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James Buckley
Buckley at the British Academy Television Awards 2009
Born
James Patrick Buckley

(1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 37)
Croydon, London, England
OccupationsStand-up comedian, actor, musician, YouTuber, streamer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Clair Meek
​
(m. 2012)​
Children2

James Patrick Buckley (born 14 August 1987) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, musician, YouTuber and streamer. He is best known for playing Jay Cartwright in the BAFTA-winning E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners.

Early and personal life

James Patrick Buckley was born in Croydon, England. His father was a postman and mother worked for the Home Office. It was 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 weekends. The family later moved to Dagenham and by the age of eleven, Buckley began his first professional jobs in the West End shows Whistle Down the Wind and Les Misérables. The same year, he also began attending The Chafford School. Buckley stated that school interested him so little, that he did not collect his GCSE results. Buckley and his wife Clair have two sons, Harrison and Jude born very close in time to each other. They are both respectively named after George Harrison and the Beatles song "Hey Jude". Buckley is also a big fan of Oasis, whom he cites as his favourite band.[1]

Buckley is currently a Twitch streamer and YouTuber under the channel names 'Completed It Mate' and 'At Home With The Buckleys', the former of which is a reference to a line that his character Jay says in an episode of The Inbetweeners.

He is an avid supporter of Crystal Palace F.C.[2]

Career

Buckley's first role was in 2001 as Johnny Vaughan's twelve-year-old godson in the BBC sitcom 'Orrible.[3] He then appeared in a Hellmann's advertisement in 2004[4] and in a 2005 music video for the Gravenhurst track 'I Turn My Face To The Forest Floor' directed by Ralitza Petrova.[5] His stage credits include the West End musical Les Misérables as Gavroche and Whistle Down the Wind as Clarence.[6] As well as The Inbetweeners and Rock & Chips, Buckley's other credits include an episode of Skins and episodes of The Bill, Holby City and Teachers.[7]

He also played the character of Fred in Off the Hook.[8] For Red Nose Day 2011, Buckley and his Inbetweeners co-stars went on a "rude road trip" and visited the rudest street names in the United Kingdom in 50 hours. In April 2011, Buckley received a BAFTA nomination for his role in The Inbetweeners.[citation needed] Buckley played the main character in the short film Veronique. Buckley appears in the 2011 film Everywhere and Nowhere. That same year, Buckley reprised his role as Jay Cartwright in the film, The Inbetweeners Movie, and its sequel, The Inbetweeners 2 in 2014.

In 2014, Buckley starred in an American horror film called The Pyramid, playing cameraman Fitzie.

In April 2016, Buckley started a YouTube gaming channel called Completed It Mate - a reference to The Inbetweeners episode "Will's Dilemma"[9] - which has over 428,000 subscribers as of September 2021.[10] He moved to Twitch under the same name. Since beginning his channel, Buckley has collaborated with other YouTubers, most notably with the Rooster Teeth group Achievement Hunter, when he appeared on their Off Topic Podcast and multiple episodes of their Let's Play series. He has also appeared on Alternative Lifestyle, a YouTube series created by Sugar Pine 7, another Rooster Teeth subsidiary.

From 2017 to 2019, Buckley played the role of double-glazing salesman Brian Fitzpatrick in the BBC Two sitcom White Gold.[11]

In 2020, he starred in the Doctor Who episode "Orphan 55", in which he played Nevi.

In March 2020, Buckley appeared as a contestant on an episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C, alongside Patsy Palmer, Richard Dreyfuss and Scarlett Moffatt, in which he was crowned as the winner.

Buckley also does voice-overs using his distinctive voice. He worked with AllAboutCareers.com[12] to produce an explanatory animation for the website. Buckley is also the narrator on E4's show Little Box of Horrors. He starred in the music video for States of Emotion's track "The Unsung",[13] and also features on backing vocals and guitar on Steve Cradock's album Peace City West.[14] In 2012, Buckley made his directorial debut, where he directed and starred in a music video for the Essex band The Milk.

