Duncan Airlie James | |
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Born | Duncan Campbell 23 May 1961 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Glasgow, Scotland |
Team | Strikeforce Glasgow Domino’s Kirkintilloch |
Years active | 1993–2006 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 48 |
Wins | 32 |
Losses | 14 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 0 |
Other information | |
Occupation | Actor / Former Kickboxer |
Website | http://www.duncanairliejames.com/ |
Duncan Airlie James (born Duncan Campbell; 23 May 1961) is Scottish retired kickboxer and actor best known for his roles in Tomb Raider and ID2: Shadwell Army . He was the first Scottish fighter to win a world Muay Thai title and fight in K-1.
James was born Duncan Campbell and was educated at the fee-paying Keil School where he was a competitive rugby player. His martial arts background began when he took up Shotokan karate. He was also a drummer and played with a number of bands including Nazareth. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts in the US to pursue new musical avenues. [1]
He is the older brother of Scottish composer Ross Campbell.
When he returned to Scotland, he took up Muay Thai kickboxing in the late 1980s. In 1993, he won his first title, the World Kickboxing Association Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Championship. After successfully defending that title, he vacated it and moved up to the Cruiserweight division and later the Heavyweight division where he won a number of other titles. In February 1999, he made his K-1 debut against Japanese legend Musashi at K-1 Rising Sun '99 and lost via technical knockout after being knocked down three times in the third round. He went on to fight twice more in Japan that year, drawing with Yoji Anjo and losing to karate master Nobuaki Kakuda.
He retired in 2006 with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 2 draws.
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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2006 | Loss | ![]() | TKO (shoulder injury) | For WPKL and KL World Heavyweight Championships. | ||||
15 April 2006 | Loss | ![]() | Colosseum 2 | TKO (punches) | ![]() | For IKF World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. | ||
May, 2005 | Win | ![]() | WPKA/WKF | Decision (Unanimous) | - | - | ![]() | Wins WPKA and WKF World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championships. |
22 February 2004 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 Battle of Britain 2004 | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ![]() | |
November, 2003 | Win | ![]() | WAKO | TKO | 2 | - | ![]() | Wins WAKO World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. |
13 April 2003 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary UK | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ![]() | |
5 April 2002 | Loss | ![]() | Decision | 3 | 1:53 | ![]() | For WAKO and ISKA World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championships. | |
30 June 2001 | Win | ![]() | World Kickboxing Network | KO | 1 | - | ![]() | Wins World Kickboxing Network World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. |
April, 2001 | Win | ![]() | KO | 1 | ![]() | Wins WKA International Super Heavyweight Championship. | ||
16 April 2000 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000 | TKO | 2 | 2:00 | ![]() | |
6 June 1999 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 Survival '99 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | ![]() | |
15 May 1999 | Loss | ![]() | Strikeforce | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ![]() | |
22 March 1999 | Draw | ![]() | K-1 The Challenge '99 | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ![]() | |
3 February 1999 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 Rising Sun '99 | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:52 | ![]() | |
16 August 1998 | Loss | ![]() | KO | 2 | 2:04 | ![]() | Loss I.K.F Pro Muay Thai Cruiserweight World Title. | |
June, 1998 | Win | ![]() | Decision | ![]() | Wins ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Muay Thai Championship. | |||
1997 | Win | ![]() | WKA: Quest | KO | - | - | ![]() | Wins WKA: Quest Cruiserweight tournament. |
September, 1995 | Win | ![]() | KO | 1 | - | ![]() | Wins WKO Cruiserweight World Championship. | |
9 October 1993 | Win | ![]() | WKA | TKO (cut) | - | - | ![]() | Wins WKA Light Heavyweight Commonwealth Muay Thai Championship. |
When he retired from the world of kickboxing, Duncan retrained as an actor. After appearing in a number of short films and a small cameo appearance in the film Perfect Sense, Duncan landed his first leading role when he was asked to play the lead character of John Tavish in the Scottish feature film In Search of La Che. Whilst the film itself received mixed reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, critics were quick to applaud Duncan's performance. [2]
2012 saw Duncan star in many and varied short films including The Priest With Two Guns directed by Rodney Reynolds. The film centres around Father O'Reilly who is troubled when he discovers his brother is in debt to a local money lender. [3] The film went on to pick up a grand jury prize at the 2014 Amsterdam Film Festival. [4] The end of 2012 saw Duncan lend his voice to one of his most recognised roles to date in the short comedy film The Greyness of Autumn. [5] Duncan voiced the character of Danny McGuire, an ostrich living in Glasgow whose life is suddenly turned upside down when he loses his job and his girlfriend in the same day. The film enjoyed great success in the United States, [6] Ireland [7] and the United Kingdom where it featured in the 2014 edition of the Portobello Film Festival. [8] Duncan's performance was widely praised with John McArthur of MovieScramble writing "The hook at the start of the film is the voice of Danny. A deep, resonant and very individual vocal draws you in immediately." [9] In 2013 he played the role of Officer White opposite Jack O'Connell in Starred Up, [10] [11] a feature film directed by David Mackenzie. The film went on to win 3 awards at the 2014 British Academy Scotland Awards including Best Feature Film. [12]
In 2015, James starred in the leading role of Major Doug Bormann in Fanatic. He will be reunited with Luke Aherne who directed the web series Frank.
Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Perfect Sense | David Mackenzie | Gym Fighter | |
2010 | Civilisation | Nicholas Vafio | Harry | |
Wrath of a Suffragette | Seth Ward / Kev Bagnall | Gerry | ||
Godforsaken | Sarah Harlow | Ed | ||
2011 | Lisa Deserves Better | Paul Allison | Daniel | |
The Juice | Phil Thompson | Frankie Boy | ||
Brathair | Eve Leonard | Steven | ||
In Search of La Che | Mark D. Ferguson | John Tavish | First Leading Role | |
Fate Waits | Ben Macgregor | Mark Syllka | ||
Got It | Dean Howard | Big Al | ||
Snagged | Mark Brown | Ziggy | ||
2012 | Iustitia | Dave Craig | Iustitia Omnibus | |
Violation | Peter Hardy / Charlie Parker | Commander Grier | ||
Dust | Paul MacAdam | Thommo | ||
Loan | Ruahdri Hunter | Gerry | ||
The Priest with Two Guns | Rodney Reynolds | Father O'Reilly | ||
The Greyness of Autumn | Chris Quick | Danny McGuire | Voice | |
2013 | Starred Up | David Mackenzie | Officer White | |
Jab, Cross, Hook | Shaun Sutton | Tam McLean | ||
Unsuitable | Naomi Phillips | Jimmy | ||
Fleshmarket Close | Eve Leonard | Duncan | ||
2014 | Glory Hunter | Craig Maclachlan | Jerry Gallagher | |
Mitchum | Jemma Sutherland | Detective Inspector Mitchum | TV pilot | |
K'Nibble | Andrew Dobbie | Gregg McLaren | ||
Frank | Luke Aherne | Jim | Web Series | |
Con | Laura Briggs | Tom | ||
Tanner Park | Ian Hendry | Iggy | ||
Two Smoking Barrels | Asib Akram | Frank Vincent | ||
A Quiet Day | Martin Heron | Joe | ||
2015 | Prescription R | Andrew Dobbie | Robert "Boab" Baxter | |
Fanatic | Luke Aherne | Major Doug Bormann | ||
2016 | Directions | Oliver Greenall | Robert | |
ID2: Shadwell Army | Joel Novoa | Hunt | ||
Flux | Anthony Scott | Boris | ||
Essex Spacebin | David Hollinshead | Gangster | ||
The Victorious | Chris Anstey | Captain Bernard Gregory | ||
Ground Below | Toby Saunders | Mitch | ||
2017 | Locked In | Pavel Shepan | Brian | |
2018 | Frank | Luke Aherne | Jim | |
Synced | Devon Avery | Skin Head Colin | ||
Outlaw King | David Mackenzie | Beaumont | ||
Tomb Raider | Roar Uthaug | Terry | ||
Wild is the North | Hayley McInline | Wadard | ||
2020 | Autumn Never Dies | Chris Quick | Danny McGuire / The Chief | |
Jingle Jangle | David E. Talbert | Constable Carruthers | ||
A Song Still Inside | James Hall, Edward Lovelace | Foreman Brown / Husband | ||
2021 | Web Crawler | Paul J. Lane | Alfie Trespass | |
Opal | Kirsty Mclean | Father | ||
Wild is the North | Hayley McInline | Wadard | ||
Go Home | Razan Madhoon | Guard | ||
2022 | Because We Are Too Many | Eve Leonard | Uncle John | |
Year | Nominated Work | Awards | Category | Result |
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2019 | The Victorious | I Am Film Festival [13] | Best Showreel Scene Actor | Nominated |
2020 | Autumn Never Dies | Top Indie Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
US Hollywood International Golden Film Awards [14] | Best Outstanding Actor | Nominated | ||
2022 | Scotland International Festival of Cinema [15] | Best Actor in a Featurette | Nominated | |
Best Ensemble Cast in a Featurette (Shared with All Cast) | Nominated | |||
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