James trained as an Actor Musician at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Theatre Credits include: Harry in The Hired Man (UK Tour); Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk (Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch); Andrej in Once (New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich and Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch); Shipyard Worker/Swing/Musician in The Last Ship (UK Tour and Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto); Jamie in My Fair Lady (The Mill at Sonning); Will in The State Of Things (Brockley Jack Theatre); Orlando in As You Like It (Mountview); Abraham in The Nativity (Mountview); General Haig in Oh What A Lovely War (Mountview).