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(about his fire-breathing skill) James: Some guy taught me at T in the Park a few years ago, so I did it at parties. It's still incredibly easy to burn your entire face off though, so I wouldn't recommended it.
(on going to drama school) James: It was a very weird world to go into from a normal working-class upbringing in Glasgow.
James: I really liked Starter For Ten because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like St Elmo’s Fire and The Breakfast Club and I’ve always wanted to play the underdog lead hero in a 1980s-inspired film. I also really liked playing Mr Tumnus in Narnia. I got to play my favourite character in children’s literature, which I loved. You don’t get the chance to do that in other jobs.
James: Where it gets difficult is when you get two or three jobs back to back where you're playing leads and doing 13, 14 hours a day, six days a week, and you suddenly think, hang on a minute, how can you have a life like this? Do I work to live or live to work? How can I work properly with no life to inform the work?
James' favourite pub in London is called The Bank of Friendship.
James is 5ft. 7in. (1.7m) tall.
His favorite 80s films include
His favourite football team is Celtic.
James shares his birthday with actor Luis Guzman.
James is very athletic and a highly skilled boxer, fencer, and rugby player.
James and his sister moved in with their grandmother after his parents divorced.
James trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
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