Buckley has appeared in several commercials. These include adverts for Orange, with the cast of The Expendables 2, Game, and bookmaker Ladbrokes, as well as providing voice-over for Envirofone, Trunki and Hastings Direct. In 2020, Oldham Council commissioned Buckley to produce a Cameo video message outlining safety measures put in place by the council to help stop the spread of coronavirus.[15]

In the latter end of 2021, Buckley was announced to be playing the part of Ben in the stage play 2:22: A Ghost Story, taking over the role from Jake Wood in its move to the Gielgud Theatre.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Veronique Boy Short film
2011 Everywhere and Nowhere Jamie
The Inbetweeners Movie Jay Cartwright
2013 Charlie Countryman Luke
2014 The Inbetweeners 2 Jay Cartwright
The Pyramid Fitzie
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Sponge
The Comedian's Guide to Survival James Mullinger

Television

Year Program Role Notes
2001 'Orrible Ryan Episode: "Two Men and a Bastard"
2004 Teachers John 2 episodes
2005–08 The Bill Tom Wilkinson / Joseph Rake / Marcus Stepney 3 episodes
2006 Holby City Ali Wilkinson Episode: "Better the Devil You Know"
Baggy Trousers Neil Pilot
2007 Skins Simon Episode: "Michelle"
Sold Wayne Episode: "1.1"
2008–2010 The Inbetweeners Jay Cartwright 18 episodes
Nominated – British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Actor (2010)
Nominated – BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role (2011)
Nominated – Royal Television Society Award for Best Comedy Performance (2011)
2009 Off the Hook Fred 7 episodes
2010 Comedy Lab Rob Episode: "Filth"
2010–2011 Rock & Chips Del Boy 3 episodes
2011 The Comic Strip Presents... Sergeant Episode: "The Hunt for Tony Blair"
Little Box of Horrors[17] Himself 6 episodes
2014 The Boy in the Dress Mr Norris Television film
2016–2018 Zapped Brian Weaver 15 episodes
2017–2019 White Gold Brian Fitzpatrick 12 episodes
2017 Red Dwarf Mechanoid Episode: "Siliconia"
2018 I Feel Bad Chewy 13 episodes
2020 Doctor Who Nevi Episode: "Orphan 55"
2020 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C Himself Winner/Star Baker - Episode: "Series 3, Episode 2"

Theatre

Year Show Role
2021/22 2:22 A Ghost Story Ben

References

  1. ^ Completed It Mate | A Q&A with James Buckley. Completed It Mate. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Palmer, Jim (16 September 2015). "Inbetweeners' James Buckley's highs and lows of being a Crystal Palace fan".
  3. ^ ""'Orrible" Two Men and a Bastard (TV Episode 2001)". IMDb. 15 October 2001.
  4. ^ Hellmann's Burger Sauce "Little squirt" 2004 advert with James Buckley (Jay in The Inbetweeners). G Mann. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "I Turn My Face To The Forest Floor - Gravenhurst". Vimeo.
  6. ^ "James Buckley CV". James Buckley Official Website. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  7. ^ "James Buckley Filmography". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  8. ^ Lyndhurst returns as Rodney's dad BBC News, 5 October 2009
  9. ^ The Inbetweeners Championship Manager Scene: "Completed it mate". sortitoutsi. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Completed It Mate". YouTube. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  11. ^ Jodie, Halford (24 May 2017). "White Gold: Inbetweeners writer honours Essex roots". BBC News.
  12. ^ AllAboutCareers.com. AllAboutCareers.com. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ STATES OF EMOTION - THE UNSUNG feat. James Buckley (Official Video). statesofemotion. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Steve Cradock New Album Promo". YouTube. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  15. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (12 August 2020). "Oldham Council Paid Jay From The Inbetweeners For A 'Stay Safe' Cameo Video Message". LADbible. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  16. ^ https://222aghoststory.com/cast/
  17. ^ "Little Box of Horrors - Episode Guide - All 4".
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