James attended Haughton Primary School, Staffordshire (edit) James was nominated for 2 awards at the 2007 British Soap Awards - Best Actor & Sexiest Male, as well as Hollyoaks being nominated for Best Show. (edit) James lives with Claire Cooper who plays his sister in Hollyoaks. (edit) James has wanted to be an actor since he took part in school plays. (edit) James's birth name is James Cook, but he made a stage name using from his birth town, Sutton Coldfield. (edit) James is a very talented footballer (edit)

James: Acting gives you the chance to be something that may be so different from yourself and this is a fantastic achievement less than a year after graduating from drama school – awesome. (edit) James: I think it’s from when you’re little and playing pretend – it’s so much fun that why stop? (edit) James: It’s strange being labelled as one of the Hollyoaks hunks, but it can’t be bad (edit) James: It's funny as Nicole is very similar to my own mum. She even tells me off when i'm misbehaving on set. Myra definitely has her hands full being a mum to us lot but she handles it really well. She deserves a break today - but she'd better enjoy it while she can! (edit) James: My agent told me before I went for the first casting, so I was aware that it was a gay part. And that was quite exciting for me because, i've never played a gay character before. (edit) James: People have approached me in the street to tell me off for treating poor Hannah so badly. But they understand the heartbreak John Paul's going through. I find myself constantly defending him, it's like he's my baby! (edit)