James is best known for playing John Paul McQueen in Hollyoaks, a role he was thrice nominated for a British Soap Award in 2007 for and shortlisted for a National Television Award in 2007. In 2013, James launched BrokenLeg Workshops, his own pop-up acting company, based in Liverpool, designed to help new actors develop their skills in front of the camera.
Theatre: As You Like It, The Pitchfork Disney, The Rover, Widows (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama)
Television: Hollyoaks, 8 Days That Made Rome, Emmerdale, Scott & Bailey