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Bradley James
Bradley James on Merlin set April 2010
Born	(1983-10-11) 11 October 1983 (age 41) Exeter, Devon, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Bradley James (born 11 October 1983) is an English actor from Exeter, Devon. He made his television debut in the ITV series Lewis in 2008 and is best known for portraying King Arthur (previously Prince Arthur) in the BBC television program Merlin.

Personal life

Bradley James was born in Exeter, Devon. He and his family then moved to Jacksonville, Florida when he was nine years old. During his time there, he attended Crown Point Elementary School and then Fletcher Middle School before attending Madeley High School in Madeley, England.

James is a fan of football and participates annually in sporting charity events. When he was younger, he wanted to be either a footballer or an actor.

In August 2014 James took part in the 'Ice Bucket Challenge' to raise money for charity.

Television career

James first appeared in an episode of Lewis in 2008 and also played the part of Ben in the BBC Three drama Dis/Connected.

He trained at the Drama Centre London. His breakthrough came when he was chosen to play Prince Arthur, who later becomes the legendary King Arthur, in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin. Merlin has been a consistent hit series in the U.S.; its first series was shown on the broadcast network NBC and its second, third, fourth, and fifth series on NBC's affiliate cable network Syfy. Merlin ended its 5-year run on BBC One.

James and co-star Colin Morgan went on an exploration of Arthurian legends for BBC Wales, The Real Merlin & Arthur, in 2009.

James also guest starred as Edgar in the fourth season of the Emmy Award winning political thriller television series Homeland, which premiered in fall 2014 on Showtime.

Filmography

Film

References

1. "Bradley James and Colin Morgan interviewed on Jonathan Ross BBC Radio 2 show". 19 September 2009. Jonathan Ross: Bradley was born in 83. Bradley James: Yeah. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "Syfy's 'Merlin' star has Jacksonville connections".
3. "Team Merlin v Eastenders". Retrieved 24 December 2012.
4. "Bradley James IMDB". Retrieved 22 April 2012.
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZuGWpPmotQ
6. "Merlin to cast final spell as creators reveal that current series will be the last". 26 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
7. "The Real Merlin and Arthur". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
8. "Bradley James Credited w/Role in 'Homeland' Season 4". 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
9. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1516278/

External links

• Bradley James at IMDb

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