James King (film critic)

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James King is a British movie critic who appears regularly on BBC Radio 1 and many television shows.

He currently has a film slot during Edith Bowman's show at 2:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays, following several years as a sparring partner to Jo Whiley. On Wednesdays he responds to listeners' questions, whilst on Fridays he gives reviews on new releases. He presented the Radio 1 show OneClick/Film in 2004, which was offered as a podcast, but these ended in June 2006 along with other OneClick podcasts. Also in 2004, James King's Movie News was nominated for the Sony Radio Academy Awards in the Information Award category.

A stand-in for JK and Joel's Radio 1's Early Breakfast show on weekday mornings between 4:00 and 7:00 am, King has also appeared as a stand-in for fellow film critic and friend Mark Kermode on Simon Mayo's Radio Five Live programme. He also appears regularly on the ITV1 London Tonight regional news programme on Friday evenings, again providing reviews of the weekend's notable film releases.

King made contributions to FilmFour's 50 Films to See Before You Die on the launch night of FilmFour as a free-to-air channel on 23 July 2006. He's also presented on Eat Cinema channel and BBC2's Learning Zone.

King began his broadcasting career at Radio Warwick in 1993 whilst an undergraduate studying Film and Literature at the University of Warwick. Whilst a student, he presented a show named "Jingus' Smash Hits" - Jingus is his nickname - and also appeared on the programme created by fellow Warwick graduate Stephen Merchant. Merchant and King were also one time housemates.

King will make his feature film debut with a cameo in the 2006 horror-comedy Freak Out. He is known to be a supporter of Ipswich Town.