. 2015)
                                                             Dir. Julian Beckedahl

Silvertop Ash                                      Hamish Garner                              Tunks Productions (Midsumma Fest. 2015)
                                                             Dir. Wayne Tunks and Josh Karlik            

TV AND FILM

Gliding (Music Video)                          Harmonica Man                              Yeti Boy Films/Rockcandy Productions
                                                             Dir. Alessandro Frosali

NAB Pay (Web Commerical)                Man                                                 Media Creatures
                                                             Dir. Ramon Watkins

Yellow Lid (Short Film)                         Charlie                                            Swinburne University
                                                             Dir. Harrison Byrne

Enigma (Short Film)                             Tom                                                 SAE Institute
                                                             Dir. Edie Buckley

Walter (Short Film)                               David Walter                                   W.D Stevens
                                                             Dir. W.D Stevens

The End (Short Film)                            August                                            Footscray City Films
                                                             Dir. Tristan McDougall

Counter Play (Web Series)                  Chad Cornwall                               Chrys Phillips
                                                             Dir. Chrys Phillips

TRAINING

Arts Academy - University of Ballarat: BA in Music Theatre (2011- 2013)

16th Street – Film Acting with Karen Davitt
CAP21 Summer Professional Musical Theatre Program – New York City
Graduate Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School: Trumpet and Voice
Young Australian Broadway Chorus – Triple Threat

Dance: Rob Sturrock, Tom Hodgson, Richard J Hinds (USA), Germaine Salsberg (USA)
Voice: David Rogers-Smith, George Torbay, David Kelso (USA)
Acting: Ross Hall, Kim Durban, Larry Arancio (USA)
Music Theatre: David Wynen, Wendy Rechenberg, Alister Smith, Mathew Frank, Jacqui Green

SPECIAL SKILLS

Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Basic Ballroom
Trumpet (12 yrs), Basic Piano, Music Theory, Improvisation, Basic Tumbling
Duel Citizenship & Valid Passport (United Kingdom & Australia)

Photography • Ben Fon Photography

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