James Buckley (actor)

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Born
James Patrick Buckley

(1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 36)
Croydon, London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, musician, YouTuber, streamer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Clair Buckley
(m. 2012)
Children2

James Patrick Buckley (born 14 August 1987) is an English actor, musician, YouTuber and streamer. He is best known for playing Jay Cartwright in the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners , and Brian Fitzpatrick in the BBC sitcom White Gold .

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Early life and education

James Patrick Buckley was born in Croydon, England. His father was a postman and his mother worked for the Home Office. It was while taking part in school plays that Buckley found out how much he enjoyed performing and, from the age of seven, started going to a stage school at weekends. The family later moved to Dagenham, where he attended Beam Primary School, and by the age of eleven he began his first professional jobs in the West End shows Whistle Down the Wind and Les Misérables . The same year, he also began attending The Chafford School. Buckley stated that school interested him so little that he did not collect his GCSE results.[ citation needed ]

Career

Buckley's first role was in 2001 as Johnny Vaughan's twelve-year-old godson in the BBC sitcom 'Orrible . [1] He then appeared in a Hellmann's advertisement in 2004 [2] and in a 2005 music video for the Gravenhurst track 'I Turn My Face To The Forest Floor' directed by Ralitza Petrova. [3] His stage credits include the West End musical Les Misérables as Gavroche and Whistle Down the Wind as Clarence. [4] As well as The Inbetweeners and Rock & Chips , Buckley's other credits include an episode of Skins and episodes of The Bill , Holby City and Teachers . [5]

He also played the character of Fred in Off the Hook . [6] For Red Nose Day 2011, Buckley and his Inbetweeners co-stars went on a "rude road trip" and visited the rudest street names in the United Kingdom in 50 hours. In April 2011, Buckley received a BAFTA nomination for his role in The Inbetweeners.[ citation needed ] Buckley played the main character in the short film Veronique. Buckley appears in the 2011 film Everywhere and Nowhere . That same year, Buckley reprised his role as Jay Cartwright in the film, The Inbetweeners Movie , and its sequel, The Inbetweeners 2 in 2014.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, Buckley co-starred in an American horror film called The Pyramid , playing cameraman Fitzie.[ citation needed ]

In April 2016, Buckley began a YouTube gaming channel called Completed It Mate — a reference to The Inbetweeners episode "Will's Dilemma" [7] — which has over 428,000 subscribers as of September 2021. [8] He moved to Twitch under the same name. Since beginning his channel, Buckley has collaborated with other YouTubers, most notably with the Rooster Teeth group Achievement Hunter, when he appeared on their Off Topic Podcast and multiple episodes of their Let's Play series. He has also appeared on Alternative Lifestyle, a YouTube series created by Sugar Pine 7, another Rooster Teeth subsidiary.

From 2017 to 2019, Buckley played the role of double-glazing salesman Brian Fitzpatrick in the BBC Two sitcom White Gold . [9]

In 2020, he appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Orphan 55", in which he played Nevi.[ citation needed ]

In March 2020, Buckley appeared as a contestant on an episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C , alongside Patsy Palmer, Richard Dreyfuss and Scarlett Moffatt, in which he won.[ citation needed ]

Buckley does voice-overs. He worked with AllAboutCareers.com [10] to produce an explanatory animation for the website. Buckley is also the narrator on E4's show Little Box of Horrors. He starred in the music video for States of Emotion's track "The Unsung", [11] and also features on backing vocals and guitar on Steve Cradock's album Peace City West. [12] In 2012, Buckley made his directorial debut, where he directed and starred in a music video for the Essex band The Milk.[ citation needed ]

Buckley has appeared in commercials for Orange, with the cast of The Expendables 2 , Game, and bookmaker Ladbrokes, as well as providing voice-over for Envirofone, Trunki and Hastings Direct. In 2020, Oldham Council commissioned Buckley to produce a Cameo video message outlining safety measures put in place by the council to help stop the spread of coronavirus. [13]

In the latter end of 2021, Buckley was announced to be playing the part of Ben in the stage play 2:22 A Ghost Story , taking over the role from Jake Wood in its move to the Gielgud Theatre. [14]

Personal life

Buckley is a Twitch streamer and YouTuber under the channel names Completed It Mate and At Home With The Buckleys, the former of which is a reference to a line that his character Jay says in an episode of The Inbetweeners.[ citation needed ]

Buckley married model Clair Meek in 2012. [15] The couple originally bonded over their mutual "obsession" with the Beatles, particularly George Harrison, their shared favourite. [16] They have two children.

He is a supporter of Crystal Palace F.C. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996Black EyesRussellShort film
2002VeroniqueHero BoyShort film
2011 Everywhere and Nowhere Jamie
The Inbetweeners Movie Jay Cartwright
2013 Charlie Countryman Luc
2014 The Inbetweeners 2 Jay Cartwright
The Pyramid Fitzie
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Sponge
The Comedian's Guide to Survival James Mullinger

Television

YearProgramRoleNotes
2001 'Orrible Ryan OrlovMini-series. Episode: "Two Men and a Bastard"
2004 Teachers JohnSeries 4, Episodes 3 and 8
2005, 2006 The Bill Tom Wilkinson
Joseph Rake
Episode: "In the Driving Seat"
Episode: "Pursuit"
2006 Holby City Ali WilkinsonEpisode: "Better the Devil You Know"
Baggy TrousersNeilPilot
2007 Skins SimonEpisode: "Michelle"
Sold WayneSeries 1, Episode 1
2008Fresh!Fred
The Bill Marcus StepneyEpisode: "First Strike"
2008–2010 The Inbetweeners Jay Cartwright Main role. 18 episodes
Nominated – British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Actor (2010)
Nominated – BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role (2011)
Nominated – Royal Television Society Award for Best Comedy Performance (2011)
2009 Off the Hook Fred7 episodes
2010 Comedy Lab RobEpisode: "Filth"
Shooting Stars Himself - PanelistSeries 7, Episode 5
2010–2011 Rock & Chips Del Trotter 3 episodes
2011Little Box of Horrors [18] Himself6 episodes
The Jonathan Ross Show Himself - GuestSeries 1, Episode 9 (Christmas Special)
2011, 2016 The Comic Strip Presents... Sergeant
Blitzy
Episode: "The Hunt for Tony Blair"
Episode: "Redtop"
2014 The Boy in the Dress Mr. NorrisTelevision film
2016–2018 Zapped Brian WeaverMain role. 15 episodes
2017 Red Dwarf Rusty (Mechanoid)Episode: "Siliconia"
The Graham Norton Show Himself - GuestSeries 21, Episode 8
2017–2019 White Gold Brian FitzpatrickMain role. 12 episodes
2018 I Feel Bad ChewyMain role. 13 episodes
2020 Doctor Who NeviEpisode: "Orphan 55"
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C Himself - ContestantSeries 3, Episode 2 (Winner/Star Baker)
2022 Never Mind the Buzzcocks Himself - PanelistSeries 30, Episode 5
2023 Celebrity Mastermind Himself - ContestantSeries 21, Episode 4
Celebrity Masterchef Series 18, 3 episodes
Richard Osman's House of Games Series 7, 5 episodes
2024 Celebrity Catchphrase Series 9, Episode 7
Finders Keepers [19] Ashley TaylorMain role. Mini-series, 4 episodes

Theatre

YearShowRole
2021–2022 2:22 A Ghost Story Ben

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