Originally from Tipperary, Ireland, James has been fascinated by performance and dance from an early age in all of its forms. Now based in London, he works across multiple disciplines producing physical and bold work unique to each project.

James is the movement director on the upcoming The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard, which will premiere at Tribeca Film Festival this summer. His work focused on developing primal, animalistic movement with actress Jessica Reynolds, which was then integrated with a live pack of wolves.

James was the movement director on the feature film CENSOR, starring Niamh Algar (HULU), a choreographer for the M3GAN feature film premiere, choreographer of the BAFTA-nominated 'toni_with_an_i' (BFI/BBC), choreography for THE FRATELLIS comeback Global Top 5 Album 'In Your Own Sweet Time' and resident choreographer on STING’s USA tour of 'The Last Ship'.

James' directorial debut, CAZELEON was a finalist for the 2023 Iris Micro Short Award and officially selected at the BAFTA-qualifying Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

In addition to choreography, James has performed and appeared in JOY (Netflix), House of the Dragon (HBO), Black Mirror(Netflix), Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix), Napoleon (Apple TV+), The Winter King (ITVX), Will (TNT Drama), and Been So Long (Netflix), among many others.

In addition, James is a certified yoga teacher, a member of One Dance UK and the Movement Directors Association, and an ambassador for Dancer's Career Development.

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