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Buckley at the British Academy Television Awards 2009
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Born |
James Patrick Buckley 14 August 1987 Croydon, London, England, UK |
Occupation | Artist, Youtuber |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse(s) | Clair Meek (2012–present) |
Children | 2 |
James Patrick Buckley (born 14 August 1987) is an English actor, musician and YouTuber. He is known for playing Jay Cartwright in the BAFTA-winning E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners. He has recently started a gaming YouTube channel, "Completed It Mate" that as of January 2017 has just over 202,000 subscribers, with over 85 videos.
Buckley was born in Croydon, but at the age of two moved to Dagenham, where he attended Beam Primary School. It was here, 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 the weekends. At age 11, Buckley began his first professional jobs in the West End shows Whistle Down the Wind and Les Misérables. At 11 years old he also began attending The Chafford School.
Buckley's first role was in 2001 as Paul's (Johnny Vaughan) 12 year old godson in BBC sitcom 'Orrible. He then appeared in a Hellmann's advertisement in 2004. His stage credits include the West End musical Les Misérables as Gavroche and Whistle Down the Wind as Clarence. As well as The Inbetweeners, The Inbetweeners Movie, The Inbetweeners 2 and Rock & Chips, Buckley's other credits include an episode of Skins and episodes of The Bill, Holby City and Teachers.