James Floyd (actor)

James Floyd (born 1987) is an English actor. He is mostly known for his roles in My Brother the Devil, Everywhere and Nowhere, Tormented, The Infidel, and City of Tiny Lights. His ethnically ambiguous appearance has allowed him to portray characters of several different nationalities.

Floyd grew up in North West London. His father is English, with Scottish and Welsh ancestry, while his mother is Indian Singaporean. His family now lives in Spain, and Floyd can speak conversational Spanish. He left a philosophy degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science to pursue acting in theatre. Floyd received funding on the Assisted Places Scheme (for families with low income) to attend the private school University College School. He is an alumnus of the British National Youth Theatre.

His first starring role in was in Everywhere and Nowhere. It played at the 2011 Mumbai Film Festival and Dinard Film Festival and was released in 2011 in the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

His performance in Sally El Hosaini's debut feature film My Brother the Devil, where he starred as a young, drug-dealing boxer with a secret, won him the award as the Best Newcomer at British Independent Film Awards and Best Male Actor at the Milan Film Festival. He was also nominated for an Evening Standard Film Award.